The Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) was an academic qualification in

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awarded upon the completion of

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. The exam last took place at the end of 2016 before it was replaced by the Primary School Achievement Certificate (PSAC) in 2017. The qualification was awarded upon earning passing marks on the primary school exams administered by the

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. Students who fully earned the qualification then progressed into

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to continue studying.

Subjects

Certificate of Primary Education candidates were examined in the following subjects:

Core subjects

*English *Mathematics *French *Science *History and Geography

Optional subjects

*Hindi *Urdu *Tamil *Telugu *Modern Chinese *Arabic *Marathi

Progression

Students who passed the Certificate of Primary Education upon successful completion could advance into secondary colleges, where they would begin lower

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. The highest achieving students generally progressed into national colleges. Lower secondary education concluded with the awarding of the

Form III Certificate The Form III Certificate was an academic qualification in Mauritius awarded upon successful completion of lower secondary school. The exam last took place at the end of 2019 and was replaced by the National Certificate of Education (NCE) in 2020. ...

now known as the National Certificate of Education (NCE). Students who failed the CPE exams were given one more opportunity to re-sit the exams after repeating Grade 6. If students failed the CPE exams, or had not received their CPE qualification by age 13, were then progressed into the

Pre-vocational Certificate The Pre-vocational Certificate is a vocational qualification in Mauritius designed for early school leavers who have failed to successfully complete the exams required for the Certificate of Primary Education, a pre-requisite for entry into seconda ...

. As education was compulsory until age 16, this allowed those who were not able to complete their studies in the academic stream to transition onto the vocational stream and continue their formal education.

References

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Subjects

Core subjects

Optional subjects

Progression

See also

References