there is something written in my spm slip next to my grades.its GCE-O.what is it actually and why does it only state my grades for english 1119.i didn't remember i had taken any GCE-O english test.i got A1 for it btw and does it made any difference to the number of A's that i got...?

This post has been edited by skydust91: Mar 13 2009, 03:56 PM

It's nothing and it doesn't count as an additional A.

1119 is you bi paper (essay) marked to gce-o-levels standard..........it's an attempt at international benchmarking of english standards........mostly ignored by unis, although some will accept a good grade in lieu of ielts/toefl.........

Did you know your english paper is marked twice? your normal grade is marked locally. But for 1119 your paper is marked on an international standard.

Congratulations! Give yourself a pat on the back because your English is Internationally 'keng'

This post has been edited by pinknotebook: Mar 13 2009, 04:03 PM

that's another grade given by british according o-level grading..

gosh!! i gt c6 for gce-o!!

And their grade always lower then the original grade one.

Not true. Many still get A1's for both.

obviously somebody who is getting a1 in 1119 will also get a1 in spm.........

but some a1's in spm will actually be a2 or b3 in 1119......

generally, for lower grades, expect to get 1-3 grades lower in 1119 compared to spm.......

Second that.

Yeah, I do realize that. Was just correcting the person above me indicating that one will always get lower grades for GCE-O than their SPM grade.

Maybe my statement a little bit blur lah.

The use of GCE Olevels English is so that you won't need to take IELTS if you wanna go to UK to study.

As long as you have a B for GCEOlevels then can go to unis in UK.

jajaj, got A1 for both @_@

Me too A+ for english and a1 for gceo..but dontknow whether it is marked in malaysia or singapore?

Really? I got 1A for GCE but I registered for the IELTS course offered by my college. The exam fee isn't cheap..

Anyway, I think I'll still need it if I wanna further my studies at Australia or NZ.

A+ A1 respectively haha.
but many also got this...nothing to be proud of...

Hmm, if I'm not mistaken, GCE-O grade for your English subject is graded by Singaporean or something like that, which has higher marking standard.....so it's like you only did 1 paper, and it's marked by 2 different person......
So normally, GCE-O grade would be lower than your normal English grade....

And no, it doesn't change anything for your overall SPM results, you're still getting the same number of 'A's....
In fact, when I applied for degree course, they looked on my normal English grade, not the GCE-O grade.....

Most unis in Australia also accept the GCE-O marks to replace IELTS =) Last time when I spammed applications to Aussie unis only Monash and UNSW did not accept the GCE-O levels ^^

I'm abit blurry here...what does English 1119 / GCE O-level does actually do here?

i got solid B(damn ) but English 1119 / GCE O-level i got a 7D?!

did i fail in english...

can i also continue my studies in uni

This post has been edited by HazardXZ: Mar 13 2010, 05:25 AM