Secondary school

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State schools
Comprehensive Schools (общеобразовательные школы)
Grammar schools (after examination at 11)

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Private schools
Public schools ( usually boarding schools)

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Exams
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) between ages 14-16
A-levels (Advanced)
AS (Advanced Supplementary)
GNVQ (Greater General Vocational Qualifications)

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GCSE
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) between ages 14-16
Compulsory subjects : English Language, Maths and Science.
A half GCSE subjects: a foreign language and Technology

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A-LEVELS
After 16.
Traditional subjects: French, Physics or History
University needs 2-3 A-levels

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AS
The same standard as A-levels, but only half the content.
For example, a pupil only takes the German language and does not take the German Literature exam.

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GNVQ
Vocational qualifications
Subjects: Business, Leisure and Tourism, Manufacturing and Art and Design
1 GNVQ = 2 A-levels