The "General Certificate of Education 'Ordinary' Level Examination", otherwise known as the "GCE 'O' Level" or the "O Levels" is the examination taken by students of Secondary Education in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth countries or regions associated with the British curriculum.

The "Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia", abbreviated as "SPM" is the same academic standard qualification as the "GCE 'O' Level" and is deemed equal to it by local universities and local campuses in Malaysia.

However, in application process, or qualification statements, the "SPM" must not be named the "GCE 'O' Level", as they are equal, not the same entity. Therefore, "SPM" can be considered equal to "GCE 'O' Level", but cannot be considered as.