Interestingly, the British education system seems destined to remove A levels, among other qualifications. I'm in support of removing a great many... in England, one can do a qualification in almost anything, including grass cutting I dare say.
Imagine, the article says one can get a qualification as a parking attendant. "How cool is that?" to quote Dr Gregory House. (^_^)
Diplomas are the in thing.
So, if A levels will now be equivalent to a diploma, will a BS or BA be equivalent to a masters?