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The United Kingdom will abolish the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and replace it with a new qualification examination called the Intermediate Level Examination (I-Level). The current examination categorizes results into grades A to G, while the new examination will use numerical scores instead of grades. It is reported that the new examination will have a maximum score of 8 and a minimum score of 1. Under this scoring system, if there is a need to further differentiate top students, there will be no requirement for re-examinations.
The Times of the United Kingdom reported that the purpose of establishing the Intermediate Level Examination is to increase the difficulty of the examination and further enhance the differentiation of outstanding students. The new examination will commence in September 2015, targeting students aged 16.
The subjects included in the new examination are English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Basic and Advanced Science, History, and Geography. Other subjects will not be included in the new examination system for the time being, which means that candidates will have to take both the new examination and the General Certificate of Secondary Education Examination until all subjects are incorporated into the new examination system. In the current examination system, students who achieve grade A may receive a score of 7 or 6 in the new examination.
