List of secondary school leaving qualifications

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 School Certificate (, a prerequisite to the HSC

Americas

United States and Canada

Caribbean countries

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

Spanish-speaking countries

  • Chile, Venezuela, and a number of other 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.

Brazil

  • The Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio, shortened as Enem, is a non-mandatory, standardized Brazilian national exam, which evaluates high school students in Brazil. Recently, the exam has been used both as an admission test for enrollment in 23 federal universities and 26 educational institutes, as well as for certification for a high school degree.

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

Middle East

Europe

Pan-European

National

Oceania

International

See also

References

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