A-levels (for Level 3)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:certification
gptkbp:administeredBy examination boards
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Advanced_Levels
A Levels
gptkbp:ASLevelComponent yes, but now decoupled in England
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:duration 2 years
gptkbp:educationLevel Level 3
gptkbp:equivalentTo gptkb:International_Baccalaureate_Diploma
gptkb:Advanced_Placement_(AP)
gptkbp:externalAssessment yes
gptkbp:followedBy GCSEs
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:General_Certificate_of_Education_Advanced_Level
gptkbp:grades A* to E
gptkbp:hasInternationalVersion gptkb:Cambridge_International_A_Levels
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A-levels (for Level 3)
gptkbp:internalAssessment sometimes
gptkbp:introducedIn 1951
gptkbp:languageOfInstruction English
gptkbp:linearSystem current in England
gptkbp:maximumSubjects usually 5
gptkbp:minimumSubjects usually 3
gptkbp:modularSystem phased out in England
gptkbp:notOfferedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:offeredBy gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:period May-June
gptkbp:precededBy university undergraduate study
gptkbp:recognizedBy universities worldwide
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Higher_School_Certificate
gptkbp:ScottishEquivalent gptkb:Advanced_Highers
gptkb:Highers
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Geography
gptkb:History
gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:Physics
Chemistry
Economics
Biology
English Literature
Modern Languages
gptkbp:takenBy students aged 16-18
gptkbp:UCASPoints yes
gptkbp:usedFor university entrance
gptkbp:website https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BTEC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6