The School Certificate Examination (often called the "Junior Certificate" or "Juniors") was usually taken at age 16. Performance in each subject was graded as: Fail, Pass, Credit or Distinction. Students had to gain six passes, including English and Mathematics, to obtain a certificate. To obtain a "matriculation exemption" one had to obtain at least a credit in five subjects, including English, Mathematics, Science and a language. Those who failed could retake the examination. Some students who passed then stayed on at school to take the Higher School Certificate (often called the "Senior Certificate" or "Seniors") at age 18.
The School Certificate was abolished after the GCE O-Level was introduced in 1951.[1] The School Certificate also existed in a number of Commonwealth countries such as Australia and Singapore at various times.
school, certificate, united, kingdom, united, kingdom, school, certificate, educational, attainment, standard, qualification, established, 1918, secondary, schools, examinations, council, ssec, citation, needed, school, certificate, examination, often, called,. The United Kingdom School Certificate was an educational attainment standard qualification established in 1918 by the Secondary Schools Examinations Council SSEC citation needed The School Certificate Examination often called the Junior Certificate or Juniors was usually taken at age 16 Performance in each subject was graded as Fail Pass Credit or Distinction Students had to gain six passes including English and Mathematics to obtain a certificate To obtain a matriculation exemption one had to obtain at least a credit in five subjects including English Mathematics Science and a language Those who failed could retake the examination Some students who passed then stayed on at school to take the Higher School Certificate often called the Senior Certificate or Seniors at age 18 The School Certificate was abolished after the GCE O Level was introduced in 1951 1 The School Certificate also existed in a number of Commonwealth countries such as Australia and Singapore at various times See also editSchool Certificate New South Wales 2 School Certificate New Zealand School Certificate Mauritius School Certificate Other variants Zambia 3 Nigeria 4 Higher School Certificate United Kingdom GCE Ordinary Level International O Level GCE Ordinary Level United Kingdom Cambridge International Ordinary Level Singapore Cambridge International O Level subjects Certificate of Secondary Education CSE Certificate of Secondary Education United Kingdom CSE General Certificate of Secondary Education GCSE which replaced the O Levels and CSE International General Certificate of Secondary Education IGCSE which is offered with or instead of O Levels internationally General Certificate of Education GCE which comprises O Levels and A levelsReferences edit School Certificate at History Learning Site Retrieved 6 September 2012 Coalition to abolish year 10 certificate 3 August 2011 The Post www postzambia com Archived from the original on 6 July 2015 Going to secondary school without sitting for examination is enough to contest election 9 February 2015 nbsp This article relating to education in the UK is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title School Certificate United Kingdom amp oldid 1160053709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
