.sec-school-levels {
  max-width: 1160px;
  margin: 30px auto 0 auto;
  padding: 40px 7px;
}
.slc-main-heading {
  font-size: 2.7rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: #092c5c;
  text-align: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.8);
  transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(.5,2,.8,1), opacity 0.6s;
  letter-spacing: 1.1px;
}
.slc-heading-underline {
  width: 90px;
  height: 6px;
  background: #ffcc00;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin: 12px auto 38px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scaleX(0.7);
  transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(.5,1.3,.8,1) 0.2s, opacity 0.5s 0.2s;
}
.slc-main-heading.popout { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
.slc-heading-underline.popout { opacity: 1; transform: scaleX(1); }

.slc-cards-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(280px, 1fr));
  gap: 36px 36px;
  justify-items: center;
  align-items: stretch;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.slc-level-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 210px;
  min-width: 300px;
  max-width: 390px;
  width: 95%;
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  border-radius: 26px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 48px 8px rgba(15,70,145,0.082), 0 3px 9px #bde2fa44;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  position: relative;
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  opacity: 0.97;
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(.16,.81,.32,1.01), box-shadow 0.35s cubic-bezier(.16,.81,.32,1.01), opacity 0.2s;
  z-index: 1;
}
.slc-level-card:hover, .slc-level-card:focus {
  transform: scale(1.065) translateY(-4px) rotate(-1.5deg);
  opacity: 1;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px 12px #8ed1fc66, 0 2px 24px #21014622;
}

.slc-level-icon {
  font-size: 3.1rem;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 9px #092c5c70);
}
.slc-level-title {
  font-size: 1.33rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  background: rgba(9, 44, 92, 0.78);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 10px #0089ff33;
  padding: 11px 24px 7px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  margin-top: 3px;
  letter-spacing: 1.2px;
  text-align: center;
}

@media (max-width: 950px) {
  .slc-cards-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    max-width: 390px;
  }
  .slc-level-card { aspect-ratio: 16/8; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .slc-main-heading { font-size: 1.6rem; }
  .slc-level-title  { font-size: 1rem; padding: 7px 10px 5px; }
  .slc-level-card   { min-width: 88vw; min-height: 140px; }
}