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The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic
qualification, which is used in Britain as well as in some former British
colonies. It is often divided into two levels: Ordinary level (O-level)
(replaced in 1986 by the GCSE in certain countries) and Advanced level
(A-Level), although other categories exist. Since 1999 when it was
introduced, the Advanced Subsidiary level (AS-level) has also come into
wider use. The qualifications are administered by examination boards.
History The GCE was originally introduced in England, Wales and Northern
Ireland in 1951, replacing the older School Certificate (SC) and Higher
School Certificate (HSC). It was intended to cater for the increased range
of subjects available to pupils since the raising of the school leaving age
from 14 to 15 in 1947. The examinations were
