Online GCSE courses

GCSE courses for adults online: adults and learners aged 14 or over can study 12 online GCSE courses with Lift College, from Maths and English Language to the sciences, with a named UK tutor and marked practice. You sit the same papers as school candidates as a private candidate, and on +Exams your seat is booked at a Tutors & Exams centre.

• Online GCSE courses for adults on AQA specifications, with WJEC Eduqas for Film Studies
• No entry requirements; under 18s enrol with a parent or guardian's permission and support
• Start any time, with no term dates; most adults study 6 to 12 hours a week, or 8 to 12 for Combined Science

You sit the same papers in person as a private candidate and receive the same certificate as school candidates. Pay today and save up to 17%, with your price fixed for life, or try it free for 7 days with nothing charged until day 8, with no contract and a 14-day money back guarantee on every payment.

Browse every GCSE we offer, fully online, with the same recognition as a school GCSE.

All Lift College GCSE courses follow Ofqual-regulated specifications from AQA, apart from Film Studies, which follows WJEC Eduqas: the same qualifications sat in UK schools.

GCSEs remain the qualification most employers, colleges and universities name explicitly, particularly in English and Maths, which is why so many adults return to them rather than an equivalent qualification. Studying online means working through the same specification set by AQA (WJEC Eduqas for Film Studies) in your own time, with structured units, mock assessments and tutor marked feedback.

The exam itself must still be sat in person, since GCSE exams are not available remotely. On +Exams, Lift College enters you as a private candidate and books your seat at one of 10 Tutors & Exams centres for the May/June series, or the November series for Maths and English Language.

Not sure what you need? See how many GCSEs you actually need and GCSE vs IGCSE compared. Popular subjects include our GCSE English Language course. Home educating? See GCSEs at home.

GCSE BiologyGCSE Business StudiesGCSE Business is a Level 2 qualification about how organisations actually work.GCSE ChemistryGCSE Combined Science: TrilogyGCSE English LanguageGCSE English Language is one of the most widely required qualifications in the UK.GCSE English LiteratureGCSE Film StudiesGCSE Film Studies is both an academic and a practical subject.GCSE HistoryGCSE History is one of the most respected GCSE subjects for adults returning to formal education.GCSE MathematicsGCSE Mathematics grade 4 or above is the single most demanded qualification in UK education and employment.GCSE PhysicsGCSE PsychologyGCSE Psychology is a strong introduction to the scientific study of the mind and behaviour for adults returning to formal education.GCSE SociologyGCSE Sociology is the study of how society is organised and why people behave differently within it.

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GCSEs are awarded by exam boards that Ofqual regulates. AQA and Pearson Edexcel are the two boards most commonly available to private candidates and adult learners, and both issue identical grade 1 to 9 GCSE certificates. Lift College delivers each subject against a single, current specification so tutor support, mock papers and revision content align with the exact paper you will sit.

Eleven of Lift College's 12 GCSEs follow AQA specifications and GCSE Film Studies follows WJEC Eduqas. November is a second exam series for GCSE Mathematics and English Language only; every other subject is sat in May/June. Exam entry is only on +Exams. Paying annually saves 15%, and monthly +Exams has a 9-month expected term because exam fees are built in: you can cancel any time with no exit fee, but unused exam credit is forfeited. GCSE grades are numeric 9 to 1 across every Ofqual-regulated board, so a grade 4 or above from any board is treated as a standard pass by universities, employers and UCAS.

Not sure what your result means? See what a grade 3 GCSE is equivalent to and the quickest routes to a pass.

Lifetime earnings figures are DfE modelled averages and are not guaranteed outcomes for any individual learner.

GCSEs at Lift College cost £44.99 a month per subject on Study (£458.99 a year), or £79.99 a month on +Exams (£815.99 a year), which adds your exam entry and centre fees with your seat booked at a Tutors & Exams centre. GCSE Combined Science on +Exams is £99.99 a month (£1,019.99 a year). Exam entry is only on +Exams. Monthly +Exams has a 9-month expected term because exam fees are built in; you can cancel any time with no exit fee, but unused exam credit is forfeited. You can pay today, or start with a 7-day free trial and nothing charged until day 8.

Pay monthly with no fixed contract, or pay annually and save 15% with Lift College.