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  2. Education in England - Wikipedia

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    Education is compulsory until 18, thus post-16 education can take a number of forms, and may be academic or vocational. This can involve continued schooling, known as sixth form, leading to A-levels or alternative Level 3 qualifications. It can also include work-based apprenticeships, traineeships and volunteering.

  3. Academic grading in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    ^b New A*–G grades in Northern Ireland from 2019 ^c A*–G grades as used in Wales since 1994, and in England and Northern Ireland between 1994 and 2019 ^d Before 1975, each exam board had its own grading system (some used letters, others numbers). Grades were only given to schools and not recorded on students' certificates

  4. Education in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In 2017, 45.7 per cent of British people aged 25 to 64 attained some form of post-secondary education. [3] [4] Of British people aged 25 to 64, 22.6% attained a bachelor's degree or higher, [3] whilst 52% of British people aged 25 to 34 attained some form of tertiary education, about 4% above the OECD average of 44%. [9]

  5. GCSE - Wikipedia

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    The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September 1986 and its first exams taken in 1988. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. However, private schools in Scotland ...

  6. Examination boards in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Examination boards in the United Kingdom (sometimes called awarding bodies or awarding organisations) are the examination boards responsible for setting and awarding secondary education level qualifications, such as GCSEs, Standard Grades, A Levels, Highers and vocational qualifications, to students in the United Kingdom.

  7. Sixth form - Wikipedia

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    In the Jamaican education system, sixth form describes the two school years which are called the Lower Sixth (6B) and Upper Sixth (6A), or grades 12 (lower) and 13 (upper), by many schools. Students are usually aged 17 or 18 by October 31. Sixth form is a must, two years long, advanced post-secondary program, at the end of which students write ...

  8. Year 11 - Wikipedia

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    Year 11 pupils are educated in Secondary schools or in Area schools. Year 11 was previously known as the 5th Form and for most students they are studying for NCEA Level 1 which equates to what was previously known as School Certificate. United Kingdom England. In schools in England, Year 11 is the eleventh year after reception. It is the ...

  9. Mathematics education in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    e. Mathematics education in the United Kingdom is largely carried out at ages 5–16 at primary school and secondary school (though basic numeracy is taught at an earlier age). However voluntary Mathematics education in the UK takes place from 16 to 18, in sixth forms and other forms of further education. Whilst adults can study the subject at ...