Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) or Matriculation examination, is a public examination in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Maldives conducted by educational boards for the successful completion of the secondary education exam in these countries. Students of 10th grade/class ten can appear in these. It is equivalent to the year 10 of the GCSE in England or the first two years of high schools in United States.
An examination board is an organization that sets examinations, is responsible for marking them, and distributes the results. Some are run by governmental entities; some are run as not-for-profit organizations.
The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education is a statutory and autonomous body established under the "Maharashtra Secondary Boards Act" 1965. Most important task of the board, among few others, is to conduct the SSC for 10th class and HSC for 12th class examinations. It is the most popular education board in terms of enrollment in high school in India only after the Central Board of Secondary Education.
Education in Bangladesh is administered by the country's Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education implements policies for primary education and state-funded schools at a local level. Education in Bangladesh is compulsory for all citizens until the end of grade eight. Primary and secondary education is funded by the state and free of charge in public schools.
In the Indian education system of some Indian states, the pre-university course (PUC) or pre-degree course (PDC) is referred to as intermediate or +2 course, which is a two-year senior secondary education course that succeeds the tenth grade and precedes to the completion of an Senior Secondary Course. The First Year of the PUC is commonly referred to as 1st PUC or Class 11th,, and the Second Year of the PUC as 2nd PUC or Class 12th. A college which offers the PUC is simply known as a 'PU college' or 'Intermediate College' which is also referred to as junior college.
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, is an autonomous organization and responsible for holding public examinations in Dhaka Division and for providing recognition to the newly established non-government educational institutions and also for the supervision, control and developments of those institutions. The board office is located at Bakshibazar, Dhaka.
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or Higher Secondary Education Certificate (HSEC) is a secondary education qualification in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. It is equivalent to the final year of high school in the United States and GCSE and/or A level in the United Kingdom.
The A-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 authorities of British Crown dependencies to students completing secondary or pre-university education. They were introduced in England and Wales in 1951 to replace the Higher School Certificate. The A-level permits students to have potential access to a chosen university they applied to with UCAS points. They could be accepted into it should they meet the requirements of the university.
10+2 refers to the 2 years of schooling which is required post grade 10, adopted by high schools in Nepal. 10+2 is gradually replacing the conventional modes of intermediate education, being the Intermediate of Science, Intermediate of Commerce, Intermediate of Arts/Humanities normally taken by Students after having received their School Leaving Certificate (SLC) provided by Tribhuvan University. Students in Nepal either opt for a 10+2 course in the science, management, and humanities stream under the Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB), or opt for other options like the British A-Levels curriculum under Cambridge University.
The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, commonly known as FBISE, is an autonomous board under the Ministry of Federal Education for examining the intermediate and secondary education in Pakistan and abroad for Pakistan International School. It is authorized with financial and administrative authority to organize, manage, regulate, develop and control intermediate and secondary education in general and accomplish examinations in the institutions affiliated with it.
Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education is a board of school education in Madhya Pradesh State of India.
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dinajpur, Bangladesh an autonomous organization, mainly responsible for holding three public examinations (Junior School Certificate, Secondary School Certificate, and Higher Secondary School Certificate and for providing recognition to the newly established non-government educational institutions and also for the supervision, control and developments of those institutions. It started the operation in 2006. Before that, this education board was within the Rajshahi Education Board.
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Barisal, Bangladesh, is an autonomous organization mainly responsible for holding JSC, SSC and HSC and for providing recognition to the newly established non-government educational institutions and also for the supervision, control and developments of those institutions. It started the operation in 1999.
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jashore is an autonomous organization in Jashore, Bangladesh, mainly responsible for holding two public examinations and for providing recognition to the newly established non-government educational institutions.
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Chattogram is an autonomous organization in Chittagong, Bangladesh, mainly responsible for organization, control, supervision and development of secondary and higher secondary education and for holding public examinations in the Greater Chittagong region including 5 districts of the Chittagong Division. The board started its operation in the year 1995 and took charge of schools of 5 districts, previously controlled by the BISE, Comilla. The board controls 1125 secondary and 279 higher secondary schools.
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi is an autonomous organization, mainly responsible for holding two public examinations. The Board started its operation in the year 1961.
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Cumilla is an autonomous organization that is responsible for holding public examinations Junior School Certificate (J.S.C.), Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.), and Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (H.S.C) in the Cumilla District and five nearby districts of Meghna Division. The board was established in 1962 under The Intermediate and Secondary Education Ordinance, 1961 which was amended on 1977 as Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Ordinance, 1977.
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sylhet is an autonomous organization responsible for holding public examinations in four districts of Sylhet Division. The board was established in 1999.
High schools in Bangladesh are institutions where 11–16 year olds take their lessons. There are approximately 23,500+ high schools in Bangladesh.
