List of secondary school leaving qualifications explained

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

Kenya - Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
Uganda - Advanced Certificate of Education
Tanzania-Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (C.S.E.E)

West Africa

West Africa - West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
Nigeria - National Examination Council (NECO)
Tunisia - Baccalauréat

Southern Africa

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.
Eswatini - Eswatini General Certificate of Secondary Education (EGCSE)

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.
- New York State - Regents Diploma
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

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 68 federal universities and 26 educational institutes, as well as for certification for a high school degree.

Asia

East Asia

China - National Higher Education Entrance Examination
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
Taiwan - National College Entrance Subject Aptitude Examination
Japan - Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates

Central Asia

Uzbekistan - Final State Certification^[1]

South Asia

- - Bangladesh Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) (12th grade)
- Secondary School Certificate (SSC) (10th grade)
India

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

- Under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) based in New Delhi,
  - All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE)(12th grade)
  - All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE)(10th grade)
- 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 educational boards in India.
- Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education - School Leaving Diploma offered by state government of Maharashtra.
- Assam, India
  - Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) (12th grade) -
  - Board of Secondary Education Assam (SEBA) (10th grade) - School Leaving Diploma offered by state government of Assam
- West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE)(12th grade)
- West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBSE)(10th grade)
  - - Tamil Nadu, India - Higher Secondary Certificate^[2] (HSC) School Leaving Diploma offered by the Tamil Nadu state Govt.
- State Board of School Examinations (Sec.) & Board of Higher Secondary Examinations, Tamil Nadu (SBSEBHSE) also knows as State Common Board of School Education,^[3] (10th grade & 12th grade)
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