The Secondary Schools Examinations Council (SSEC) was established in

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in 1917. It was succeeded by the

Schools Council The Schools Council was from 1964 to 1984 the body which co-ordinated secondary school examinations in England and Wales, and advised the government on matters to do with such examinations. It succeeded the Secondary Schools Examinations Council a ...

in 1963. It existed to provide external examinations for secondary schools as recommended by a Consultative Committee reporting to the

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in 1917, these being the

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and Higher School Certificate. The SSEC had "the duty of co-ordinating examinations and of negotiating with professional bodies for the acceptance of Certificates", with Universities acting as responsible bodies for conducting any of the examinations.

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