an examination taken to determine a person's suitability for admission to a school, course, etc.; = entrance exam n.

an examination taken to determine a person's suitability for admission to a school, course, etc.; = entrance examination n.

In elementary schools in some present or former Commonwealth countries and (formerly) in schools in Britain: a form or class in which pupils are…

An entrance examination held at the end of a term. Also attributive.

With preceding modifying word. Any of various examinations formerly conducted under the auspices of Oxford University. Obsolete.

an examination taken to determine one's suitability for admission to a school, course, etc.; = entrance exam n. at entrance, n. compounds 2.

In Germany: the set of examinations taken in the final year of secondary school, forming part of the entrance requirements for universities.

Scottish. Education. Chiefly with capital initial. The higher grade of the Scottish Certificate of Education, an examination taken or qualification…

British. An examination taken (typically at age 11) to determine whether a student should gain a place at a grammar school; admission to a grammar…

Advanced level (of the General Certificate of Education examination); an examination or qualification at this level. See advanced level n. at advanced…

Certificate of Secondary Education.

a set of examinations intended to qualify successful candidates for higher education in any of several countries; a qualification awarded for…

Of various English words. British colloquial. In form A (without point). A level. Usually in plural.

Certificate of Secondary Education, an examination usually set and marked by individual schools for pupils in secondary schools in England and Wales…

(originally) Advanced Supplementary, a former General Certificate of Education qualification regarded as a complement to the A level; (now…

sixth term entrance paper (for sixth-form pupils seeking entrance to the University of Cambridge).

standard assessment task (or test); usually in plural.

The second half of an A level which is divided into two discrete components. Frequently attributive, esp. in A2 level.