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Petition · past parliament

Offer African languages from across the continent as formally recognised GCSEs

Closed 45 signatures

What the petition asks

There are over 15 modern languages offered as a GCSE, however none of the languages offered cover countries across the African continent.
According the the 2011 census 1.8% of the UK population are Black African and that is set to grow, therefore children of Black African descent should be given the opportunity to achieve a modern language GCSE in their mother tongue.

http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/2011-census-british-africans-now-dominant-black-group

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/up-a-third-uk-population-3500561

Timeline

5 Sep 2018 Petition opened for signatures
5 Mar 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 45
Status Closed
Opened 5 Sep 2018
Closed 5 Mar 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.