OWLs & NEWTs - Correction.

[Hollydaze]

No: HPFGUIDX 34563

Cat lady wrote:
> O-levels (taken at the end of Fifth year) and A-levels (taken at the 
> end of Seventh year). A-levels have been renamed GCSE since JKR's 
> schooldays. You can search the archives for O-level, A-level, GCSE. 

Actually it is O Levels that got re-named GCSEs, A levels still exist but have been cut into two tear courses, with exams at the end of the first AND second year. The first year being called AS levels and the second year being full A levels: 2 AS levels equals 1 A level. 
However in the time that JK would have started writing these books only GCSEs and A levels would have existed and the school years would still have been number from Yr. 1 to Yr. 7, as the years in Primary (infant and junior school) go form reception (Yr. 0) up to Yr. 6, then you would start Secondary school and go back into Yr. 1. The current (NEW) way carries on from Junior school and goes Yr. 7 - Yr. 13.
GCSEs would be studied in years 10 and 11 (Old years 4 and 5)
A Levels would be studied in years 12 and 13 (Old years 6 and 7)

Hence in 1990 you would have:
Yr. 0, Yr. 1, Yr. 2, Yr. 3, Yr. 4, Yr. 5, Yr. 6 / Yr. 1, Yr. 2, Yr. 3, Yr. 4, Yr. 5 (GCSE), Yr. 6, Yr. 7 (A level).

Now it goes:
Yr. 0, Yr. 1, Yr. 2, Yr. 3, Yr. 4, Yr. 5, Yr. 6 / Yr. 7, Yr. 8, Yr. 9, Yr. 10, Yr. 11 (GCSE), Yr. 12, Yr. 13 (A Level). 

If anyone is confused then just write to me off list I have an email I wrote about 3 months ago that explains the English system in some depth (although not complete depth) that I can send you if your really that interested! I've posted it before so I'm not to keen on re-posting it unless a lot of people are really interested (last time I did that I got into trouble!).

HOLLYDAZE!!!


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