AS level
Britishnoun
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a public examination taken for the General Certificate of Education, with a smaller course content than an A level: since 2000 taken either as the first part of a full A level or as a qualification in its own right
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the course leading to this examination
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AS-level English
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a pass in a subject at AS level
I've got three AS levels
Example Sentences
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One AS level maths paper will use assessed marks, and a second will have a replacement exam in early June.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Last Thursday, more than a third of estimated grades allocated by teachers to A-level and AS level students were lowered in the final results.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2020
More than a third of estimated grades allocated by teachers to A-level and AS level students were lowered in the final results.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2020
Last year the Education Secretary Michael Gove proposed that all A-levels in England would be linear, with the AS level being a standalone qualification.
From BBC ● May 20, 2013
Then, pitched somewhere between Hammond and Al-Khalili, at AS level difficulty, is Brian Cox.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2010
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