Examination board
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An examination board is an organisation that sets examinations and is responsible for marking them and distributing results. As such, examination boards have the power to award qualifications to students (such as SAT scores). Most exam boards are run as not-for-profit organisations.
List of UK examination boards
The members of this list provide A-Level, GCSE and vocational qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland:
Traditionally, schools were restricted to one of a large number of regional examination boards, but now they can use any (though few, if any, outside Northern Ireland choose to use the Belfast-based CCEA). Furthermore, a number of boards have merged making a much lower number overall.
The SQA offer qualifications in Scotland (including Advanced Highers, Highers and Standard Grades) under a different framework.
In Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority is responsible for holding examinations, including the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE).
