GCE Advanced Level (A‑level)

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GCE Advanced Level (A‑level) is a subject-based qualification typically taken by students in the UK and some other countries at the end of secondary education, often used for university entrance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf secondary school leaving qualification
subject-based qualification
university entrance qualification
administeredBy Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
surface form: Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland

Ofqual
surface form: Ofqual (in England, for regulated A-levels)

Welsh Government
surface form: Welsh Government (regulation in Wales)
alsoKnownAs A-level
GCE Advanced Level (A‑level)
surface form: General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
assessmentMethod coursework (in some subjects)
practical assessments (in some subjects)
written examinations
awardedBy AQA
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
surface form: CCEA Awarding Organisation

OCR
Pearson
surface form: Pearson Edexcel

WJEC in Wales
surface form: WJEC
countryWhereUsed Cameroon
Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong (historically)

Mauritius
Northern Ireland
Pakistan
Seychelles
Singapore
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom
Wales
Zimbabwe
duration two years (typical full-time study)
educationLevel Level 3 (RQF in England)
Level 6 (SCQF equivalent in Scotland context)
educationSystem United Kingdom
firstYearComponent AS level (in some systems)
follows GCSE
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
gradingScale A*–E (current in England, Wales, Northern Ireland)
hasCreditSystem UCAS tariff points
highestGrade A*
introduced 1951
isPrerequisiteFor many UK undergraduate degree programmes
languageOfInstruction English
lowestPassGrade E
partOf GCE Advanced Level (A‑level) self-linksurface differs
surface form: General Certificate of Education
precedes undergraduate degree study
replaced Higher School Certificate (in England and Wales)
subjectExamples Biology
Chemistry
Economics
English Literature
History
Mathematics
Physics
typicalAgeRange 16–19
typicalSubjectLoad four subjects (including AS combinations)
three subjects
usedBy Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
usedFor university admission decisions

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GCSE followedBy GCE Advanced Level (A‑level)
National Mathematics and Science College, Warwickshire, United Kingdom offersQualification GCE Advanced Level (A‑level)
subject surface form: National Mathematics and Science College
this entity surface form: General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-level)
Reigate College offersQualification GCE Advanced Level (A‑level)
this entity surface form: General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
British schools overseas mayOfferQualification GCE Advanced Level (A‑level)
this entity surface form: International A level
GCE Advanced Level (A‑level) alsoKnownAs GCE Advanced Level (A‑level)
subject surface form: GCE Advanced Level
this entity surface form: General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
GCE Advanced Level (A‑level) partOf GCE Advanced Level (A‑level) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: GCE Advanced Level
this entity surface form: General Certificate of Education
Leaving Certificate replacedByInNorthernIreland GCE Advanced Level (A‑level)
this entity surface form: A-levels