The Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (EGSECE) is a nationwide
exam in
Ethiopia that is given to students after final year of
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
education. Students take EGSECE usually for transferring to
11th grade
Eleventh grade, 11th grade, junior year, or grade 11 (called Year 12 in Wales and England and fifth form in Jamaica) is the eleventh, and for some countries final, grade of secondary schools. Students are typically 16–17 years of age, depending ...
or
college in preparatory schools. The Ethiopian Secondary Education Certificate is awarded to students who pass the exam since 2001.
Overview
The Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate Examination is conducted annually for evaluation of competency in
10th grade
Tenth grade or grade 10 (called Year Eleven in England and Wales, and sophomore year in the US) is the tenth year of school post-kindergarten or the tenth year after the first introductory year upon entering compulsory schooling. In many parts of ...
and awards Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate for student who pass the exam. The award was started in 2001. Previously, the Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate (ESLC) awarded until 2003 before replaced by the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (EHEEE). Students should submit three items before the exam as follows:
1)
Transcript with internal scores from the
high school.
2) Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate (EGSEC, done after grade 10)
3) Ethiopian University Entrance Examination (EUEE) results or Ethiopian Secondary School Leaving Examination
The second phase of secondary education leads to two field branch that students choose one of them: natural and social science branch. Fields in the Natural Science includes Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, while Geography, Social Studies, history in the Social Science. The other general subjects are mandatory to both streams such as English, Physical Education and national and foreign language subjects.
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Education in Ethiopia