GCSE

British

abbreviation

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

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"Everyone who studies chemistry beyond GCSE, or equivalent, learns about it."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Pearson said its delivery of GCSE, A-level and other qualification results would be unaffected.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

When Hugo signed up for a project to help him decide if he wanted to study French at GCSE, he had no idea it would lead him to learn Mandarin.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

And at GCSE, there was a proposal to move to the grading system used in England and Wales, where a numerical system from 9-1 is used where 9 is the highest grade.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

And she addressed the claims that scrapping the EBacc could lead to fewer pupils taking history, geography and languages at GCSE, saying the measure "hasn't led to improved outcomes" or "improvement in language study".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025

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