General Certificate of Secondary Education: an examination in a wide range of subjects taken by students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, usually at the age of 15 or 16
Synonyms and related words
School and university examinations and tests
the ACT
A level
AS level
GCSE
noun countable education
US /ˌdʒi si es ˈi/
Word Forms
singular
GCSE
plural
GCSEs
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General Certificate of Secondary Education: an examination in a wide range of subjects taken by students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, usually at the age of 15 or 16