单词 | general certificate of secondary education |
释义 | > as lemmasGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education General Certificate of Secondary Education n. (in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) an examination taken by secondary-school pupils of about age 16; the certificate awarded to those who pass this examination (abbreviated GCSE).This examination replaced the ordinary level of the General Certificate of Education in 1988 (cf. ordinary level n. at ordinary adj. and adv. Compounds 2). ΚΠ 1978 Daily Tel. 24 Oct. 8/3 Children now aged nine are likely to be the first to take the new examination—provisionally to be called the General Certificate of Secondary Education. 2007 Evening Standard (Nexis) 17 Aug. a13 Nowadays, our children's intellectual worth is weighed by means of GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and A-levels. < as lemmas |
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