What is General Certificate of Secondary Education?
The '''General Certificate of Secondary Education''' ('''GCSE''') is a set of [[test|exams]] taken in [[England]], [[Wales]], [[Northern Ireland]] and other [[Great Britain|British]] territories. They are usually taken by students aged 15–16, after two years of study. Some students can take their exams early if their teachers think the students are capable. Most students taking their GCSEs study between 5 and 25 subjects. All pupils have to study [[English language|English]], [[mathematics]] and [[science]] until they are 15-16. They do not have to take the GCSE exams, but the large majority do so. In Wales, students must also study [[Welsh language|Welsh]] until they are 14. Most schools require that a pupil passes 5 or more GCSE exams at grades 4 or 5 or above before they can move on to study [[A-level]]s. In 2020, the exams were cancelled for the first time due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-51980831 </ref> == Subjects == Many of the [[subject]]s in this list are not offered by every [[school]]. {{div col|cols=2|colwidth=}} ===Required=== In all schools students have to study [[Mathematics]], [[Science]], and [[English language|English linguistics]] and [[English literature|literature]]. ===Creativity=== * [[Art]] * Art Textiles * [[Movie|Film]] studies * [[Textiles]] * [[Music]] * Design and Technology * [[Drama]] * [[Dance]] * [[Performing arts]] * Food technology ===Languages=== * Modern foreign languages including: [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], [[Irish language|Irish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Malay language|Malay]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Portugu