School Certificate (United Kingdom)
The United Kingdom School Certificate was an educational attainment standard qualification, established in 1918 by the Secondary Schools Examinations Council (SSEC).[citation needed]
The School Certificate Examination (often called the "Junior Certificate" or "Juniors") was usually taken at age 16. Performance in each subject was graded as: Fail, Pass, Credit or Distinction. Students had to gain six passes, including English and Mathematics, to obtain a certificate. To obtain a "
The School Certificate was abolished after the GCE O-Level was introduced in 1951.[1] The School Certificate also existed in a number of Commonwealth countries such as Australia and Singapore at various times.
See also
- School Certificate (New South Wales)[2]
- School Certificate (New Zealand)
- School Certificate (Mauritius)
- School Certificate - Other variants: Zambia,[3] Nigeria[4]
- Higher School Certificate (United Kingdom)
- GCE Ordinary Level (International) (O-Level)
- Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)
- General Certificate of Secondary Education(GCSE), which replaced the O-Levels and CSE
- International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), which is offered with or instead of O-Levels internationally
- General Certificate of Education (GCE), which comprises O-Levels and A-levels
References
- ^ School Certificate at History Learning Site. Retrieved 6 September 2012
- ^ "Coalition to abolish year 10 certificate". 3 August 2011.
- ^ "The Post". www.postzambia.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.
- ^ "'Going to secondary school without sitting for examination is enough to contest election'". 9 February 2015.
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