Revised CCEA GCSEs planned for first teaching in 2029

GCSEs and A-levels will be retained under a Department of Education framework that includes the removal of standalone CCEA AS levels.

By Emma McCann1 min read

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Students taking a test at the University of Vienna at the end of the summer term 2005 (Saturday, June 25, 2005). File photograph. Picture: KF · licence

Revised CCEA GCSE qualifications are planned to be taught in schools for the first time from September 2029 under the Department of Education's reform timetable.

The Education Minister gave the planned date in an Assembly statement on the Department's policy framework for general qualifications, published in March.

The framework retains GCSE and A-level qualifications while changing assessment arrangements, including the removal of standalone CCEA AS-level qualifications.

Detailed regulations for the revised arrangements have yet to be developed. The GCSE reforms are due to be introduced following phased development and support for schools.