A matriculation examination or matriculation exam is a university entrance examination, which is typically held towards the end of secondary school. After passing the examination, a student receives a

school leaving certificate 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 certifica ...

recognising academic qualifications from secondary-level education. Depending on scores or grades achieved, a student may then

matriculate Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination. Australia In Australia, the term "matriculation" is seldom used now. ...

to university to take up further studies. The following matriculation examinations are conducted: *

A-levels The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational au ...

– in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and several Commonwealth countries * Abitur – in Germany and Lithuania. *

Iranian University Entrance Exam The Iranian University Entrance Exam, simply known as Konkour ( Persian: کنکور; from the French ''Concours''), is a standardized test used as one of the means to gain admission to higher education in Iran. Generally, to get a Ph.D. in non-me ...

- in Iran * Bacalaureat – in Romania and Moldova. * Baccalauréat – in France and many francophone countries. *

Eindexamen The ''Eindexamen'' () or ''centraal examen (CE)'' is the matriculation exam in the Netherlands, which takes place in a student's final year of high school education ( voortgezet onderwijs; "continued education"). The exam is regulated by the Dutch ...

– in the Netherlands. *

Exit examination An exit examination is a test that students must pass to receive a diploma and graduate from school. Such examinations have been used in a variety of countries; this article focuses on their use within the United States. These are usually criter ...

– in the United States. ** Regents Exam – New York State, USA *

Gaokao The National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), commonly known as the gaokao (), is a standardized college entrance exam held annually in mainland China. It is required for entrance into almost all higher education institutions at the und ...

– in China. * Higher – in Scotland. *

International Baccalaureate Diploma The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year Curriculum, educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification fo ...

– International. *

ICFES exam The ICFES examination, or Saber 11, is a high school exit examination administered annually in grade 11 in Colombian high schools. The exam is standardized, similar to the SAT and ACT examinations taken by high school students in the United Sta ...

– in Colombia * Leaving Certificate – in Ireland. ** University of Dublin Matriculation Examination - for

Trinity College Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

Matric Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination. Australia In Australia, the term "matriculation" is seldom used now ...

– in South Africa and formerly in Australia. *

Matura or its translated terms (''Mature'', ''Matur'', , , , , , ) is a Latin name for the secondary school exit exam or "maturity diploma" in various European countries, including Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, C ...

– in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine. *

Prueba de Selección Universitaria The University Selection Test ( es, Prueba de Selección Universitaria or PSU) was a standardized test used for college admissions in Chile. Since 2003 it has replaced the Prueba de Aptitud Académica (PAA) which had been in use since 1966. The ...

– in Chile * Student degree – in the Nordic countries. ** Studentereksamen, Danish student degree. **

Studentexamen Studentexamen (Swedish for "students' examination" or "students' degree"), earlier also ''mogenhetsexamen'' ("maturity examination") was the name of the university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and r ...

, Swedish student degree (abolished). ** Generell Studiekompetanse, Norwegian student degree. **

Stúdentspróf The ''Stúdentspróf'' () is an educational diploma in Iceland, which allows them to matriculate at university and take up their studies. Studies leading to the Stúdentspróf generally take three years to complete, and most students finish their ...

, Icelandic student degree. ** Studentsprógv, Faroese student degree. **

Ylioppilastutkinto The Finnish Matriculation Examination (Finnish ''ylioppilastutkinto'', Swedish ''studentexamen'') is the matriculation examination taken at the end of secondary education to qualify for entry into university. In practice, the test also constitute ...

, Finnish student degree. *

Bachillerato The Spanish Baccalaureate ( es, Bachillerato) is the post-16 stage of education in Spain, comparable to the A Levels/Higher (Scottish) in the UK, the French Baccalaureate in France or the International Baccalaureate. It follows the ESO (compulso ...

Selectividad is the popular name given to the Spanish University Admission Tests ("", E.v.A.U.), a non-compulsory exam taken by students after secondary school, necessary to get into University. Students must take six 90-minute written exams over three days ...

– in Spain. *

Bagrut Te'udat Bagrut (, ''lit.'' "maturity certificate", Arabic: شهادة بجروت) is a certificate that attests that a student has successfully passed Israel's high school matriculation examination. Bagrut is a prerequisite for higher education ...

– in Israel. *

Tawjihi Tawjihi or Al-Tawjeehi (امتحان شهادة الدراسة الثانوية العامة) is the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination in Jordan and Palestine. It is the last stage of school education. To sit for the exam, studen ...

– in

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

and the

Palestinian territories The Palestinian territories are the two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been militarily occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967, namely: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. The ...

. * Riigieksamid — in Estonia. *

Unified State Exam The Unified State Exam (russian: Единый государственный экзамен, ЕГЭ, ''Yediniy gosudarstvenniy ekzamen, EGE'') is an exam in the Russian Federation. It is a series of exams every student must pass after graduation fr ...

– in Russia. *

External independent testing External independent evaluation or External independent testing (EIT, external testing, ET) is the examination for admission to universities in Ukraine. Complex organizational procedures (first - testing) aim to determine the level of academic p ...

- in Ukraine. * Unified National Testing - in Kazakhstan. * General Republican Testing - in Kyrgyzstan. * Unified State/National Exams - in Armenia and Georgia * Centralized Testing - in Belarus and Tajikistan

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