The news comes as parents prepare for 'admissions day' on Tuesday, when more than half a million children in England will find out which secondary school they will attend in September.

这则新闻发布的时候，家长们正在为周二的“录取日”做准备，在这天英国超过五十万的孩子将获知他们9月份将就读于哪所初中。

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But on the tape, Gingrich and the other parties to his call are mulling over how to spin the news of his admissions.

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There is some better news though as the figures suggest falls in admissions, for both girls and boys, across a variety of age groups, since 2006-08.

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The good news: applications are roughly twice what they were in 1991, the admissions rate is down to 39% from 50%. and the percentage of students from New York has dropped to 34% from 51%.

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