Re: 0 levels????

[nrc@cbema.att.com (Neal R Caldwell, Ii)]

In article <1991Jun13.001804.24370@cs.dal.ca>, graham@UG.CS.DAL.CA (Michael Graham) writes:
> i remember reading somewhere that Kate had ten or so "0 levels". What does
> this mean. Obviously it means that she is very intelligent, but what is the
> american (or canadian) equivalent?


Evidently your question got sucked into a black hole and spit out
almost six years ago for Henry Chai to answer! :-)


| From: Henry Chai <chai%utflis%toronto.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 85 22:51:11 est
| Subject: O-levels
| 
| Someone asked what an O-level is; I haven't seen a reply so I'll give
| one -- trust that I know coz I've got a few of them (including music!)
| and a couple'a A-levels as well!
| 
| The U of London gives a (yearly?) public exam called the General
| Certificate of Education Exam (GCE), of which there are the ordinary 
| level (O) and advanced level (A), on a host of academic subjects 
| including math, chemistry, economics, art, french etc etc.  The 
| O-level corresponds roughly to grades 10-11 in North America, and 
| the A-level grades 12-13.  To get into university in the UK (or most 
| U's in the world, as a matter of fact) you need (at least) 2 A's and 
| 3 O's. (and that's how many I have.)
| 
| (no no, I didn't take it in the UK but in Hong Kong where I'm from)
| 
|  -- Henry
 

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