The School Certificate is an academic qualification in

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awarded upon the completion of Form 5, the penultimate stage of

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. The qualification is awarded upon earning passing marks on the

O-level The O-Level (Ordinary Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education. It was introduced in place of the School Certificate in 1951 as part of an educational reform alongside the more in-depth ...

exams administered by the

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, in conjunction with the

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Local Examinations Syndicate of the

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board.

Subjects

Typically around 8 to 10 subjects are chosen by the student to be studied at O-level. These subjects may determine the available options for future study at A-level, to be taken for the Higher School Certificate, and for tertiary study in higher education institutions. Cambridge School Certificate candidates may take the following subjects at O-level:

Progression

Students who successfully earn the qualification may then progress to study for the

A-level The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...

examinations and earn the Higher School Certificate. Students who are unsuccessful in obtaining the qualification may then transition from the academic stream to the vocational stream and progress onto

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programmes of study. Students may also choose to obtain

IGCSE The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an English language based examination similar to GCSE and is recognised in the United Kingdom as being equivalent to the GCSE for the purposes of recognising prior attainm ...

qualifications at a later time.

References

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Subjects

Progression

See also

References