HC Deb 08 July 1980 vol 988 c102W
19. Mr. Whitehead

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is satisfied with the present conditions regarding the taking of the certificate of secondary education examination by secondary schoolchildren aged 16 years or in their sixteenth year.

Dr. Boyson

The conditions of recognition for the administration of CSE examinations by regional examining boards are broadly satisfactory. However, they will need to be reviewed following the decision to replace CSE and GEC O-level by a single system of examinations for pupils of 16-plus.