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Made-for-Wales GCSEs

The new GCSEs being introduced in Wales from 2025 to fit the Curriculum for Wales.

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GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) England Wales Northern Ireland
The main qualification taken at the end of Key Stage 4, usually at age 16. In England GCSEs are graded 9 to 1; Wales uses A* to G; Northern Ireland uses a nine-grade A* to G scale that includes C*.
Curriculum for Wales (CfW) Wales
The national curriculum framework in Wales from 2022, for ages 3 to 16, built around four purposes, six Areas of Learning and Experience and progression steps.

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