HC Deb 25 November 1980 vol 994 c59W
21. Mr. Chapman

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress has been made towards the amalgamation of the GCE O-level and CSE examinations into a single examination system at the age of 16 years.

Dr. Boyson

The GCE and CSE examination boards have estabished a joint council to supervise the drafting of national criteria for syllabuses and assessment procedures and a number of boards have begun to consider joint working arrangements for the administration of a single examination system.