GCSEs
Pre-sixth form tests
GCSEs is the plural of GCSE, which stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education—the standardized examinations taken by students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, typically at age 15-16.
Students usually sit GCSEs in eight to ten subjects, including mandatory English and mathematics: She got nine GCSEs, mostly As and Bs.
Results are graded 9-1, with 9 being highest.
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- revisionAltering to improve
- past papersPrevious years' tests
- invigilatorExamination room supervisor
- timedMeasured for duration
results day · resits · mocks · NEA · rubric · exam stress · specification
Altering to improve
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- past papersPrevious years' tests
- study leaveWork break for learning
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
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British secondary school qualifications
- vocationalRelated to skilled work
- academicRelating to education or theory
- collegeHigher education institution
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
university entry · prerequisites · equivalent · foundation · certificate · credential
Academic performance ratings
- passMove beyond or decline
- failBe unsuccessful
- grade 4Elementary school level
- grade 9First high school level
distinction · merit · predicted grades · attainment · transcript
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- secondary schoolEducation for adolescents
- compulsory educationLaw-required learning for minors
- parents eveningSchool meeting about children
- state schoolGovernment-run educational institution
Systematic natural study
- historyRecord of past events
- geographyStudy of places
- modern languagesCurrently used linguistic systems
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
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papers
Official written records
- revisionAltering to improve
- past papersPrevious years' tests
- invigilatorExamination room supervisor
timed · results day · resits · mocks · NEA · rubric · exam stress · specification
revision
Altering to improve
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- past papersPrevious years' tests
- study leaveWork break for learning
coursework · homework · textbooks · tutoring · cramming · notes · highlighting · study groups · exam prep · memorisation
A-levels
British secondary school qualifications
- vocationalRelated to skilled work
- academicRelating to education or theory
- collegeHigher education institution
apprenticeship · university entry · prerequisites · equivalent · foundation · certificate · credential
grades
Academic performance ratings
grade 9 · distinction · merit · predicted grades · attainment · transcript
OCR
Machine reading of images
- secondary schoolEducation for adolescents
- compulsory educationLaw-required learning for minors
- parents eveningSchool meeting about children
Science
Systematic natural study
- historyRecord of past events
- geographyStudy of places
- modern languagesCurrently used linguistic systems
French · Spanish · German · religious studies · art · drama · music · PE · computer science · DT
- British educationgrammar schools, comprehensive schools, state schools, primary education, secondary education
- UK EducationSATs, primary school, secondary school, core subjects, maths
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- higher educationuniversity, college, degree, diploma, graduate school
- education levelskindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, college
- boarding schoolsboarding school, boarding house, dormitory, dormitories, dorm
GCSEsPhDs
Highest academic credentials
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