In Australia it is the HSC (Higher School Certificate); just wondering what the UK euivalent is and where can I find the syllabi/curriculums for each subject? Cheers
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its called the General Certificate of Secondary Education. ( in Scotland its called the Standard Grade, though) They cover: Core courses: Math English Science (you can take many different routes): -One GCSE: Science (which includes elements of biology, chemistry, and physics) -Two GCSEs: Science and Additional Science (a more academic course) -Two GCSEs: Science and Applied Science (a more vocational course) -Two GCSEs: Double Award Applied Science (a very vocational course) -Up to three GCSEs: Biology, Chemistry and Physics as separate GCSEs (known as Triple Award) Welsh(or Welsh second language, in all schools in Wales) Gaeilge (in Irish middle schools in Northern Ireland) And all of these as extra options: Languages Modern foreign languages Afrikaans Arabic Bengali Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) Dutch French Applied French German Modern Greek Gujarati Modern Hebrew Hindi Irish Italian Japanese Panjabi Persian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Turkish Urdu Welsh Classical languages Classical Arabic Ancient Greek Biblical Hebrew Latin [edit] Technology Design and Technology Electronic Products Electronics with Resistant Materials Food Technology Graphic Design/Products Product Design Resistant Materials Textiles Systems and Controls Catering Electronics Engineering Engineering and Manufacturing (double award) Home Economics Food and Nutrition Child Development Textiles Manufacturing [edit] ICT/Computing ICT Applied ICT (double award) Computing (pilot offered by OCR from 2010) Business and Communication Systems [edit] Humanities Citizenship Classical Civilisation Economics Geography History Modern World Economic and Social Schools History Project Humanities Religious Studies Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Philosophy and Ethics Sikhism [edit] People and society-related subjects Business Studies Applied Business (double award) Business and Economics Financial Services (to be withdrawn; last session summer 2010) Health and Social Care (double award) Hospitality Law Leisure and Tourism Psychology Sociology Travel and Tourism [edit] Expressive arts Animation Applied Art and Design (double award) Art and Design Art and Design: Fine Art Art and Design: Graphics Art and Design: Photography Art and Design: Textiles Art and Design: Three-dimensional Design/Studies Dance Drama Expressive Arts Film Studies Media Studies Moving Image Arts Music Performing Arts [edit] Others Additional Mathematics Archaeology (no longer current) Astronomy Construction / Construction and the Built Environment Environmental Science Geology General Studies Human Physiology and Health Journalism Learning for Life and Work Motor Vehicle and Road User Studies Personal and Social Education Physical Education (PE) Physical Education: Games Preparation for Working Life Rural and Agricultural Science Statistics GCE Advanced Level in the United Kingdom. Commonly referred to as "A-Levels", these are the next set of exams that students take. P.S. Note you dont have to take all of the courses and not all of them are offered at every school, their more like ones you use as tests if u have them as electives.
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It's called the A-levels in England (they're what you'd use to get into uni). Um, from my experience living there, the GCSEs are kinda like the School Cert. But harder. Here are some handy links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCE_Advanced_Level http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Advanced_Level_subjects http://www.edexcel.com/Pages/home.aspx http://2010ready.aqa.org.uk/maths/index.php (it's kinda confusing, there doesn'y seem to be one central site for resources: not like our BOS.) Hope that helped =).
