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What is a GCSE?
The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead.
What is the equivalent of a GCSE in Scotland?
The comparable qualifications in Scotland are the National 4 and National 5 awards (formerly Standard Grades and/or Intermediates). The international version of the GCSE is the IGCSE, which can be taken anywhere in the world and includes additional options relating to coursework and the language the qualification is pursued in.
How many GCSEs are there in England?
Each GCSE qualification is offered in a specific school subject (e.g. Mathematics, History, Art, etc.). The UK government has drawn up a list of preferred subjects known as the English Baccalaureate and the Progress 8 benchmark metric is calculated on the results in eight GCSEs including Maths and English.
What qualifications are equivalent to IGCSE in the UK?
Other qualifications at this level include Cambridge Nationals, Key Skills, and Functional Skills. Some schools in the UK choose to enter their students for IGCSE examinations. The comparable qualifications in Scotland are the National 4 and National 5 awards (formerly Standard Grades and/or Intermediates).
What is a Level 1 GCSE in UK?
GCSEs in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are part of the Regulated Qualifications Framework. A GCSE at grades G, F, E, D, 1, 2, or 3 is a Level 1 qualification. A GCSE at C, B, A, A*, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 is a Level 2 qualification.
What is the tiering of GCSEs?
The tiering of qualifications allows a subset of grades to be reached in a specific tier’s paper. Formerly, many subjects were tiered, but with the mid-2010s reform, the number of tiered subjects reduced dramatically, including the removal of tiering from the GCSE English specifications.
What is the equivalent of GCSE in India?
I have seen that it is more or less the same syllabus but GCSEs are, as widely agreed, slightly more practical and a little more on the creative side than CBSE. There is no exact ‘GCSE equivalent’ in India. The two main boards that are prevalent in India are the CBSE and ICSE board.
Is SSC equivalent to GCSE in England?
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination, is a public examination in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan conducted as completion exam of secondary education. Students of 10th grade/class ten appear in these examinations. It is an equivalent to GCSE in England. How do I convert the CBSE percentage to a UK A level grade?
What is the difference between GCE and IGCSE?
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), which is offered internationally as well as in some schools in the UK. GCE Advanced Level; commonly referred to as “A-Levels”, a set of exams that many pupils take after completing GCSEs that are more academically rigorous.