old cse certifcates

[Fours6]

I have had to produce my old cse and o level exam certs , its been very stressful but they have now been found by a exam board . The maths has come back as a CSE taken and it was a grade 3 - looking this up it was considered a pass in CSE , but as gcse didnt exist then i am worried that this wont count . Any suggestions to get around this would be helpful

CSEs were grades 1-3 1 was a C equivalent, 2 was a D 3 was an E

yes I saw this but why are CSE compared to o level ? do they not have a grade themselves?

Yes, as maddy68 says a Grade 3 CSE was the equivalent of an E at O' Level.

It would be considered a fail for an O’ Level but I wouldn’t worry too much. If it’s for a job application, try and evidence your maths capability in other ways, from experience, for example.

thank you , I am sure it will be fine as have diploma and degree after this but being asked for gcse ? . It is quite a worry x

Usually the wording is something along the lines of “GCSE grade C or equivalent”. The equivalent grade of CSE is a 1, so your grade wouldn't be high enough.

Your other qualifications might count as “equivalent” if they are in Maths or have a high Maths content e.g. statistics. You may need to ask.

I see thank you .I am sure it will be fine, I was sure we were told at school that ot was a pass . I would of definitely done it again had I have known otherwise .
Seems pointless doing them

I too am of the O level/ CSE era.
I too have degrees but a very low CSE maths score....
Only grade1 equivalent to O level grade C in my day.
Major avoidance of maths for years but finally [in middle age] did functional skills level 2 which acts as an equivalent to GCSE for many jobs.
Hope all works out for you.

Thank you, I have had a quick look at functional skills for maths just in case ,did it take you long to complete this ?

I did it through a local college once a week for about 6 months. However, think you can do on line as well at your own pace.
It was useful for me as job insisted on maths...

Oh ok well that's not to bad ,I might be able to do it online as an option as well .
Thank you all .its all been very helpful x

Good luck!

A grade E is a pass at GCSE. It's only a U which is a fail.

Look at the Maths Made Easy website. Offers on line exams at several levels and a GCSE equivalency exam.

Will look at this, just found out out that I will have to do a exam for maths after all

Yes op a grade 3 CSE is lower than a C at O level or old GCSE.

yes it is a pass, in the same way an E at GCSE or now a 2 at GCSE is a pass, it is a grade, not unclassified (U) but it is likely that a job asking for grades will be looking for grade C GCSE/grade 4 GCSE (taken since 2017) or grade C GCE O-level or grade 1 CSE.

Good luck with the course, I imagine you will be more motivated to succeed than 16yo you!

Functional Skills level 2 can be free of charge at local colleges/ Family Learning courses, if you do not have a grade C O level/ GCSE equivalent.
I did not have to pay for my course or exam doing it this route.
Anything below a grade 1 CSE would put you in this category I think.

@Fours6

Will look at this, just found out out that I will have to do a exam for maths after all

Hi Fours6, did you manage to do the exam online? I'm in the same boat and need a qualification for this September. Left it a bit late and now fretting. Hope studies/exam going ok for you.