GCSE

abbreviation for

1. General Certificate of Secondary Education: a public examination in specified subjects for 16-year-old schoolchildren. It replaced the GCE O-level and CSE

Example Sentences

Qualifications Wales said the new GCSE, which was due to be introduced in 2027, raised "many practical challenges for the education sector".

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After previously passing his maths GCSE, he took on English this year at Suffolk New College, and he said it was a challenge.

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Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive GCSE, BTec Tech Awards and other level 2 qualifications on Thursday.

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It is too late for Daniel to take advantage of this GCSE, but he said he hoped "deaf students will feel less isolated in school".

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A British Council survey of 2,083 pupils at the end of their first year of secondary school across the UK found just 20% saying they planned to study a language at GCSE.

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