WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF GCE AS/A-LEVELS EXAMINATIONS?
An Advanced GCE qualification is comprised of two components known as Advanced Subsidiary “AS units” and “A2 units”. Candidates who finish the first component AS units will be awarded an AS-level Certificate and those who finish both components, AS and A2 units will be awarded an A-level Certificate. If a candidate is not satisfied with AS/A-level results, they may decline the grade which were given and take some units again in other sessions. Edexcel will then mark the new units and re-grade for candidate. The higher score is the one that goes towards the overall grade. Even if candidate sat a unit more than twice, the best result will be used automatically when the overall grade is calculated. Therefore, when candidate is satisfied with all the results, they must cash-in in order to get the final grades. The passing grades for AS and A-level is A, B, C, D and E with grade A being the highest.
