Secondary School Credentials
| Country Name | Accepted Secondary Credential |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Baccalauria (Baccalaureate) |
| Albania | Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate) |
| Algeria | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education |
| Andorra | Batxillerat (Baccalaureate) |
| Angola | Habilitação Literárias (Literary Qualification) |
| Anguilla | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A levels |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A levels |
| Argentina | Bachiller |
| Armenia | Attestat Mijnakarg (Lriv) Yndhanur Krtoutian Certificate of Completed Secondary Education |
| Australia | Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate Higher School Certificate Northern Territory Certificate of Education Queensland Senior Certificate South Australia Certificate of Education Tasmania Certificate of Education Victorian Cerfificate of Education Western Australia Certificate of Education |
| Austria | Reifeprüng / Matura (Maturity Certificate) |
| Azerbaijan | Certificate of Complete Secondary Education |
| Bahamas | Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education General Certificate of Education O and A levels |
| Bahrain | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Bangladesh | Higher Secondary Certificate Alim Higher Secondary Certificate from a religious school |
| Barbados | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A levels |
| Belarus | Attestat ab agulnai sjarednaj Certificate of General Secondary Education |
| Belgium (Flemish Region) | Getuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs Certificate of Higher Secondary Education Bekwaamheidsdiploma dat toegang verleent tot het Hoger Onderwijs Diploma of Access to Higher Education |
| Belgium (French Region) | Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur Certificate of Higher Secondary Education Diplôme d'Aptitude à Accéder à I'Enseignement Supérieur Diploma of Access to Higher Education |
| Belize (British Honduras) | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) High School Diploma General Certificate of Education O and A levels |
| Benin (Dahomey) | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education |
| Bermuda | Bermuda School Certificate (Since 2003) High School Diploma General Certificate of Education O and A levels |
| Bhutan | Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate Indian School Certificate (Conducted by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations) |
| Bolivia | Bachiller |
| Bosnia and Herzegowina | Secondary School Leaving Diploma |
| Botswana | Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) General Certificate of Education O levels (to be phased out in 2 year) |
| Brazil | Diploma / Certificado de Conclusão de Segundo Grau / Ensino Medio Diploma / Certificate of Conclusion of Secondary Education / Secondary School) |
| British Indian Ocean Terr | Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A levels |
| Brunei Darussalam | Brunei-Cambridge General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| Bulgaria | Svidetelstvo Za Zrelost (Maturity Certificate) or Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie Diploma of Completed Secondary Education |
| Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Diplôme du baccalauréat de I'Enseignement Général Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education) |
| Burundi | Diplôme d'Etat (State Diploma) Diplôme des Humanités Complètes (Diploma of Complete Humanities) |
| Cambodia | Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) |
| Cameroon | Cameroon General Certificate of Education O and A Levels Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education |
| Canada | Alberta: Advanced High School Diploma Alberta: General High School Diploma British Columbia: Secondary School Graduation Diploma Manitoba: High School Diploma New Brunswick: High School Graduation Diploma Newfoundland: High School Graduation Diploma Labrador: High School Graduation Diploma Northwest Territories: High School Graduation Diploma Nova Scotia: High School Graduation Diploma Nunavut: High School Graduation Diploma Ontario: Secondary School Diploma Prince Edward Island: Senior Secondary School Diploma Quebec: Diplôme d'Etudes collégiales (DEC) (Diploma of Collegial Studies) Quebec: Diplôme d'Etudes Secondaires (DES) (Secondary School Diploma) Saskatchewan: Record of Secondary Level Standing (Secondary School Diploma) Yukon Territory: High School Diploma |
| Cape Verde | Certificado da Habilitações Literárias Certificate of Literacry Qualifications |
| Cayman Islands | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A levels International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) |
| Central African Republic | Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) |
| Chad | Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) |
| Chile | Licencia de Educación Media (Diploma of Secondary Education) |
| Peoples Rep of China | 高中毕业证书 (Senior Secondary School Certificate) |
| Colombia | Bachiller |
| Comoros | Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Baccalaureate of Secondary Education |
| Congo, Republic of | Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) |
| Costa Rica | Diploma de Conclusión de Estudios de Educación Diversificada (Diploma of Completion of Diversified Education) / Bachiller |
| Croatia | Svjedodžba o Mature (Maturity Certificate) |
| Cuba | Bachiller |
| Cyprus | Aπολυτηριο of Λυκειο (Apolytirion of Lykeion or Certificate of Completion from Upper Secondary School) |
| Czech Republic | Vysvĕdčeni o Maturitni Zkoušce (Maturity Certificate) |
| Congo | Diplôme d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long State Diploma of Secondary Studies - Long Cycle |
| Denmark | Bevis For Studentereksamen Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate Bevis for Højere Forberedelseseksamen Higher Preparatory Certificate |
| Djibouti | Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire Baccalaureate of Secondary Education |
| Dominica | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| Dominican Republic | Bachiller |
| Ecuador | Bachiller |
| Egypt | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| El Salvador | Bachiller |
| Equatorial Guinea | Bachiller |
| Eritrea | Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination |
| Estonia | Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus (Secondary School Certificate) |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (Since 2003) |
| Fiji | Fiji Seventh Form Examination Fiji School Leaving Certificate |
| Finland | Lukion päästötodistus / Dismissionsbetyg Upper Secondary Completion Certificate Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/ Studentexamensbetyg Certificate of Matriculation |
| France | Diplôme du Baccalauréat Général Diploma of General Baccalaureate |
| Gabon | Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) |
| Gambia | West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate |
| Georgia | Sashualo Skolis Atestati Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Germany | Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife / Abitur Certificate of Overall Maturity for Higher Education Fachgebundene Hochschulreife Certificate of Subject Restricted Maturity for Higher Education Fachhochschulreife Certificate of Maturity for Education at Universities of Applied Sciences |
| Ghana | West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate |
| Greece | Aπολυτηριο of Λυκειο Apolytirion of Lykeion or Certificae of Completion from Upper Secondary School) |
| Grenada | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A levels |
| Guatemala | Bachiller |
| Guinea | Baccalauréat 1ème Partie Baccalaureate Part I Baccalauréat 2ème partie Baccalaureate Part II |
| Guinea-Bissau | Certidão (de 3 ano) Doze Anos de Escolaridade Year 12 Education Certificate Certificado de Conclusão do Ensino Secundário Certificate of Conclusion of Secondary Education |
| Guyana | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A levels |
| Haiti | Diplôme d'Études Secondaires 1ème partie Diploma of Secondary Studies, Part I Diplôme d'Études Secondaires 2ème partie Diploma of Secondary Studies, Part II |
| Honduras | Bachiller |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Adv. Level Examination Certificate (HKALE) Hong Kong Adv. Supplementary Level Examination (HKASLE) Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) |
| Hungary | Érettségi Bizonyítvány / Matura (Maturity Certificate) |
| Iceland | Studentsprof (Matriculation Certificate from Gymnasium) |
| India | Higher Secondary School Certificate Higher Secondary Certificate Indian School Certificate Intermediate Examination Certificate All india or Delhi Senior School Certificate Pre-university Certificate Pre-Degree Certificate |
| Indonesia (West Irian) | Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar Sekolah Menengah Umum Tingkat Atas (STTB - SMA) Certificate of completion ofAcademic Secondary School |
| Iran | Pre-University Certificate Diploma of Completion of Secondary Education |
| Iraq | Certificate of Preparatory Education / Sixth Form Baccalaureate |
| Ireland | Ardteistiméireacht (Leaving Certificate) |
| Israel | Teudat Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate) |
| Italy | Diploma di Esame di Stato (State Examination Diploma) (Since 1998-99) |
| Ivory Coast | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) |
| Jamaica | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Secondary School Certificate General Certificate of Education O and A levels |
| Japan | Graduation Certificate (Secondary School) |
| Jordan | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Kazakhstan | Attestat (Diploma of Completed Secondary Education) |
| Kenya | Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) | Form 7 Certificate / Higher School Certificate Kiribati National Certificate Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate |
| Korea, North | Graduation Certificate (Secondary School) |
| Korea, South | Graduation Certificate (Secondary School) |
| Kosovo | Diplomë për Kyerjen e Shkollës së Mesmet të Përgjithshme-Gjimnazin Diploma of Completion of General Secondary School Gymnasium |
| Kuwait | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Kyrgyzstan | жалпы орто билим туралуу аттестат Attestat or Certificate of Completed Secondary Education) |
| Laos | Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) |
| Latvia | Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu Attestation of General Secondary Education |
| Lebanon | Libanaise Baccalauréat (Lebanese Baccalaureate) Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Lesotho | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) General Certificate of Education O levels |
| Liberia | West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate |
| Libya | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Liechtenstein | Matura (Maturity Certificate) |
| Lithuania | Brandos Atestatas (Certificate of Maturity) |
| Luxembourg | Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires Secondary Education Completion Diploma) |
| Macao | Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination Certificate (HKALE) Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Senior Secondary Certificate Ensino Secundário Complementar (complementary Secondary Studies) |
| Macedonia | Svidetelstvo za azvreno sredno obrazovanie Secondary School Leaving Diploma |
| Madagascar | Baccalauréate de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Baccalaureate of Secondary Education |
| Malawi | Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) |
| Malaysia | Sijil tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) (Malaysian Higher School Certificate) Matrikulasi (matriculation Certificate) Sijil Pelajaran malaysia (Malaysia Certificate of Education) United Examination Certificate for Independent Chinese Schools in Malaysia |
| Maldives | Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) |
| Mali | Baccalauréat Malien (Malian Baccalaureate) |
| Malta | Matriculation Certificate Secondary Education Certificate International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) |
| Mauritania | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education |
| Mauritius | Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| Mexico | Bachiller |
| Moldova | Diplomă de Bacalaureat (Diploma of Baccalaureate) |
| Monaco | Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) |
| Mongolia | Gerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate) |
| Montenegro | Diploma o Završenoj srednjoj školi Diploma of Completed Secondary Education |
| Montserrat | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| Morocco | Diplôme du Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education |
| Mozambique | Certificado da Habilitações Literárias Certificate of Literary Qualifications |
| Myanmar (Burma) | Basic Education High School Examination (Matriculation) |
| Namibia | Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) |
| Nepal | Higher Secondary Certificate Proficiency Certificate or Intermediate Certificate |
| Netherlands | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Diploma of University Preparatory Education Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs Diploma of Senior General Secondary Education |
| Netherlands Antilles | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Diploma of University Preparatory Education Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs Diploma of Senior General Secondary Education |
| New Guinea (Papua) | Higher School Certificate |
| New Zealand | National Certificate in Educational Achievement Level 2 or 3 |
| Nicaragua | Bachiller |
| Niger | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du second Degré Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education |
| Nigeria | West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate |
| Norway | Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole Certificate of Upper Secondary Education |
| Oman | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Pakistan | Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)/ Intermedicate Certificate |
| Palestinian Territory | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Panama | Bachiller |
| Paraguay | Bachiller |
| Peru | Certificado Oficial de Estudios de Educación Secundaria Official Certificate of Studies of Secondary Education |
| Philippines | Katibayan or Katunayan (High School Diploma) |
| Poland | Świadectwo Dojrzalości (Maturity Certificate) |
| Portugal | Diploma de Ensino Secundário (Diploma of Secondary Education) High School Diploma |
| Qatar | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Romania | Diplomă de Bacalaureate (Diploma of Baccalaureate) |
| Russian Federation | Aттестат о среднем (полном) общем образовании Certificate of (Complete) General Secondary Education |
| Rwanda | Diplôme des Humanités Complètes Diploma of Completed Humanities |
| Samoa | Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate |
| Saudi Arabia | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Scotland | Scottish Baccalaureate Scottish Certificate of Education |
| Senegal | Diplôme de bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré Diploma of Baccalaureate of Secondary Education Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) |
| Serbia | Diploma o Završenoj srednjoj školi Diploma of Completed Secondary Education |
| Seychelles | Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) |
| Sierra Leone | West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| Singapore | Cambridge General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| Slovakia | Vysvedčenie o Maturitnej Zkouške Final Maturity Examination Certificate Maturitné Vysvedčenie (Maturity Certificate) |
| Slovenia | Maturitetno spričevalo (Maturity Examination Certificate) |
| Solomon Islands | Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate Solomon Islands School Certificate |
| Somalia | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education Somaliland Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| South Africa | National Senior Certificate |
| Spain | Bachiller |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| St Lucia | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| St Kitts-Nevis | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| Sudan | Sudan Secondary School Certificate |
| Surinam | Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs Diploma of University Preparatory Education Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs Diploma of Senior General Secondary Education |
| Swaziland | Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| Sweden | Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Switzerland | Certificat de Maturité / Baccalauréat (Federal Maturity Certificate) Certificat de Maturité cantonal reconnu par la Confédération Federally Recognized Cantonal Maturity Certificate Maturità Cantonale (Cantonal Maturity Certificate) Maturitätszeugnis (Federal Maturity Certificate) Eidgenössisch anerkanntes Kantonales Maturitätszeugnis Federally Recognized Cantonal Maturity Certificate Kantonale maturität (Cantonal Maturity Certificate) Attestato di Maturità (Federal Maturity Certificate) Attestato di Maturità cantonale riconosciuto dalla confederazione Federally recognized Cantonal Maturity Certificate Maturité Cantonal (Cantonal Maturity Certificate) |
| Syria | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Taiwan | Graduation Certificate (Secondary School) |
| Tajikistan | Attestat o Srednem Obschchem Obrazonvanii Certificate of Completed Secondary Education |
| Tanzania | Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC) East African Advanced Certificate of Education (EAACE) Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) East African Advanced Certificate of Education (EACE) |
| Thailand | Matayom 6 (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Timor-Leste | Diploma de Ensino Secundário Diploma of Secondary Education |
| Togo | Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Troisiéme Degré Diploma of Baccalaureate of "Secondary Education" |
| Tonga | Tonga National Form 7 Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) National Certificate of Secondary Education Level 2 General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| Tunisia | Diplôme du Baccalauréat (Diploma of Baccalaureate) |
| Turkey | Devlet Lise Diplomasi (State High School Diploma) Lise Bitirme Diplomasi (Hight School Diploma) |
| Turkmenistan | Attestat (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels |
| Uganda | Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Uganda Certificate of Education |
| Ukraine | Aтестат про повну загальну середню освіту Atestat pro Povnu Zagal'nu seredniu osvitu Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education |
| United Arab Emirates | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| United Kingdom | Cambridge Pre-Univesrity Certificate (to be first awarded in 2010) General Certificate of Education O and A Levels General Certificate of Education AS Levels General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) |
| Uraguay | Bachiller |
| Uzbekistan | O'rta Ma'lumot To'g'risida Shahodatnoma Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Vanuatu | New Zealand Entrance and Bursary Examinations Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate |
| Venezuela | Bachiller |
| Vietnam | Bang Tot Nghiep Trung Hoc Pho Thong High School Graduation Certificate |
| Wales | Welsh Baccalaureate Advance Diploma Welsh Baccalaureate Intermediate Diploma Welsh Baccalaureate Foundation Diploma |
| Yemen Arab Rep | Shehaadat al-thaanawiya al-'aama General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Zambia | Zambia School Certificate |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council O and A Levels General Certificate of Education O and A Levels International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) |