Examination board
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An examination board is an organisation that sets examinations and is responsible for marking them and distributing results. As such, examination boards have the power to award qualifications to students (such as SAT scores). Most exam boards are run as not-for-profit organisations.
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[edit] List of examination boards
[edit] China
[edit] Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (including the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE))
[edit] United Kingdom
[edit] England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The members of this list all provide A-Level, GCSE and vocational qualifications:
Traditionally, schools were restricted to one of a large number of regional examination boards, but now they can use any (though few outside Northern Ireland choose to use the Belfast-based CCEA). Furthermore, a number of boards have merged making a much lower number overall.
[edit] Scotland
- SQA (including Advanced Highers, Highers and Standard Grades)
[edit] United States
- College Board (administers the SAT)
[edit] West Africa
[edit] Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia
- West African Examinations Council (administers the WASSCE)
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