HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL LEAVING
CERTIFICATES
FOR COUNTRIES CURRENTLY DESIGNATED ELIGIBLE
FOR THE DIVERSITY LOTTERY PROGRAM (DV 2001)
| COUNTRIES | CREDENTIALS |
| AFRICA | |
| Algeria | Baccalauréat |
| Angola | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Benin | Baccalauréat |
| Botswana | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Burkina Faso | Baccalauréat |
| Burundi | Diplôme des Humanités Complètes |
| Cameroon | GCE O-levels/Baccalauréat |
| Cape Verde | Curso Complementar do Ensino Secundario (Secondary Education Complementary Course) |
| Central African Republic | Baccalauréat |
| Chad | Baccalauréat |
| Comoros | N/A (secondary education is available only through grade nine) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of The | Diplôme d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long (State Diploma of Long Cycle Secondary Education) |
| Congo | Baccalauréat |
| Djibouti | Baccalauréat |
| Egypt | General Secondary School Certificate |
| Equatorial Guinea | Information not available |
| Eritrea | Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate |
| Gabon | Baccalauréat |
| Gambia, The | West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels |
| Ghana | West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels |
| Guinea | Baccalauréat |
| Guinea-Bissau | Information not available |
| Ivory Coast (Cote D' Ivoire) | Baccalauréat |
| Kenya | Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Lesotho | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Liberia | Senior High School Certificate |
| Libya | General Secondary Certificate |
| Madagascar | Baccalauréat |
| Malawi | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Mali | Baccalauréat |
| Mauritania | Baccalauréat |
| Mauritius | Higher School Certificate |
| Morocco | Baccalauréat |
| Mozambique | Certificado de Habilitacoes Literarias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Namibia | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Niger | Baccalauréat |
| Nigeria | Senior School Certificate/West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels |
| Rwanda | Certificat des Humanités |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Cerrtidao do Ensino Secundario (Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Senegal | Baccalauréat |
| Seychelles | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Sierra Leone | West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels |
| Somalia | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| South Africa | Senior Certificate |
| Sudan | Senior School Certificate |
| Swaziland | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Tanzania | National Form IV Examination/Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Togo | Baccalauréat |
| Tunisia | Baccalauréat |
| Uganda | Uganda Certificate of Education |
| Zambia | Zambia School Certificate |
| Zimbabwe | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| ASIA |
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| Afghanistan | Baccalauria |
| Bahrain | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Bangladesh | Higher Secondary Certificate |
| Bhutan | Indian School Certificate |
| Brunei | Brunei/Cambridge GCE O-levels |
| Burma (Myanmar) | Basic Education High School Examination/ Matriculation |
| Cambodia | Certificate of Completion/Baccalauréat |
| Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) | Hong Kong Certificate of Education/GCE O-levels |
| Indonesia | Ijazah SMA (Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate) |
| Iran | Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education |
| Iraq | Sixth Form Baccalauréat |
| Israel | Bagrut |
| Japan | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Jordan | Tawjihi (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| North Korea | Graduation Certificate Senior Middle School |
| Kuwait | General Secondary School Certificate |
| Laos | Baccalauréat |
| Lebanon | Baccalauréat (2nd Part) |
| Malaysia | SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) |
| Maldives | N/A (secondary level education is not available) |
| Mongolia | School Leaving Certificate |
| Nepal | Proficiency Certificate |
| Oman | Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Pakistan | Intermediate or Higher Secondary School Certificate |
| Qatar | Certificate of General Secondary Education |
| Saudi Arabia | General Secondary Education Certificate |
| Singapore | Singapore/Cambridge GCE O-levels |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan GCE O-levels |
| Syria | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Thailand | Mathayom Suksa |
| United Arab Emirates | Secondary School Certificate |
| Yemen | Al Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) |
| EUROPE |
|
| Albania | Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate) |
| Andorra | Titulo de Bachillerato (Title of Bachelor) |
| Armenia | Attestat o srednem obriazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Austria | Reifeprufung (Maturity Certificate) |
| Azerbaijan | Svidetel'stvo o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Belarus | Svidetel'stvo o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Belgium | Certificat d'Enseignment Secondaire (Higher Secondary Certificate) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Matura |
| Bulgaria | Diplom za Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Education) |
| Croatia | Matura |
| Cyprus | Apolytirion |
| Czech Republic | Maturutní Zkouska or Matura |
| Denmark | Bevis for Studentereksamen/Hojere, Forberedelseseksamen/Hojere Handelseksamen |
| Estonia | Secondary School Certificate |
| Finland | Lukion Paastoodistus |
| France | Baccalaureat/ Brevet de Technicien |
| Georgia | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii |
| Germany | Abitur/Fachhochschulreife/Realschulabschluss |
| Greece | Apolytirion |
| Hungary | Erettsegi Bizonyitvany |
| Iceland | Studentsprof |
| Ireland | Leaving Certificate |
| Italy | Diploma di Maturità |
| Kazakstan | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Latvia | Atestats par visparejo videjo izgitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education) |
| Liechtenstein | Matura |
| Lithuania | Secondary School Diploma |
| Luxembourg | Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires |
| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of... | Svidetelstov za polozen zavrsen (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Malta | Matriculation/ Secondary Education Certificate |
| Moldova | Diploma de Absolvire a Invatamintuni Mediu General (Diploma of Completion of General Secondary Education) |
| Monaco | Baccalauréat |
| Montenegro | Svedocanstvo o polozenom zavrsnom (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Netherlands | HAVO or VWO |
| Northern Ireland | General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) |
| Norway | Vitnemal den Vidergaende Skole (Certificate of Upper Secondary Education) |
| Portugal | Certificado de fin de Estudos Secundarios (Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education)/Certidao de Decimo Segundo Ano (Twelfth Year Certificate) |
| Romania | Diploma de Bacalaureat |
| Russia | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| San Marino | Diploma di Maturità |
| Serbia | Svedocanstvo o polozenom zavrsnom (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Slovakia | Maturitna Skuska (Maturity Certificate) |
| Slovenia | Matura |
| Spain | Bachillerato Unificado y Polivalente (BUP) |
| Sweden | Avgangsbetyg (Gymnasium) |
| Switzerland | Maturity Certificate of Fahigkeitszeugnis (Certificate of Qualification) |
| Tajikistan | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Turkey | Lise Diplomasi |
| Turkmenistan | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Ukraine | Atestat o protnom ovshchem srednem obrazovani (Certificate of Completed Secondary Education) |
| Vatican (Holy See) | Diploma di Maturità |
NORTH AMERICA |
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| Bahamas | Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education/GCE O-levels |
| OCEANIA |
|
| Australia | '12th Year' Certificate from any state |
| Fiji | New Zealand School Certificate or Fiji School Leaving Certificate |
| Kiribati | GCE O-levels/Secondary School Certificate/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/ Kiribati National Certificate |
| Marshall Islands | GCE O-levels/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | Information not available |
| Nauru | GCE O-levels/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate |
| New Zealand | Sixth Form Certificate |
| Palau | Information not available |
| Papua New Guinea | Higher School Certificate |
| Solomon Islands | GCE O-levels/Secondary School Certificate/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/ Solomon Islands School Certificate |
| Tonga | Tongan School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/Completion Form Six |
| Tuvalu | Tuvalu School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate |
| Vanuatu | GCE O-levels/Baccalauréat |
| Western Samoa | GCE O-levels/Secondary School Certificate/ Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/ Solomon Islands School Certificate |
| SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, & THE CARIBBEAN |
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| Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels |
| Argentina | Bachillerato |
| Barbados | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels |
| Belize | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels |
| Bolivia | Bachillerato |
| Brazil | Certificado de Conclusao de 2 Grau (Certificate of Completion of Secondary Level) |
| Chile | Licencia de Educacion Media (Intermediate Education Certificate) |
| Costa Rica | Diploma de Conclusion de Educacion Diversificado |
| Cuba | Bachillerato |
| Dominica | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels |
| Ecuador | Bachillerato |
| Grenada | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels |
| Guatemala | Bachillerato |
| Guyana | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC) |
| Honduras | Bachillerato |
| Nicaragua | Bachillerato |
| Panama | Bachillerato |
| Paraguay | Bachillerato |
| Peru | Certificado de Educacion Secundaria Completa |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels |
| Saint Lucia | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels |
| Suriname | HAVO or VWO |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels |
| Uruguay | Bachillerato |
| Venezuela | Bachillerato |