GCE Ordinary Level

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GCE Ordinary Level was a subject-based secondary school leaving qualification in the UK and some Commonwealth countries, typically taken by students around age 16 before being largely replaced by GCSEs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public examination
secondary school leaving qualification
abbreviation O Level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
assessmentType written examinations
awardingBody Associated Examining Board
Cambridge Assessment International Education
Northern Examinations and Assessment Board
Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board
University of London
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
educationLevel upper secondary education
finalCohortExaminedYear 1987
fullName General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
gradingSystem letter grades
introducedInCountry United Kingdom
introducedYear 1951
languageOfInstruction English
largelyReplacedBy General Certificate of Secondary Education
parallelQualification GCE Advanced Level
partOfSystem General Certificate of Education
phasedOutInCountry United Kingdom
predecessor School Certificate
replacedInEnglandBy GCSE
replacedInNorthernIrelandBy GCSE
replacedInWalesBy GCSE
subjectStructure subject-based examination
successor GCSE
IGCSE
targetStudents secondary school students
typicalAgeAtExamination 16
typicalGrades A
B
C
D
E
U
typicalSchoolYear final year of compulsory schooling
usedFor employment qualifications
school leaving certification
university entrance requirements
usedInCountry Bangladesh
Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

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Ghana
Kenya
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Nigeria
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Seychelles
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Uganda
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Certificate of Secondary Education coexistedWith GCE Ordinary Level
Yusof Ishak Secondary School hasTypicalQualificationOutcome Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
General Certificate of Education examinations in the Caribbean component GCE Ordinary Level examinations in the Caribbean
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
Riverside Secondary School preparesForQualification Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
Aitchison College offersCurriculum Cambridge O Level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia offersExamination GCE Ordinary Level
subject linked to: STC
Cambridge Assessment International Education offersQualification Cambridge O Level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
CSE comparedTo O-level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
GCE Ordinary Level fullName General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
GCE Ordinary Level abbreviation O Level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
Tanjong Katong Girls' School offersProgramme Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level
Singapore Sports School offersProgramme Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level
linked to: GCE Ordinary Level