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General Certificate of Secondary Education

General Certificate of Secondary Education proper noun: a British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Proper noun

General Certificate of Secondary Education

  1. A British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
    • The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) replaced O-levels and CSEs.

Questions about General Certificate of Secondary Education

What does General Certificate of Secondary Education mean?
General Certificate of Secondary Education means a British qualification taken by secondary school students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
What part of speech is General Certificate of Secondary Education?
General Certificate of Secondary Education is a proper noun.

Words near General Certificate of Secondary Education in the dictionary

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