The Form III Certificate was an academic qualification in

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awarded upon successful completion of lower

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) ...

. The exam last took place at the end of 2019 and was replaced by the National Certificate of Education (NCE) in 2020. The qualification was awarded upon earning passing marks on the

National Assessment at Form III 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. ...

exams, taken by Grade 9 at secondary school, which are administered by the

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Progression

Form III marked the end of compulsory education, and students are not obligated to continue their studies beyond this point. Form III also marked the completion of lower secondary education. Students who successfully earned the Form III Certificate may then progressed onto higher secondary education. They may have then studied for the

O-level The O-Level (Ordinary Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education. It was introduced in place of the School Certificate in 1951 as part of an educational reform alongside the more in-depth ...

examinations and earn the

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. Students who were unsuccessful in obtaining the qualification may have then transitioned from the academic stream to the vocational stream and progress onto

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programmes of study.

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