High School Degree Equivalencies

Note: Required equivalents are subject to change without notice.

Country Equivalent Degree(s)
Afghanistan Baccaluaria/Baccalaureate
Albania Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate)
Algeria Baccalaureat
Andorra Please contact International Admissions
Angola Habilitacoes Literarias
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Argentina Bachillerato
Armenia Mijnakarg/Yndhanur Krytutyan Atestat (Certificate of Full Secondary Education)
Australia 12th year Certificate from any state
Austria Reifeprufung/ Reifezeugnis/ Matura (Maturity Certificate)
Azerbaijan Certificate of General Education
Bahamas Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE)/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Bahrain Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Tawjihi): 'C' average or higher
Bangladesh Intermediate Arts, Science, or Commerce Exams/ 3 year diploma from a polytechnic/ Higher Secondary Certificate. NOTE: Students submitting GCE scores must have the results attested by the local British Council office.
Barbados Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC) / GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Belarus Attestat O Srednemobrazovanii
Belgium Certificat d'Enseignment Secondaire Superieru/ Getuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs/ Abschluzeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts (Certificate of Higher Secondary Education)
Belize Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Benin Baccalaureat
Bhutan Indian School Certificate (12th standard)
Bolivia Bachillerato/Bachiller en Humanidades
Bosnia and Herzegovina Matura
Botswana Botswana General Certificate of Education
Brazil Certificado de Conclusao de 2 Grau/ Diploma de Professor do Encino de 1 Grau (4 year program)/ Diploma de Professor de Grau (4 year program): 6/10 or 3.5/5 average
British Virgin Islands Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC): 5 subjects with grades of I of II at General Proficiency Level; GCE O-Level: 5 college level subjects with grade C or higher
Brunei Brunei/ Cambrige GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Bulgaria Diplom za Zavarcheno Sredno Obrazovanie
Burkina Faso Baccalaureat
Burundi Diplome des Humanites Completes
Cambodia Certificate of Completion/ Baccalaureat
Cameroon Baccalaureat/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher. NOTE: GCE scores must be sent directly from the examinations council
Canada
  • Alberta: High School Diploma
  • British Colombia: Dogwood Diploma
  • Manitoba: Secondary School Diploma
  • New Brunswick: High School Graduation Diploma
  • Newfoundland: High School Graduation Diploma
  • Northwest Territories:
    1. High School Graduation Diploma
    2. School Leaving Certificate (Individualized Education Plan - IEP)
  • Nova Scotia High School Completion Certificate
  • Nunavut:
    1. High School Graduation Diploma
    2. School Leaving Certificate (Individualized Education Plan - IEP)
  • Ontario Ontario Secondary School Diploma
  • Prince Edward Island: High School Graduation Diploma
  • Quebec: Grade Xi Secondary V Certificate/ Diplome d'Etudes Secondaires (DES)
  • Saskatchewan Record of Secondary Level Standing (Secondary School Diploma)
  • Yukon: Dogwood Diploma
Cape Verde Curso Complementar do Ensino Secundario (Secondary Education Completion)
Central African Republic Baccalaureat/ Diplome de Bachelier l'Enseignement du Second Degre
Chad Baccalaureat
Chile Licencia de Educacion Media (Intermediate Education Certificate)
China Senior Middle School Diploma: 2.5 or 75% and higher
Colombia Bachillerato: 7.5 average or higher
Comoros No U.S. equivalent
Congo - Brazzaville Baccalaureat
Congo - Kinshasa Diplome d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long
Costa Rica Diploma de Conclusion de Education Diversificado/ Bachillerato
Croatia Matura
Cuba Bachillerato/ Bachiller
Cyprus Apolytirion/ Graduation from a lyceum/ GCE
Czech Republic Maturutni Zkouska or Matura
Denmark Bevis for Studentereksamen/ Hojere Forberedeiseseksamen/ Hojere Handelseksamen
Djibouti Baccalaureat
Dominica Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC): 5 subjects with grades of I of II at General Proficiency Level; GCE O-Level: 5 college level subjects with grade C or higher
Dominican Republic Bachiller/ Bachillerato
Egypt Thanawaya a' Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate)
El Salvador Bachiller/ Bachillerato
Equatorial Guinea Please contact International Admissions
Eritrea Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination
Estonia Gumnaasiumi Loputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Ethiopia Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher (including English & Math)
Fiji New Zealand School Certificate or Fiji School Leaving Certificate
Finland Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen (Matriculation Examination)
France Baccalaureat/ Brevet de Technicien
Gabon Baccalaureat
Gambia West African School Certificate/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Georgia Sashualo ganatlebis atestati (Certificate of Completion, General Secondary Education awarded by a gimnasia or licei
Germany Abitur/ Fachhochschulreife
Ghana West African School Certificate / GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher. NOTE: Results must be sent directly from the WAEC.
Greece Apolytirion: 12.5 average or higher
Grenada Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Guatemala Bachillerato/ Maestra (completed at the secondary level)
Guinea Baccalaureat
Guinea-Bissau Please contact International Admissions
Guyana Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Haiti Baccalaureat II - Philosophie
Honduras Bachillerato/ Maestro or Maestra (at the secondary level)
Hong Kong SAR China Hong Kong Certificate of Education/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Hungary Gimnaziumi Erettsegi Bizonyitvany
Iceland Studentsprof
India India Higher Secondary Certificate with Division I or II, or 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher/ 3 year diploma from a polytechnic
Indonesia Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar/ Sekolah Menegah Tingkat Atas/STTB, SMA
Iran Diplom/ Metevasetch/ High School Diploma/Pre-University Certificate
Iraq Sixth Form Baccalaureat: 70% average or higher
Ireland School Leaving Certificate
Israel Bagrut
Italy Diploma di Maturita/ Secondary School Diploma
Ivory Coast Baccalaureat
Japan Sotsugyo Shosho awarded by a Kotogakka: 70% or higher
Jordan Tawjihi (GSEC)
Kazakhstan Atestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education)
Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE): 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher or grades 1-6. NOTE: KCSE results must be sent directly by the Examinations Council
Kiribati GCE O-Levels/ Secondary School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/ Kiribati National Certificate
Kuwait Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A'ama (Secondary School Leaving Certificate): 75% or higher
Kyrgyzstan Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii
Laos Baccalaureat
Latvia Atestats par visparejo videjo izgitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Lebanon Baccalaureat Libanais
Lesotho Cambridge Overseas School Certificate: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Liberia Secondary School Certificate
Libya General Secondary Certificate
Liechtenstein Matura/ Maturitazeugnis
Lithuania Brandos Atestatas/Maturity Certificate (NOT the Secondary School Graduation Certificate)
Luxembourg Diplome de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires
Macedonia Svidetelstvo za Zavreno Sredno Obrazovanie (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Madagascar Baccalaureat
Malawi Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE)
Malaysia Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
Maldives No U.S. equivalent
Mali Baccalaureate
Malta Secondary Education Certificate
Marshall Islands GCE O-levels/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate
Martinique Baccalaureate
Mauritania Baccalaureate
Mauritius Higher School Certificate
Mexico Bachillerato
Moldova Diploma de Bacalaureat
Monaco Baccalaureate
Mongolia School Leaving Certificate
Montenegro Please contact International Admissions
Montserrat Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Morocco Bacalaureate
Mozambique Certificado de Habilitacoes Literaias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Myanmar Basic High School Education (Maturity Certificate)
Namibia International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Nepal Higher Secondary Certificate, Proficiency Certificate (Tribhuvan University), Intermediate Exam (Kathmandu -Science stream only), Uttar Madhyama Exams (Mahendra Sanskrit University). NOTE: Students submitting GCE scores must have the results attested by the local British Council office.
Netherlands HAVO (Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs)/ VWO (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs)
New Zealand Sixth Form Certificate
Nicaragua Bachillerato en Ciencias, Letras, y Filosofia
Niger Baccalaureate
Nigeria Senior School Certificate / West African School Certificate / GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher/ or grades 1 - 6. NOTE: The results certificate must be sent directly from the WAEC.
Norway Vitnemal den Vidergaende Skole (Certificate of Upper Secondary Education): average grade of 4 or higher
Oman Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Pakistan Higher Secondary Certificate/ Intermediate Certificate. NOTE: Students submitting GCE scores must have the results attested by the local British Council office.
Palestinian Territory General Secondary Education Certificate: average of 70% or higher
Panama Bachiller
Papua New Guinea Higher School Certificate
Paraguay Bachiller
Peru Certificado de Educacion Secundaria Comas Completa
Philippines Please contact International Admissions
Poland Swiadectwo dojrzalosci (Maturity Certificate)
Portugal Certificado de fim de Estudos Secundarios (Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education)/ Certidao de Decimo Segundo Ano (Twelfth Year Certificate)
Qatar Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari (GSEC)
Romania Diploma de Bacalaureat (Baccalaureate Diploma) from a liceu, scola normal, or siminarul teologic
Russia Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazova Nil (Certificate of Secondary Complete General Education)
Rwanda Certificat des Humanites
Saint Kitts and Nevis Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Saint Lucia Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Samoa GCE O-Levels/ Secondary School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/ Solomon Islands School Certificate
Saudi Arabia Tawjihiyah (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Senegal Baccalaureate
Serbia Please contact International Admissions
Seychelles Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Sierra Leone West African School Certificate/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher. NOTE: The results certificate must be sent directly from the WAEC.
Singapore Singapore/ Cambridge GCE O-Levels
Slovakia Maturitna Skuska (Maturity Certificate)
Slovenia Maturitetno Spričevalo (Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Solomon Islands GCE O-Levels/ Secondary School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/ Solomon Islands School Certificate
Somalia Secondary School Leaving Certificate
South Africa Senior Certificate
South Korea School Leaving Certificate/ Diploma: 75% average or higher
Spain Titulo de Bachillerato
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher, plus 3 GCE A-Levels /OR/ British GCSE O-Levels/IGCSE and 5 college levels subjects with grade 'C' or higher. NOTE: Students submitting GCE scores must have the results attested by the local British Council office.
Sudan Senior School Certificate
Suriname HAVO (Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs)/ VWO (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs)
Swaziland Cambridge Overseas School Certificate
Sweden Avgangsbetyg from a gymnasium
Switzerland Maturity Certificate of Fahigkeitszeugnis (Certificate of Qualification)
Syria General Secondary Certificate (Baccalaureate)
Taiwan Graduation Certificate or 5 year Junior College Diploma
Tajikistan Attestat o Srednum Obrazovanii (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education)
Tanzania National Form IV Examination/ Certificate of Secondary Education
Thailand Mathayom Suksa
Togo Baccalaureat: average of "C" or higher
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CXC)/ GCE O-Levels: 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher
Tunisia Baccalaureate
Turkey Lise Diplomasi/ Secondary School Diploma
Turkmenistan State Examination for School Leaving Certificate
Uganda Uganda Certificate of Education
Ukraine Atestat/Matriculation School Certification
United Arab Emirates Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate
United Kingdom General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE): 5 college level subjects with grade 'C' or higher.
Uruguay Bachillerato
Uzbekistan Please contact International Admissions
Venezuela Bachiller: overall average of 12/20
Vietnam Bang Tot Nghiep Pho Thong Trung Hoc (Diploma of Graduation from General Secondary Education)
Yemen General Secondary Certificate
Zambia Zambia School Certificate
Zimbabwe GCE O-Level (ended in 1999)/Cambridge School Certificate. NOTE: copies of the results certificate must be certified by ZIMSEC