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TheSecondary Schools Examinations Council (SSEC) was established inEngland and Wales in 1917. It was succeeded by theSchools Council in 1963. It existed to provide external examinations for secondary schools as recommended by a Consultative Committee reporting to theBoard of Education in 1917, these being theSchool Certificate andHigher 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.[1]
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