GCE Advanced Level
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The A-level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational authorities of British Crown dependencies to students completing secondary or pre-university education. They were introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1951 to replace the Higher School Certificate. The A-level permits students to have potential access to a chosen university they applied to with UCAS points. They could be accepted into it shoul
Key facts
- Examination.name
- Advanced Level (A-level)
- Examination.image_name
- ALevel.svg
- Examination.caption
- An old GCE Advanced Level logo historically used by Cambridge International Education
- Examination.acronym
- A-level
- Examination.type
- General Certificate of Education
- Examination.year_started
- 1951
- Examination.duration
- 2 years
- Examination.language
- English language, Welsh language
- Examination.prerequisite
- Typically General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Encyclopedic overview
26 sectionsContents
- Current usage
- International usage
- United Kingdom
- Bangladesh
- Brunei
- Cameroon
- Hong Kong
- Macau
- India
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
- Subjects offered at A level
- A-level reforms in England
- Former usage
- Caribbean
- See also
- References
- External links
The A-level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational authorities of British Crown dependencies to students completing secondary or pre-university education. They were introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1951 to replace the Higher School Certificate. The A-level permits students to have potential access to a chosen university they applied to with UCAS points. They could be accepted into it should they meet the requirements of the university.
A number of Commonwealth countries have developed qualifications with the same name as and a similar format to the British A-levels. Obtaining an A-level, or equivalent qualifications, is generally required across the board for university entrance, with universities granting offers based on grades achieved.
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