List of secondary school leaving qualifications

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A secondary school leaving qualification is a document signifying that the holder has fulfilled any secondary education requirements of their locality, often including the passage of a final qualification examination.

For each leaving certificate student, they obtain a certain number of points coinciding with the results they received in their examinations. These results will then determine the qualifications of the student; Whether they get into university or whether they have to have an alternative method into what they wish to study.

Africa[]

East Africa[]

West Africa[]

Zambia general examination GCE (, a prerequisite to the HSC

  • South Africa - National Senior Certificate (NSC) and National Certificate (Vocational) (NCV).
  • Zimbabwe - ZIMSEC GCE Advanced Level
    • ZIMSEC GCE Ordinary Level, a prerequisite to the GCE Advanced Level.
  • Swaziland - Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education SGCSE

Americas[]

United States and Canada[]

  • United States - US schools do not typically have a leaving exam, but they do exist. For a general resource on exit exams at different levels in the US, see this page on exit examinations. Most US high schools use a High School Diploma to designate successful completion of the secondary school requirements of their locality.
  • Canada - Canadian High School Diploma Formerly the Canadian Diploma Certificate of Education (CDCE)
    • Diplôme des études secondaires Formerly Quebec High School/Secondary Certificate and québécois baccalaureat
  • General Educational Development (GED) credential for non-diploma holders
  • Canadian high school examinations

Spanish-speaking countries[]

  • Bachillerato is a term used in Venezuela for those having completed secondary school. Bachillerato is also used in Chile and a number of other countries.
  • In Colombia, Bachiller Técnico or Bachiller Académico are terms used for those the secondary school qualifications.
  • In the Dominican Republic, Bachiller en Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Bachiller en Ciencias Físicas y Naturales, Bachiller en Filosofía y Letras, and Bachiller Técnico are high school diplomas that allow for entry to universities.
  • In Puerto Rico, the term bachillerato refers to a bachelor's or undergraduate degree, not a high school diploma.

Caribbean countries[]

  • Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate[2]
  • Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination[2]

Asia[]

East Asia[]

South Asia[]

In India, education curricula is managed by multiple governing bodies state-wise as well as nation-wide.

Another such board on the national level is the **Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) School Leaving Diploma. The following are some of the state boards that offer a regional-focussed education. Regional boards are sometimes considered sub-par in comparison to their national level equivalents. However, there is no tangible proof of credibility of any of the ecuational boards in India.

Southeast Asia[]

  • Brunei - Brunei-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level
  • Indonesia - As of 2017, Indonesia replaced Ujian Akhir Nasional (National Final Examination) into Ujian Nasional Berbasis Komputer (National Computer-Based Examination), which uses a computer to answer the exams.
  • Malaysia - Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia - Malaysian Certificate of Education or International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A Levels
  • Singapore - Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level or International Baccalaureate Diploma or NUS High School of Mathematics and Science Diploma

Middle East[]

Europe[]

Paneuropean[]

National[]

Oceania[]

International[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "www.neaea.gov.et.com NEAEA 2019 Student Result (Grade 10 | Matric)". NEAEA 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  2. ^ a b "University of the West Indies admission requirements".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2014-10-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ http://dhsekerala.gov.in/
  5. ^ "General Education Department – General Education Department".
  6. ^ "KBPE- Kerala Board SSLC and HSE- Know All About SCERT, KSEB, DHSE Plus One and Plus 2".
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