The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of students enrolled in seven different courses – fitness and dance, art, modern language, local history, music appreciation and cookery – in 1985 and in the present day.
Overall, it is evident that modern languages and fitness and dance were the most popular choices in 1985, while music appreciation attracted the fewest students. IT has become the dominant course this year. By contrast, the preference for other courses has changed slightly, Art and modern language declined.
Looking first at the main categories, modern languages shoved by far the largest share of students in 1985, making up 24%, followed closely by fitness and dance, which represented 22%. Art was the third most popular course, attracting 17% of participants, whereas local history stood up 15%. Cookery represented 14%, while music appreciation showed the least popular subject, with only 8% of students.
Turning to the remaining categories, IT illustrated by far the highest participation, enrolling 27% of participants. Fitness and dance remained virtually unchanged at 22%, making it the second most popular option. The percentage of students taking cookery rose moderately to 19%, whereas modern languages experienced a noticeable decline to 17%. Similarly, art show slightly from 17% to 15%. In contrast, local history and music appreciation, which together represented 23% in 1985, are no longer accounted for in the current year’s chart.