A-level

A level English Alternative forms en A level Etymology en advanced level. Noun A non-compulsory examination taken in the final two years of secondary education in England and Wales as a requisite for university or other tertiary education; the qualification obtained by passing such an exam. en I took my A-levels last year. en Applicants must have at least one A level. en Alexandra Smith Johnson unveils exam reform plans w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/nov/30/schools.alevels 2006-11-30 "The A* grade at A-level is the inevitable consequence of the intention to make A-levels harder. As such, it will provide additional recognition for additional achievement. Importantly, it leaves the existing grades A to E untouched, so that standards over time are preserved." https://web.archive.org/web/20250824003801/https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/nov/30/schools.alevels en internet slang prostitution euphemism anal sex. Usage notes UK Government style guides proscribe hyphenation (i.e. A level),https://www.gov.uk/guidance/style-guide/a-to-z Style guide GOV.UK w:Government Digital Service 2024 A level - No hyphen. Lower case level. https://web.archive.org/web/20260529112210/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/style-guide/a-to-z 29 May 2026 whilst most news style guides (BBC, Guardian, Telegraph, Associated Press, The Times) instead require it, possibly to avoid confusion with "A grade".https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsstyleguide/a News Style Guide - A w:BBC News BBC A-level - ie with hyphen and lower case "l". https://web.archive.org/web/20260906192500/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsstyleguide/a 6 September 2026https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-a Guardian and Observer style guide: A w:The Guardianhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/style-book/a/ Telegraph style book: Aa w:The Telegraph A-level: lc l https://web.archive.org/web/20240828184545/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/style-book/a/ 28 August 2024https://apnews.com/article/britain-students-exam-results-university-ec2b1faf5bfceb6353c2e0f8548fa332 Day of emotion for hundreds of thousands of students in England as they learn final school results w:Associated Press As is always the case, not everyone got the grades they had hoped for in their two-year A-level courses, usually three or four. The Times notes in its style guide that the distinction between the hyphenated and non-hyphenated form seems to be "lost on most readers (and many of our journalists)".The Times Style Guide: A Guide to English Usage Ian Brunskill 2022 978-0008412883 A-level hyphenate as a noun and adjective; the distinction previously observed seemed lost on most readers (and many of our journalists). Likewise use AS-levels and, in a historical context, O-levels Some universities (e.g. Bristol) use the hyphenated form, though Oxford and Cambridge do not (possibly as they offer examinations). Related terms en AS-level en O level en S level en T Level Translations a non-compulsory examination taken in the final two years in English and Welsh high schools Catalan: ca selectivitat f, ca proba d'accés a l'universitat f Chinese: Cantonese: yue 高考 Mandarin: cmn A水平, cmn A水准, cmn 高考 Esperanto: eo abiturienta ekzameno, eo abiturienteco Finnish: fi ylioppilastutkinto French: fr bac m, fr baccalauréat m German: de Abitur n Italian: it maturità f Spanish: es selectividad f, es prueba de acceso a la universidad f Turkish: tr matrikülasyon sınavı References Anagrams en aeellv Vallee en England Wales Academic degrees