A Level and GCSE

[carley]

Hi,

Please could somebody tell me what the equivalent of 'A' or advanced level education is in Italy? Also, for the equivalent of GCSE do they have the bachelaureat?

Thanks

Carley

 

[Manuel_M]

The Italian system is quite different, I believe. They do not have "O" Levels or GCSE's, and neither do they have "A' levels as such. At the endo of the higher seconadry school period, aged 18, Italians sit for their "esame di maturita', a pass in which would entitle you to go to University.

Our Italian friends will fill us in with more details, and correct me if I am wrong.

 

[carley]

Thanks for the info!

 

[silvietta]

The Italian system is quite different, I believe. They do not have "O" Levels or GCSE's, and neither do they have "A' levels as such. At the endo of the higher seconadry school period, aged 18, Italians sit for their "esame di maturita', a pass in which would entitle you to go to University.

Our Italian friends will fill us in with more details, and correct me if I am wrong.

Hi Manuel,
you are right.
We start school at six - the elementary school (5 years)
at ten/eleven - middle school (3 years)
then you choose the secondary school you prefer and at the end (after 5 years) you get the "maturità"
after that you can go to the university.
Silvia

 

[Manuel_M]

Thanks Silvia

 

[Chocolatchaud]

Hello!

Just to add to that - I'm trying to write a CV in Italian at the moment, and I want to say that I got an "A" at A level. Does anyone have any ideas how I can communicate this?

Thanks in advance

 

[Prisucci89]

"A" at A level means that you got 100/100 at your "esame di maturità". Anyway if you are making the Curriculum Vitae (CV ?? ) you must state you reached this "level" not in Italy with the respective mark: A;B;C valid on your country and written on your certificate, I suppose.

PS: You can surely change you "A" with "100" which is the max mark.
PPS: sorry... bad English! XD I hope you understood!

LOL. Necropost ( I didnt see it was made any centuries ago )

 

[frips]

Salve a tutti,
avrei bisogno di alcune delucidazioni per compilare delle domande di lavoro in inghilterra.

Spesso mi vengono richiesti i voti di GCSE e A-levels. A quanto ho capito gli A-levels corrispondono al nostro esame di maturità, ma mi sfugge l'equivalente (se esiste) del GCSE.

Grazie in anticipo per l'aiuto

 

[elfa]

Hello!

Just to add to that - I'm trying to write a CV in Italian at the moment, and I want to say that I got an "A" at A level. Does anyone have any ideas how I can communicate this?

Hi Chocolatchaud,

I translated mine like this:

ha conseguito l"A" level con certificato in X (subject material) con l'alta votazione di 'A'.

 

[Murphy]

GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) è un esame che si fa all'età di 16 anni nell'UK, cioè alla fine della scuola d'obbligo. Per quanto mi risulta, non esiste niente di simile in Italia.

Hai ragione per quanto riguarda gli A Levels - corrispondono più o meno al esame di maturità in Italia e sono necessari per chi vuole accedere alle università.

 

[byrne]

For info....
if you want to study at uni in Italy, the consuate combines and converts your grades at "O level", CSE, GCSE and "A" Level to award you with the equivalent maturità grade. They don't (or didn't) recognise some subjects such as religion....