Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1.General Certificate of Secondary Education- the basic level of a subject taken in school GCSE,O level England- a division of the United Kingdom tier,grade,level- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade" ...
GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education. It is the part of the National Curriculum taught to pupils aged 14 to 16 in years 10 and 11. It also includes exams, the results of which have a significant bearing on a child’s future career.