Q-Entry DB

Armenia

Name of the qualification in original language

Միջնակարգ (լրիվ) կրթության ատեստատ

Translation in English

Secondary (full) education certificate

Transliteration in Latin alphabet

Mijnakarg (lriv) krtutyan atestat

Awarding body

Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia

Total number of years of schooling

12

General requirements for access to higher education

-

EQF level

4

NQF level

4

Grading system

10-point - grading scale for general knowledge and skills assessment,

20 point - grading scale for exams (see below).

General grading system

Examination grading system

9-10

18-20

Excellent

7-8

13-17

Good

4-6

8-12

Satisfactory

1-3

1-7

Unsatisfactory

Period of issue

Certificates of 12-year education (actual duration of 12 years) are awarded from 2017-2018 academic

Expiry date

-

Verification information

-

Useful links

Republic of Armenia - The Ministry of Education and Science

Comments/Additional Information

Till 2007-2008 there was 10-year secondary education system in Armenia and 10-year graduation certificate was awarded. The last graduates with actual duration of 10 years secondary education graduated in 2009-2010 and were awarded 11-year secondary school graduation (full) certificate (due to the reclassification in 2007-2008).

In 2010-2011 there was no graduation. From 2011-2012 till 2016-2017 graduates had actually studied 11 years and were awarded 12-year secondary school graduation (full) certificate (again due to the reclassification in 2007-2008).

In 2017-2018 academic year the first 12-year secondary school graduation (full) certificates with actual duration of 12 years of study were awarded. Both the previous 10-year and 11-year school graduation certificates give access to HE in Armenia.

More details about the present qualification:

Subjects: School state graduation exams of Armenian Language and Literature; Mathematics; Armenian History; Physical education , and other exams of other subjects depending on the specialization of HE course the student is applying for;

Grading system: 20-point grading scale is used for all exams except the exam of Physical Education for which 10 scale grading system is used.

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