School Certificate (Mauritius)

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.

School Certificate
Ordinary Level
AdministratorCambridge International Examinations
Year started1940s
Duration2 Years
RegionsMauritius
LanguagesEnglish (excluding Language Subjects)

Subjects

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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:[1]

Syllabus Code Subject Title Type No. of Papers Practical
1123/1125/1126 English Language (Mauritius) Compulsory 3 No
3014 French (Mauritius) Compulsory 2 No
4021/4029 Mathematics (Mauritius) Compulsory 2 No
2010 Literature in English Optional 2 No
2020 French Literature Optional 2 No
2055 Hinduism Optional 2 No
2068 Islamic Studies Optional 2 No
2210 Computer Science Optional 2 No
2217 Geography Optional 3 No
2251 Sociology Optional 2 No
2281 Economics Optional 2 No
3180 Arabic Optional 2 No
3201 Hindi Optional 2 No
3206 Tamil Optional 2 No
3209 Urdu Optional 2 No
3214 Telegu Optional 2 No
4037 Additional Mathematics Optional 2 No
4040 Statistics Optional 2 No
4054 Enterprise Optional 2 Yes*
5014 Environmental Management Optional 2 No
5016 Physical Education Optional 2 Yes*
5025 German Optional 4 Yes
5038 Agriculture Optional 2 Yes*
5054 Physics Optional 3 No
5070 Chemistry Optional 3 No
5090 Biology Optional 3 No
5129 Science - Combined Optional 3 Yes
6005 Art & Design Optional 3 Yes*
6043 Design and Technology Optional 3 Yes*
6065 Food and Nutrition Optional 2 Yes
6130 Fashion and Textiles Optional 2 Yes*
7048 Design and Communication Optional 2 Yes*
7096 Travel and Tourism Optional 2 No
7100 Commerce Optional 2 No
7115 Business Studies Optional 2 No
7707 Accounting Optional 2 No

*This subject's practical paper may not necessarily have a fixed amount of time to work on.

Progression

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "STATISTICS: SCHOOL CERTIFICATE".