Secondary School Credentials
Students who are applying during their last year of secondary school should clearly state the name of the certificate they expect to receive and when. They should send an official school transcript with the application and send the original or certified copies of the credentials listed below when available. Admissions may request additional credentials as needed.
Please note that all of the below credentials must come with your final secondary school transcript and leaving exam scores if applicable. Also, please be sure to submit copies of all qualifying exams taken throughout secondary school (for example: IGCSE final certificates, Class 10 Secondary School Examination Certificates for India, etc.) as these are also necessary to complete your application.
If your country is not listed here and you do not know the proper credentials, please contact us.
Credentials Accepted for Admission
Algeria
Baccalaureate of Secondary Education (Baccalauréat de l‘Enseignement Secondaire)
Argentina
Baccalaureate (Bachiller)
Australia
Australian Capital Territory: ACT Year 12 Certificate
New South Wales: Higher School Certificate (HSC)
Northern Territory: Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE)
Queensland: Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
South Australia: South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
Tasmania: Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE)
Victoria: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
Western Australia: Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)
Austria
Matura (Reifeprüfung)
Bahamas
Official General Certificate of Education (GCE) and CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate)
Bahrain
Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Bangladesh
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
Barbados
Official General Certificate of Education (GCE) and CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate)
Belgium
Certificate of Higher Secondary Education (Certificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS)/Diploma van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs/Abschluβzeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts)
Bolivia
The Bachillerato
Brazil
High School Leaving Certificate (Certificado de Conclusão de Segundo (2º) Grau / Certificado de Ensino Médio)
Bulgaria
Diploma of Completed Secondary Education (Diploma za Zavurcheno Sredno Obrazovanie)
Canada
British Columbia: Secondary School Graduation Diploma
Ontario: Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Québec: Secondary Leaving Certificate and one to two years of CEGEP
Other Provinces: High School Diploma
Chile
Diploma of Middle Education (Licencia de Educación Media)
China
Senior High School Graduation Certificate (毕业证书 (高中))
Colombia
Secondary School Diploma (Bachiller)
Cyprus
Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Apolyterion)
Czech Republic
Maturity Certificate (Maturitní vysvědčení)
Denmark
Upper Secondary School Leaving Examination (Studentereksamen (STX))
Dominican Republic
The Bachillerato
Ecuador
The Bachillerato
El Salvador
The Bachillerato
Egypt
General Secondary Education Certificate (Thanawiyya al-A’aamaI)
Advanced Level Certificate of Nile International Secondary Education (CNISE)
Finland
General Upper Secondary School Completion Certificate (Lukion päättötodistus / Avgångsbetyg)
Matriculation Examination Certificate (Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentexamensbetyg)
France
French Baccalaureate (Baccalauréat général)
Germany
Abitur
Greece
Upper Secondary School Certificate (Apolytirio Lykeiou)
Guatemala
The Bachillerato
Honduras
The Bachillerato
Hong Kong
HKDSE
HK A-Levels
HKCEE and Lower Form VI transcript
Iceland
Upper Secondary School Certificate (Stúdentspróf)
India
Higher Secondary Certificate/ISC (State board exams may also be considered for admission)
Indonesia
Upper Secondary School Diploma (Ijazah Sekolah Menengah Atas)
Ireland
Leaving (Senior) Certificate (Ardteistiméireacht)
Israel
Matriculation Certificate (Te’udat Bagrut (תעודת בגרות))
Italy
Diploma of Maturity (Diploma di Maturita)
Japan
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho (高等学校卒業証明書))
Jamaica
Official General Certificate of Education (GCE) and CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate)
Jordan
General Secondary Education Certificate
Kazakhstan
Certificate of Secondary Education (Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (аттестат о среднем образовании))
Korea, Republic of
Senior High School Diploma (인 문계 고등학교 졸업장)
Lebanon
Lebanese Baccalaureate (Baccalauréat Libanais)
Malaysia
Malaysian Higher School Certificate (Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), formerly known as the Higher School Certificate (HSC))
Mexico
Baccalaureate Certificate (Certificado de Bachillerato)
Morocco
Baccalaureate (Baccalauréat)
The Netherlands
University Preparatory Education Diploma (VWO(Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs))
New Zealand
National Certification of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3
Nicaragua
The Bachillerato
Nigeria
Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC)
Norway
Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate (Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole)
Pakistan
Higher Secondary School Certificate
Panama
The Bachillerato
Paraguay
The Bachillerato
Peru
Certificate of Completion of General Secondary Education (Certificado de educación secundaria común completa)
Russia
Certificate of Complete Secondary General Education (Attestat o Srednem Polnom Obshchem Obrazovanii (Аттестат о среднем полном общем образовании))
Saudi Arabia
General Secondary Education Certificate (Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat)
Singapore
2 years of GCE A-Level Study (Students with 1 year of A-Level study – completion of AS Levels only – may also be considered for admission)
South Africa
National Senior Certificate (NSC)
Spain
Baccalaureate (Título de Bachillerato)
Sweden
Leaving Certificate from Upper Secondary School (Avgångsbetyg / Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskola)
Switzerland
Matura (Certificat de Maturité/Maturität/Attestato di Maturità)
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Senior High School Diploma (高中文凭)
Thailand
Certificate of Secondary Education (Mathayom Suksa 6 (M6))
Trinidad and Tobago
Official General Certificate of Education (GCE) and CSEC (Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate)
Turkey
General Secondary School Diploma (Lise Diploması)
United Kingdom
2 years of GCE A-Level Study (Students with 1 year of A-Level study – completion of AS Levels only – may also be considered for admission)
Uruguay
The Bachillerato
Venezuela
Baccalaureate (Título de Bachiller)
Vietnam
Senior High School Certificate (Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông