Calling all Brits . . . . can someone please explain "O" levels and "A" levels and whatever other levels you all have?

Calling all Brits . . . . can someone please explain "O" levels and "A" levels and whatever other levels you all have?
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They’re now known as GCE’s (General Certificate of Education) O levels meant Ordinary level, while A levels were Advanced level. Yes that’s right, the powers that be are obsessed with abbreviations.
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