LINGUAHOME offers O & A Level Regular classes in the morning and evening sessions exactly in accordance with the standards of Cambridge University. This includes science and arts subjects.


INTRODUCTION

The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification, which was used in Britain and continues to be used in some former British colonies. It is often divided into two levels: Ordinary level (O-level) (replaced in 1986 by the GCSE in certain countries) and Advanced level (A-Level), although other categories exist. Since 1999 when it was introduced, the Advanced Subsidiary level (AS-level) has also come into wider use. The qualifications are administered by examination boards.


History

The GCE was originally introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1951, replacing the older School Certificate (SC) and Higher School Certificate (HSC). It was intended to cater for the increased range of subjects available to pupils since the raising of the school leaving age from 14 to 15 in 1947. The examinations were graded into ordinary level for 16-year-olds, and advanced level for 18-year-olds. There was also an intermediate level alternative ordinary level (AO-level) and a higher special paper (S-level).

O-level passes were at Grades 1 through 6, with Grades 7 through 9 being a fail. Later this was changed to A, B and C passing grades. Grades D, E and U (Unclassified) were a fail. A-levels were graded A-E with "U" (ungraded), being a fail.


O-level

In 1988, O-level qualifications were replaced by a new system, the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE). This meant that the final O-level examinations were taken in 1987, while the curriculum for the new system was introduced in 1986. However the O-level is still used in many former British colonies, such as Bangladesh, Ghana, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malta, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago and some parts of Britain continued to use O-levels for some time after 1988.
The Cambridge International Examinations board offers O-level examinations. International GCE O-levels are offered across many countries in the world through the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), and Edexcel Examination board. GCE O-Levels are offered across around 200+ countries in the world, and in June 2005, 12 million candidates registered for CIE examinations across the world.