sce
sce — abbreviation
1. short for the national examination system in Scotland that was officially called
short for the national examination system in Scotland that was officially called the Certificate of Education; students took exams at age 16 and again at 17 or 18 until the system was replaced in the 1990s.
Tariq passed four SCE Highers in his final year at a school near Glasgow.
SCE + level name (Highers) for qualification
To enter a Scottish university in the 1980s, students usually needed three SCE Highers.
needed + SCE + level name for university entrance
Under the SCE, 16-year-old pupils took exams called O Grades or Standard Grades.
Unlike GCSEs in England, the SCE had a different structure for school exams.
The SCE qualifications were replaced by newer national exams in Scotland during the 1990s.
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Abbreviation is typically written in capital letters (SCE) and used without the definite article.