A level

[ ey lev-uhl ]

noun

, British.

1. a public examination requiring advanced knowledge in a subject and taken at the end of secondary school, usually two years after O level.
2. a pass in this examination.

A level

noun

1. 1. a public examination in a subject taken for the General Certificate of Education ( GCE ), usually at the age of 17–18
   2. the course leading to this examination
   3. ( as modifier )

      A-level maths

2. a pass in a particular subject at A level

   she has three A levels

Word History and Origins

Origin of A level¹

1950–55; A(dvanced) level

Example Sentences

Detention Bramm S Blake F Morty Hailey Y Jordan A Kara B Mathematics – A-level standard.

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