JHON G hope this helps The
General Certificate of Secondary Education (
GCSE) is the name of a set of
British qualifications, taken by
secondary school students, at age of 14-16 in
England,
Wales,
Northern Ireland (in
Scotland, the equivalent is the
Standard Grade). The education systems of other British territories, such as
Gibraltar, also use the qualifications as supplied by the same examination boards. They are also similarly used by international schools around the world offering the qualifications and curriculum to their students.
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A-level, short for
Advanced Level, is a
General Certificate of Education qualification, usually taken by students in the final two years of
secondary education (commonly called the
Sixth Form), after they have completed
GCSEs. It is a non-compulsory qualification taken by students in
England,
Wales, and
Northern Ireland. In
Scotland, students usually take
Highers and
Advanced Highers of the
Scottish Qualifications Certificate. However, schools may choose to offer the A-Level as an alternative.
Examinations of the same name are also taken in some
Commonwealth countries, including
Pakistan,
Cyprus,
Hong Kong,
Singapore,
[1] Zimbabwe,
Malta and the former
British West Indies. In
India the same system is followed, though the names of the exams are different. Due to respective changes in the systems, these examinations differ both in terms of content and style from the A-levels taken in the
United Kingdom but the standard remains relatively the same. Nevertheless, the British GCE A-levels are taken all around the world, as many
international schools choose to use the British system as the examinations are recognised around the world. Furthermore, students may choose to sit the papers of British examination bodies at education centres such as British Councils around the world.
A-levels were first introduced in 1951,
[2] replacing the previous award, the
Higher School Certificate (HSC). The most recent changes to A-levels began in 2001, when the government introduced
Curriculum 2000 which split the A-level into two parts, the
AS (Advanced Subsidiary) and
A2 examinations.
[3] The former is generally taken in Year 12 (Year 13 in
Northern Ireland) also known as
lower sixth and the latter is generally taken in Year 13 (Year 14 in
Northern Ireland) which is also known as
upper sixth. Satisfactory achievement in AS and A2 units results in the award of an A-level qualification. It is possible to sit only AS modules in which case only an AS grade would be gained, this is given half the points a full A-level would be on the
UCAS points system.
While A-levels are a qualification in their own right, they are often the prerequisite for university-level study as well,
[4] making them a
de facto university entrance examination, though some universities also require applicants to take separate entrance examinations and the
International Baccalaureate is also accepted. Universities in the United Kingdom frequently demand that applicants achieve a minimum set of grades in A-level examinations, or the equivalent in other examination systems, before accepting them. While the government has rejected plans to introduce an
English Baccalaureate modeled on the International Baccalaureate, at the time of writing (August 2005), the government is still re-examining the existing structure and may recommend changes.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_levelsThey are not a advanced degree in art.
I hope a full time art school is in your future.
well u have been drawing for 18 years now so u have had alot of time to get to the stage that u are at the High standard u are at im only just starting with the Basics and im 26 years old i should be as good as you when i am lets think 45 years old LOL 