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Qualification => GCE O - Level => Reference Material => Topic started by: Kiwi on January 22, 2013, 07:17:43 pm

Title: Is GCSE syllabus equivalent to GCE O level syllabus?
Post by: Kiwi on January 22, 2013, 07:17:43 pm

Is GCSE syllabus equivalent to GCE O level syllabus?

Title: Re: Is GCSE syllabus equivalent to GCE O level syllabus?
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on January 24, 2013, 12:28:36 pm

No it is not. O level is harder. The GCSE syllabus is getting tougher but GCSEs in England are notoriously easy. O levels which are sat overseas are more designed to weed out the weaker students who would not benefit from further study.

Title: Re: Is GCSE syllabus equivalent to GCE O level syllabus?
Post by: Kiwi on January 26, 2013, 08:04:26 pm

Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on January 24, 2013, 12:28:36 pm

No it is not. O level is harder. The GCSE syllabus is getting tougher but GCSEs in England are notoriously easy. O levels which are sat overseas are more designed to weed out the weaker students who would not benefit from further study.

Or is GCE o level syllabus equalvalent to IGCSE?

Title: Re: Is GCSE syllabus equivalent to GCE O level syllabus?
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on December 24, 2013, 01:11:46 pm

Definitely more so.