SCE /ˌes siː ˈiː/ BrE AmE noun
abbreviation for Scottish Certificate of Education; an examination formerly taken by students in schools in Scotland. There were three levels of examination in many different subjects: SCE O grades were taken at the age of 15 or 16; SCE highers were taken a year later; and Sixth Year Studies were taken a year later in the last year of school. It was replaced by the Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) in 2000.