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An alternative Matric examination is offered by the Independent Examinations Board (IEB), a body representing various of the private schools in South Africa. Foreign grade 12 equivalent qualifications are also accepted. Many home educated learners write foreign grade 12 equivalent examinations. [citation needed]
Based in South Africa, Siyavula [115] was founded in 2007 [116] and offers high school maths and science open textbooks. Initially funded through a Shuttleworth Foundation fellowship, the South African government provided 2.5 million print copies of Siyavula textbooks to South African high school students during 2012.
In South Africa, some universities follow a model based on the British system. Thus, at the University of Cape Town and the University of South Africa (UNISA), the percentages are calibrated as follows: a first-class pass is given for 75% and above, a second (division one) for 70–74%, a second (division two) for 60–69%, and a third for 50–59%.
In South Africa, matriculation (or matric) is the final year of high school and the qualification received on graduating from high school, and the minimum university entrance requirements. The first formal examination was conducted in South Africa under the University of the Cape of Good Hope in 1858.
Biology (with Coursework) (Singapore) Yes Yes No Singapore only; last exam in 2014 syllabus: CIE 5096 Human and Social Biology: Yes Yes Yes Cannot be combined with syllabuses 0608, 0610, 0653 & 0654 , 5090, 5129 & 5131 (O Level) link: CIE 5100 Biology (Singapore) Yes Yes Exclusive Singapore only; last exam in 2014 syllabus: CIE 5108 Biology ...
In South Africa, the grading system used in secondary schools until 2008 (when the education minister implemented Outcomes Based Education or OBE curriculum) was as follows: Format: Code [x] ([Symbol]): [y]% - [z]%
The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), or the Malaysian Certificate of Education, is a national examination sat for by all Form 5 secondary school students in Malaysia.It is the equivalent of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) of England, Wales and Northern Ireland; the Nationals 4/5 of Scotland; and the GCE Ordinary Level (O Level) of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The 1960 Beloe Report was commissioned to look into a new exam which became the CSE.. The CSE was introduced to provide a set of qualifications available to a broader range of schoolchildren and distinct from the GCE (), that were aimed at the academically more able pupils, mostly those at grammar and independent schools (rather than secondary modern schools). [4]