The School Certificate is an academic qualification in Mauritius awarded upon the completion of Grade 11, the penultimate stage of secondary school. The qualification is awarded upon earning passing marks on the O-level exams administered by the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate, in conjunction with the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate of the Cambridge International Examinations board.
Subjects
Typically around 6 to 10 subjects are chosen by the student to be studied at O-level. These subjects may determine the available options for future study at A-level, to be taken for the Higher School Certificate, and for tertiary study in higher education institutions.
Cambridge School Certificate candidates may take the following subjects at O-level: +Syllabus CodeSubject TitleTypeNo. of PapersPractical1123/1125/1126English Language (Mauritius)Compulsory3No3014French (Mauritius)Compulsory2No4021/4029Mathematics (Mauritius)Compulsory2No2010Literature in EnglishOptional2No2020French LiteratureOptional2No2055HinduismOptional2No2068Islamic StudiesOptional2No2162History Optional2No2210Computer ScienceOptional2No2217GeographyOptional3No2251SociologyOptional2No2281EconomicsOptional2No3180ArabicOptional2No3201HindiOptional2No3206TamilOptional2No3209UrduOptional2No3214TeleguOptional2No4037Additional MathematicsOptional2No4040StatisticsOptional2No4054EnterpriseOptional2Yes*5014Environmental ManagementOptional2No5016Physical EducationOptional2Yes*5025GermanOptional4Yes5038AgricultureOptional2Yes*5054PhysicsOptional3No5070ChemistryOptional3No5090BiologyOptional3No5129Science - CombinedOptional3Yes6005Art & DesignOptional3Yes*6043Design and TechnologyOptional3Yes*6065Food and NutritionOptional2Yes6130Fashion and TextilesOptional2Yes*7048Design and CommunicationOptional2Yes*7096Travel and TourismOptional2No7100CommerceOptional2No7115Business StudiesOptional2No7707AccountingOptional2No *This subject's practical paper may not necessarily have a fixed amount of time to work on.
Progression Students who successfully earn the qualification may then progress to study for the A-level examinations and earn the Higher School Certificate. Students who are unsuccessful in obtaining the qualification may then transition from the academic stream to the vocational stream and progress onto vocational programmes of study. Students may also choose to obtain IGCSE qualifications at a later time.
See also Education in Mauritius Form III Certificate Certificate of Primary Education Higher School Certificate (Mauritius)
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