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Ukraine
Name of the qualification in original language
Атестат про загальну середню освiту
from 01/01/ 2019: Свiдоцтво про здобуття повноï загальноï середноï освiти
Translation in English
Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education
Awarding body
1. Ministry of Education and Science is responsible for the standard education
2. Regional Educational authorities are responsible for the licensing and attestation processes for the secondary educational institutions
3. Secondary educational institutions are responsible for the education process and issuance of certificates
Total number of years of schooling
11 years are required now for the secondary school graduation.
Starting from 2018 the 12-year school system is being implemented (the first graduates of this system are expected in 12 years).
EQF level
The referencing of NQF to EQF is planned for the period of 2019-2020.
NQF level
3
Verification information
Ways of verification:
- Inforesurs | Unified State Electronic Database in Education;
- Apostille stamps and database of ENIC Ukraine of the issued apostille;
- To inquires directly to educational institutions.
Useful links
Preschool and School Department of the Ministry of Education and Science in Ukraine
Secondary Educational | ENIC Ukraine National Information Centre of Academic Mobility
Ukranian Educational Quality Assurance Center (Center for External Independent Testing)
Inforesurs | Unified State Electronic Database in Education (only in Ukranian)
Comments/Additional Information
Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education gives general access to higher education. The state examination system, called External Indipendent Testing (EIT), provides equal access to higher education based on complete general secondary education.
Subjects are divided into 2 categories: 1. required fields (languages and literature, social science, art, mathematics, natural science, technologies, health and physical culture) and 2. optional fields (based on the specialization of a school).
Grading system: a 12-point scale, where 12 is the highest score and 1 is the lowest.
The school leaving certificate is issued on the unified template of the fixed sized with the usage of the photo and digital technologies.