A-level
Pre-university British test
A-level is a subject-based qualification taken by students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, typically at age 18.
Short for Advanced Level, A-levels are the main route to university admission: She got three A's at A-level.
Students usually study three or four subjects over two years.
The term also describes the standard itself: A-level physics, A-level results day.
Altering to improve
- mocksRidicules through imitation
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
- resultsWhat follows from effort
assessment · papers · marking · examiners · retakes · modules · units · pass
UK secondary qualification
- BTECUK vocational qualification
- A2Alphanumeric route marker
- school-leaversStudents finishing compulsory education
- clearingTreeless space in forest
Oxbridge · OCR · comprehensive
Proof of qualification
- certificateFormal written attestation
- matriculationFormal university admission process
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
admissions · requirements · accreditation · recognition · standards · achievement · equivalent
revision
Altering to improve
- mocksRidicules through imitation
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
results · assessment · papers · marking · examiners · retakes · modules · units · pass · distinction
GCSE
UK secondary qualification
- BTECUK vocational qualification
- A2Alphanumeric route marker
- school-leaversStudents finishing compulsory education
clearing · Oxbridge · OCR · comprehensive
credential
Proof of qualification
- certificateFormal written attestation
- matriculationFormal university admission process
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
eligibility · admissions · requirements · accreditation · recognition · standards · achievement · equivalent
mathematics
Science of quantity and structure
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- biologyStudy of organisms
- physicsScience of matter and energy
history · geography · economics · psychology · sociology · French · German · Spanish · art · music
- UK examsGCSE, A levels, OCR, specification, syllabus
A-levelBTEC
UK vocational qualification
NVQ · apprenticeship · vocational qualifications · trade certificate · functional skills