GCE

American

British.

General Certificate of Education.

GCE British

abbreviation

General Certificate of Education: a public examination in specified subjects taken in English and Welsh schools at the ages of 17 and 18. The GCSE has replaced the former GCE O-level for 16-year-olds See also AS level S level

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GCE Live said its ticket agents should offer refunds "with a reasonable period".

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

GCE has built out specialties in areas like manufacturing, genomics and media to handle industry-specific needs on a global basis.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2015

I got my GCE in art, and I'm still very interested in the subject.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2012

"If he'd taken a break, he might have started from a very low base, but he wouldn't have had such a negative image," said Berrueto at GCE.

From Reuters ● Jan. 20, 2012

Stripped of grammar-level minds, such schools are often semi-vocational institutions that cannot offer training for even the ordinary GCE.

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