SCE here is the Scottish Certificate of Education, the old set of school exams that students in Scotland sat, in many subjects, at three steps. SCE O Grades came at about 15 or 16. SCE Highers came about a year later and were the big exams if you hoped to go to university in Scotland. In the last year of school, some students took Sixth Year Studies.

SCE here is the Scottish Certificate of Education這裡的 SCE 是指「蘇格蘭教育證書」（Scottish Certificate of Education）, the old set of school exams that students in Scotland sat是蘇格蘭學生以前參加的一套學校考試, in many subjects, at three steps涵蓋許多科目，分成三個階段。 SCE O Grades came at about 15 or 16SCE O Grade 大約在十五、十六歲時考。 SCE Highers came about a year laterSCE Highers 大約晚一年考, and were the big exams if you hoped to go to university in Scotland是想上蘇格蘭大學的人最重要的考試。 In the last year of school在學校的最後一年, some students took Sixth Year Studies有些學生會修 Sixth Year Studies。

The system was Scottish; it was not the same as English O-levels, GCSEs, or A-levels, though people sometimes lined them up in their heads. You write it in capitals and say each letter.

The system was Scottish這套制度是蘇格蘭的; it was not the same as English O-levels, GCSEs, or A-levels它跟英格蘭的 O-levels、GCSEs 或 A-levels 不一樣, though people sometimes lined them up in their heads雖然有些人腦中會把它們對應在一起。 You write it in capitals你會把它寫成全大寫 and say each letter一個字母一個字母唸出來。

It is historical now: those SCE names were phased out as Scotland reformed its exams towards the end of the 20th century, and you cannot sit an “SCE O Grade” today (you will still hear Highers, but under newer Scottish qualifications). You meet SCE in older papers, family stories, and British reference books.

It is historical now這個字現在算是歷史名詞了: those SCE names were phased out as Scotland reformed its exams towards the end of the 20th century那些 SCE 的名稱在二十世紀末蘇格蘭改革考試制度時被淘汰了, and you cannot sit an “SCE O Grade” today今天你已經不能參加「SCE O Grade」 (you will still hear Highers, but under newer Scottish qualifications)（你還是會聽到 Highers 這個名稱，但現在是在新的蘇格蘭學制底下）。 You meet SCE in older papers, family stories, and British reference books你會在舊文件、家族故事，還有英國的參考書裡遇到 SCE。

Though actually, the same three letters also stand for other names in other worlds; this entry is only the old Scottish school exam.

Though actually, the same three letters also stand for other names in other worlds不過其實，同樣這三個字母在其他領域也代表別的名稱; this entry is only the old Scottish school exam這個詞條指的只是舊的蘇格蘭學校考試。