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they say that a level 3 WBQ is worth an A at A-level (120 UCAS points) what is it worth as a GCSE ??

- Yeah in Wales, it's a mickey mouse qualification if you try taking it to any decent place of education anywhere else, as every single email from a variety of universities outside of Wales have politely reminded me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.19.116.112 (talk) 10:01, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welsh name

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Should the Welsh name be included in this article? "Bagloriaeth Cymru" mdkarazim (talk) 14:06, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't it be "Cymraeg" not "Cymru"? Also, i don't quite understand, is it compulsary? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.73.180 (talk) 23:49, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In regard to your first question: no. Cymraeg means "(of) Welsh (the language)". Cymru means "(of) Wales (the country)". It is not an examination of the Welsh language but an examination taken in Wales. --Picapica (talk) 21:41, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is 'compulsary' in certain colleges, whereas in others, it is optional, and in others still it is not even offered. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.82.227.23 (talk) 10:41, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Language issues

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"It is common for students in Wales to study and speak fluently in English and Welsh..."

I don't think that this is true. From personal experience, most schools in Wales teach only in English. Unless someone has a reference to support this assertion I think this statement should be removed.

MalachiK (talk) 23:36, 11 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There are a number of schools (in the dozenns) that teach through the medium of Welsh. The majority are English medium. There are a number that are officially "bilingual". This wiki gives examples http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_medium_education — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spud999 (talkcontribs) 22:31, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Recent criticism

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Anyone care to write up these comments?

Row as ex-exam chief says Welsh bac is nonsense

MP demands Welsh bac clarification —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.168.174.245 (talk) 16:55, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV on higher education

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I've put NPOV on the higher education section - not only is it an extremely one-sided point of view, but it lacks any inline sources to support its contentious conclusions.188.164.224.26 (talk) 14:11, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]