Advanced Level (Laioria)

The Advanced Level qualification, known commonly as the A-Level, is a Laiorian qualification introduced during the restructuring of education in the country in 1993. An advancement on the Standard Level ("S-Level"), it is taken by students aged 16 or over, and papers are in English for all courses and in Spanish for most.

Further reforms to A-Levels came in 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2018. The next review of the list of qualifications is to take place in 2024, after the opening of the Laioria Technical Academies, which will offer the majority of A-Levels, with a general 250 million Kr investment into education post-16.

Laiorian 16 through 18-year-olds take five qualifications for one year, to A1 standard (worth half an A Level), and of these five pick three or four to take to the full A Level standard. Originally students took three or four qualifications for both years, however this was changed in 2007.

Current

 * Accounting
 * Ancient History
 * Anthropology (since 2003)
 * Arabic
 * Archaeology
 * Architectural Technology (to be introduced 2024)
 * Art and Design
 * Automotive Engineering (to be introduced 2024)
 * Biblical Hebrew
 * Biblical Studies (removed 2015)
 * Biology
 * Building services (since 2015)
 * Business
 * Chemistry
 * Chinese (since 2007)
 * Civil Engineering (since 2004)
 * Classical Studies
 * Computer Science (since 2007)
 * Construction (since 2011)
 * Criminology
 * Dance
 * Daricajucean
 * Design and Technology
 * Digital Media and Design
 * Divinity
 * Drama
 * Electrical Engineering
 * Electronics
 * Engineering
 * Engineering Science (since 2018)
 * English Language
 * English Literature
 * Environmental Science (since 2018)
 * Environmental Technology (since 2018)
 * European Culture
 * European History
 * Extended Project (since 2006)
 * Fashion and Textiles
 * Film Studies (since 2015)
 * Finnish Language
 * Finnish Literature
 * French Language
 * French Literature
 * Further Biology (since 2000)
 * Further Chemistry (since 2000)
 * Further Engineering (since 2005)
 * Further Mathematics
 * Further Physics (since 2000)
 * Geography
 * Geology (since 1995)
 * German Language
 * German Literature
 * Graphic Communication (since 2011)
 * Health Science (since 2006)
 * Health and Social Care
 * Hebrew Language
 * Hebrew Literature
 * Hindi (since 2011)
 * History
 * Human Biology (since 1997)
 * Icelandic
 * Information and Communication Technology (since 2007)
 * Islamic Studies
 * Japanese (since 2015)
 * Journalism (since 1998)
 * Kadersaryinan Culture
 * Kadersaryinan History
 * Kadersaryinan Languages (since 2015)
 * Laiorian Culture
 * Laiorian History
 * Laiorian Language (since 2015)
 * Laiorian Literature (since 2015)
 * Law
 * Leisure Studies (to be reintroduced 2024)
 * Life Science (since 2007)
 * Linguistics
 * Marine Biology (since 2001)
 * Marine Science (since 2001)
 * Mathematics
 * Mechanical Engineering
 * Mechatronic Engineering (since 2015)
 * Media Studies
 * Music
 * Music Technology (since 2007)
 * Philosophy
 * Politics
 * Portuguese Language
 * Portuguese Literature
 * Psychology
 * Religion and Worldviews (since 2022)
 * Russian Language
 * Russian Literature
 * Quantitative Methods
 * Science and Technology Studies (to be reintroduced 2024)
 * Sociology
 * Software Development (to be introduced 2024)
 * Spanish Language
 * Spanish Literature
 * Sport
 * Statistics
 * Textiles
 * World Development (reintroduced 2018)

Former subjects

 * Cultural Studies (removed 2015 due to lack of uptake)
 * Computing (split into Information and Communication Technology and Computer Science in 2007)
 * Daricajucean Language (merged into Daricajucean in 2003)
 * Daricajucean Literature (merged into Daricajucean in 2003)
 * English Language and Literature (option removed in 2012)
 * Finnish Language and Literature (option removed in 2012)
 * French (split into Language and Literature in 2005)
 * General Studies (removed 2015 due to lack of uptake)
 * Global Perspectives (introduced 2002, removed 2012)
 * Icelandic Language (merged into Icelandic in 2015)
 * Icelandic Literature (merged into Icelandic in 2015)
 * Latin (removed 2018 due to lack of uptake)
 * Leisure Studies (introduced 1997, removed in 2015, to be reintroduced in 2024)
 * Portuguese (split into Language and Literature in 2010)
 * Religious Studies (reintroduced 2010; renamed 2022)
 * Religious Studies and World Development (split into Religious Studies and World Development in 2018)
 * Russian (split into Language and Literature in 1998)
 * Spanish Language and Literature (option removed in 2012)
 * Uses of Mathematics (merged into general Mathematics 2010)

Proposed modifications
In 2001, the Department for Education proposed a Greater Advanced Level, known as a GA Level, which would have included the very toughest of A Level questions for those achieving Grades 9 and 10, and awarding L3 Points equivalent to half of an A Level. GA Levels were to be awarded in the following subjects (note that combined language GA Levels allowed for both language and literature students to take the exam):
 * Biology
 * Business
 * Chemistry
 * Computing
 * Daricajucean
 * Engineering
 * English Language
 * English Literature
 * Finnish
 * French
 * Geography
 * Geology
 * German
 * Hebrew
 * History
 * Icelandic
 * Linguistics
 * Mathematics
 * Physics
 * Psychology
 * Portuguese
 * Religious Studies
 * Russian
 * Sociology
 * Spanish

The original GA Levels were dropped in 2002 due to teachers' opposition to the plans. In 2023, they were proposed again, with an updated list.
 * Biology
 * Business
 * Chemistry
 * Chinese
 * Computer Science
 * Criminology
 * Daricajucean
 * Engineering
 * English
 * Environmental Science
 * Finnish
 * French
 * Geography
 * German
 * Health Science
 * Hebrew
 * History
 * Law
 * Linguistics
 * Mathematics
 * Philosophy
 * Physics
 * Politics
 * Portuguese
 * Psychology
 * Religion and Worldviews
 * Sociology
 * Spanish
 * Sport