The Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) was a former English school leaving qualification which was available along with the GCE "O" Levels between the period from 1965 to 1987. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... The General Certificate of Education or GCE was introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1951, replacing the older School Certificate (SC) and Higher School Certificate (HSC). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was designed for less academically able students who were not capable of taking the "O" Levels. There were five pass grades in its grading system ranging from grades 1 to 5 with grade 1 being recognised as equivalent to one "O Level" pass. A grade in education can mean either a teachers evaluation of a students work or a students level of educational progress, usually one grade per year (often denoted by an ordinal number, such as the 3rd Grade or the 12th Grade). This article is about evaluation of...

It was replaced along with the "O" Levels by the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in 1988. For other meanings of GCSE, see GCSE (disambiguation). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...