Editing GCSE (section)

===Outside the UK===
The international version of the GCSE is the [[IGCSE]], which can be taken anywhere in the world and includes additional options relating to coursework and the language the qualification is pursued in. All subjects completed in the fifth of the [[European Baccalaureate]] are generally equivalent to the GCSE subjects.

====Current and former British territories====

The education systems of current and former British territories, such as [[Gibraltar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/education.htm|title=Education Vocabulary – Learn English Vocabulary|first=L. R. |last=Hand|website=Learnenglish.de|access-date=14 June 2015}}</ref> and Nigeria, also offer the qualification, as supplied by the same examination boards. Other former British colonies, such as [[Singapore]] and [[Zimbabwe]], continue to use qualifications called [[O-level]]s.<ref name="SEAB O-Level">{{cite web|title=GCE O-Level|url=https://www.seab.gov.sg/pages/nationalExaminations/GOL/general.asp|website=SEAB|access-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119154730/https://www.seab.gov.sg/pages/nationalExaminations/GOL/general.asp|archive-date=19 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Ireland====

In the Republic of Ireland, the Junior Certificate is a comparable qualification.

====United States====

In the United States, a [[high school diploma]] is required for entry into college or university. In the UK, this is considered to be at the level of the GCSE, awarded at Year 11.<ref name="UCASIntQuals">{{cite web|url=http://www.arts.ac.uk/media/arts/colleges/lcf/courses/application-forms/int-quals2013.pdf|title=International Qualifications for entry into college or university in 2013|website=Arts.ac.uk|access-date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225115515/http://www.arts.ac.uk/media/arts/colleges/lcf/courses/application-forms/int-quals2013.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ChavegnesUSInfo">{{cite web |url=http://www.chavagnes.org/news/Info_for_US_families.shtml |title=Info for US Families |publisher=Chavegnes International College |access-date=11 October 2017 |archive-date=4 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704014828/http://www.chavagnes.org/news/Info_for_US_families.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> For [[sixth form|college]] and [[university]] admissions in the UK, a high school diploma may be accepted in lieu of the GCSE if an average grade better than D+ is obtained in subjects with a GCSE counterpart.<ref name="UCASIntQuals" />

As [[A-levels]] are generally expected for UK university admission, a high school diploma is not considered enough for direct university entry in the UK. [[Advanced Placement]] programmes or [[International Baccalaureate]] are considered equal to the A-level and earn points on the UCAS tariff. They may therefore be accepted in lieu of A-levels for university entry in the UK by US students. However, entry requirements differ at each university and may take subsequent work history after high school in place of A-levels/AP for future study applications.

The [[SAT Reasoning Test]] and [[SAT Subject Test]]s, or the [[ACT (test)|ACT]] may also be considered in an offer for direct university entry.

US students who have studied at a university, a senior college, a community college; or graduated with a certificate, diploma or associate degree may have their credits and award transferred into a UK university, subject to entry requirements.

====France====

The {{lang|fr|[[National diploma (France)|Diplôme National du Brevet]]}}  (previously {{lang|fr|Brevet des Collèges}}) is generally considered to be comparable to four GCSEs.<ref>{{Cite book|title=International Qualifications: For Entry to University or College in 2015|publisher=UCAS|year=2014|location=Cheltenham|pages=24}}</ref> The {{lang|fr|Brevet}} is usually sat in {{lang|fr|troisième}} (or year 10 in England and Wales).

'''India''' 

In [[Education in India|India]], GCSE can be used for comparison with class 12 and class 10 [[Board examination|Board Examination]] which is usually taken in [[Tenth grade|Class 10]] and [[Twelfth grade|Class 12]].The Board  Exams are usually important for student who want to seek admission in India Along with Admission in college in UK as [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]], [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|ICSE-ISC]] are similar to GCSE. [[International General Certificate of Secondary Education|IGCSE]] Exams are also available in India for the Students who wants to go to UK or else wants to learn advance courses .