HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL LEAVING CERTIFICATES

FOR COUNTRIES CURRENTLY DESIGNATED ELIGIBLE

FOR THE DIVERSITY LOTTERY PROGRAM (DV 2001)

COUNTRIES

CREDENTIALS

AFRICA

 

Algeria

Baccalauréat

Angola

Secondary School Leaving Certificate

Benin

Baccalauréat

Botswana

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Burkina Faso

Baccalauréat

Burundi

Diplôme des Humanités Complètes

Cameroon

GCE O-levels/Baccalauréat

Cape Verde

Curso Complementar do Ensino Secundario (Secondary Education Complementary Course)

Central African Republic

Baccalauréat

Chad

Baccalauréat

Comoros

N/A (secondary education is available only through grade nine)

Congo, Democratic Republic of The

Diplôme d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long (State Diploma of Long Cycle Secondary Education)

Congo

Baccalauréat

Djibouti

Baccalauréat

Egypt

General Secondary School Certificate

Equatorial Guinea

Information not available

Eritrea

Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination

Ethiopia

Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate

Gabon

Baccalauréat

Gambia, The

West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels

Ghana

West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels

Guinea

Baccalauréat

Guinea-Bissau

Information not available

Ivory Coast (Cote D' Ivoire)

Baccalauréat

Kenya

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

Lesotho

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Liberia

Senior High School Certificate

Libya

General Secondary Certificate

Madagascar

Baccalauréat

Malawi

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Mali

Baccalauréat

Mauritania

Baccalauréat

Mauritius

Higher School Certificate

Morocco

Baccalauréat

Mozambique

Certificado de Habilitacoes Literarias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Namibia

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Niger

Baccalauréat

Nigeria

Senior School Certificate/West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels

Rwanda

Certificat des Humanités

Sao Tome and Principe

Cerrtidao do Ensino Secundario (Secondary Education Certificate)

Senegal

Baccalauréat

Seychelles

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Sierra Leone

West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels

Somalia

Secondary School Leaving Certificate

South Africa

Senior Certificate

Sudan

Senior School Certificate

Swaziland

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Tanzania

National Form IV Examination/Certificate of Secondary Education

Togo

Baccalauréat

Tunisia

Baccalauréat

Uganda

Uganda Certificate of Education

Zambia

Zambia School Certificate

Zimbabwe

Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

 

ASIA

 

Afghanistan

Baccalauria

Bahrain

Secondary School Leaving Certificate

Bangladesh

Higher Secondary Certificate

Bhutan

Indian School Certificate

Brunei

Brunei/Cambridge GCE O-levels

Burma (Myanmar)

Basic Education High School Examination/ Matriculation

Cambodia

Certificate of Completion/Baccalauréat

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)

Hong Kong Certificate of Education/GCE O-levels

Indonesia

Ijazah SMA (Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate)

Iran

Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education

Iraq

Sixth Form Baccalauréat

Israel

Bagrut

Japan

Secondary School Leaving Certificate

Jordan

Tawjihi (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

North Korea

Graduation Certificate Senior Middle School

Kuwait

General Secondary School Certificate

Laos

Baccalauréat

Lebanon

Baccalauréat (2nd Part)

Malaysia

SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia)

Maldives

N/A (secondary level education is not available)

Mongolia

School Leaving Certificate

Nepal

Proficiency Certificate

Oman

Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Pakistan

Intermediate or Higher Secondary School Certificate

Qatar

Certificate of General Secondary Education

Saudi Arabia

General Secondary Education Certificate

Singapore

Singapore/Cambridge GCE O-levels

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan GCE O-levels

Syria

Secondary School Leaving Certificate

Thailand

Mathayom Suksa

United Arab Emirates

Secondary School Certificate

Yemen

Al Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate)

 

EUROPE

 

Albania

Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate)

Andorra

Titulo de Bachillerato (Title of Bachelor)

Armenia

Attestat o srednem obriazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Austria

Reifeprufung (Maturity Certificate)

Azerbaijan

Svidetel'stvo o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Belarus

Svidetel'stvo o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Belgium

Certificat d'Enseignment Secondaire (Higher Secondary Certificate)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Matura

Bulgaria

Diplom za Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Education)

Croatia

Matura

Cyprus

Apolytirion

Czech Republic

Maturutní Zkouška or Matura

Denmark

Bevis for Studentereksamen/Hojere Forberedelseseksamen/Hojere Handelseksamen

Estonia

Secondary School Certificate

Finland

Lukion Paastotodistus

France

Baccalauréat/ Brevet de Technicien

Georgia

Attestat o srednem obrazovanii

Germany

Abitur/Fachhochschulreife/Realschulabschluss

Greece

Apolytirion

Hungary

Erettsegi Bizonyitvany

Iceland

Studentsprof

Ireland

Leaving Certificate

Italy

Diploma di Maturità

Kazakstan

Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Kyrgyzstan

Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Latvia

Atestats par visparejo videjo izgitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)

Liechtenstein

Matura

Lithuania

Secondary School Diploma

Luxembourg

Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of...

Svidetelstov za polozen zavrsen (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Malta

Matriculation/ Secondary Education Certificate

Moldova

Diploma de Absolvire a Invatamintuni Mediu General (Diploma of Completion of General Secondary Education)

Monaco

Baccalauréat

Montenegro

Svedocanstvo o polozenom zavrsnom (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Netherlands

HAVO or VWO

Northern Ireland

General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)

Norway

Vitnemal den Vidergaende Skole (Certificate of Upper Secondary Education)

Portugal

Certificado de fin de Estudos Secundarios (Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education)/Certidao de Decimo Segundo Ano (Twelfth Year Certificate)

Romania

Diploma de Bacalaureat

Russia

Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

San Marino

Diploma di Maturità

Serbia

Svedocanstvo o polozenom zavrsnom (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Slovakia

Maturitna Skuska (Maturity Certificate)

Slovenia

Matura

Spain

Bachillerato Unificado y Polivalente (BUP)

Sweden

Avgangsbetyg (Gymnasium)

Switzerland

Maturity Certificate of Fahigkeitszeugnis (Certificate of Qualification)

Tajikistan

Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Turkey

Lise Diplomasi

Turkmenistan

Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Ukraine

Atestat o protnom ovshchem srednem obrazovani (Certificate of Completed Secondary Education)

Vatican (Holy See)

Diploma di Maturità

 

NORTH AMERICA

 

Bahamas

Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education/GCE O-levels

 

OCEANIA

 

Australia

'12th Year' Certificate from any state

Fiji

New Zealand School Certificate or Fiji School Leaving Certificate

Kiribati

GCE O-levels/Secondary School Certificate/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/ Kiribati National Certificate

Marshall Islands

GCE O-levels/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate

Micronesia, Federated States of

Information not available

Nauru

GCE O-levels/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate

New Zealand

Sixth Form Certificate

Palau

Information not available

Papua New Guinea

Higher School Certificate

Solomon Islands

GCE O-levels/Secondary School Certificate/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/ Solomon Islands School Certificate

Tonga

Tongan School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/Completion Form Six

Tuvalu

Tuvalu School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate

Vanuatu

GCE O-levels/Baccalauréat

Western Samoa

GCE O-levels/Secondary School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/ Solomon Islands School Certificate

 

SOUTH AMERICA,

 CENTRAL AMERICA,

 & THE CARIBBEAN

 

Antigua and Barbuda

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Argentina

Bachillerato

Barbados

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Belize

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Bolivia

Bachillerato

Brazil

Certificado de Conclusao de 2 Grau (Certificate of Completion of Secondary Level)

Chile

Licencia de Educacion Media (Intermediate Education Certificate)

Costa Rica

Diploma de Conclusion de Educacion Diversificado

Cuba

Bachillerato

Dominica

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Ecuador

Bachillerato

Grenada

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Guatemala

Bachillerato

Guyana

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)

Honduras

Bachillerato

Nicaragua

Bachillerato

Panama

Bachillerato

Paraguay

Bachillerato

Peru

Certificado de Educacion Secundaria Completa

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Saint Lucia

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Suriname

HAVO or VWO

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Uruguay

Bachillerato

Venezuela

Bachillerato

 

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