GCEs (General Certificates of Education), also known as A levels, are usually taken by students aged 16 to 19 after two years’ study, but can be taken at any age. AS (Advanced Subsidiary) is the first half of an A level, and is also a qualification in its own right. A2 is the second half of an A level.

A new suite of GCEs has been developed for first teaching from September 2008. Find out more about the new GCEs here. 

Read more about the GCE (Curriculum 2000), or about Applied GCE, or learn more about GCEs in general.