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The O-level (Ordinary Level) was a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom. It was a level lower than the GCE A levels, which are still available in Further Education colleges. It was introduced in the 1950s alongside the A level as a reform of the British education system at the time.

Unlike the GCSE, there wasn't much coursework involved and sometimes the coursework of the original O-level did not count as part of the final grade at the end of the course. The O-level was more exam-based rather than a mixed coursework/exam environment. The grades for the O-level were A to E, of which A was the highest and E the lowest. A "U" grade was a fail, as it is under the GCSE. The O-level was available as part-time courses, which varied (this was only at Further Education colleges for part-time older students). Subjects graded D or E were also fails, and were not always put on certificate.

Although GCE O-levels were abolished in the U.K. in 1988, they continue to thrive as well respected international qualifications for students in other countries, who use them for preparation for advanced study in their own country and/or access higher education overseas. Organisations which offer O Level are University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)[1] and Edexcel International [2], although Edexcel will soon withdraw. The O-level is not available to British students since the introduction of the GCSE.

• Advanced Level (UK)
• CSE Another earlier qualification for people who did not do the O-level.
• General National Vocational Qualification which is another abolished qualification in the United Kingdom.
• General Certificate of Secondary Education
• General Certificate of Education Which covers the O-level and the A-level.

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