The term matriculation examination or matriculation exam refers to educational qualifications in many countries. Usually this has to do with student's transfer from secondary to tertiary education. For more detailed information, see "Matriculation".
Depending on country, matriculation examination can mean:
- A-levels – in the United Kingdom.
- Abitur – in Germany, Finland and Estonia.
- Baccalauréat – in France.
- Bagrut – in Israel.
- Matric – in South Africa and formerly in Australia.
- Matura – in Austria.
- Student degree – in Scandinavia.
- Studentereksamen, Danish student degree.
- Studentexamen, Swedish student degree.
- Stúdentspróf, Icelandic student degree.
Famous quotes containing the word examination:
“The Afrocentric exploration of the black past only scratches the surface. A full examination of the ancestry of those who are referred to in the newspapers as blacks and African Americans must include Europe and Native America.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)