# Matriculation examination

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{{Short description|Final examination before school graduation}}
A '''matriculation examination''' or '''matriculation exam''' is a university entrance examination, which is typically held towards the end of [secondary school](/source/secondary_school). After passing the examination, a student receives a [school leaving certificate](/source/School_leaving_qualification) recognising academic qualifications from secondary-level education. Depending on scores or grades achieved, a student may then [matriculate](/source/Matriculation) to university to take up further studies.

The following matriculation examinations are conducted:
* [A-levels](/source/A-levels) – in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and several Commonwealth countries
* [Abitur](/source/Abitur) – in Germany and Lithuania.
*[Iranian University Entrance Exam](/source/Iranian_University_Entrance_Exam) - in Iran 
* [Bacalaureat](/source/Romanian_Baccalaureate) – in Romania and Moldova.
* [Baccalauréat](/source/Baccalaur%C3%A9at) – in France and many francophone countries.
* [Eindexamen](/source/Eindexamen) – in the Netherlands.
* [Exit examination](/source/Exit_examination) – in the United States.
** [Regents Exam](/source/Regents_Exam) – New York State, USA
* [Gaokao](/source/National_College_Entrance_Examination) – in China.
* [Higher](/source/Higher_(Scottish)) – in Scotland.
* [Higher Secondary School Certificate](/source/Higher_Secondary_School_Certificate) – in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
* [Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education](/source/Hong_Kong_Diploma_of_Secondary_Education) - in [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong)
** [Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination](/source/Hong_Kong_Advanced_Level_Examination) - formerly in [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong)
* [International Baccalaureate Diploma](/source/IB_Diploma_Programme) – International.
* [ICFES exam](/source/ICFES_examination) – in Colombia
* [Leaving Certificate](/source/Leaving_Certificate_(Ireland)) – in Ireland.
** [University of Dublin](/source/University_of_Dublin) Matriculation Examination<ref>{{cite web|author=Undergraduate Admissions (Email) |url=https://www.tcd.ie/Admissions/undergraduate/assets/pdf/Matric%20Syllabus.pdf |title= Matriculation Examination Syllabus |publisher=Tcd.ie}}</ref> - for [Trinity College Dublin](/source/Trinity_College_Dublin)
* [Matric](/source/Matriculation_in_South_Africa) – in South Africa and formerly in Australia.
* [Matura](/source/Matura) – in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine.
* [Prueba de Selección Universitaria](/source/Prueba_de_Selecci%C3%B3n_Universitaria) – in Chile
* Student degree – in the Nordic countries.
** [Studentereksamen](/source/Studentereksamen), Danish student degree.
** [Studentexamen](/source/Studentexamen), Swedish student degree (abolished).
** [Generell Studiekompetanse](/source/Generell_Studiekompetanse), Norwegian student degree.
** [Stúdentspróf](/source/St%C3%BAdentspr%C3%B3f), Icelandic student degree.
** [Studentsprógv](/source/Studentspr%C3%B3gv), Faroese student degree.
** [Ylioppilastutkinto](/source/Ylioppilastutkinto) or [Studentexamen](/source/Studentexamen), Finnish student degree.
* [Bachillerato](/source/Spanish_Baccalaureate) + [Selectividad](/source/Selectividad) – in Spain.
* [Bagrut](/source/Te'udat_Bagrut) – in Israel.
* [Tawjihi](/source/Tawjihi) – in [Jordan](/source/Jordan) and the [Palestinian territories](/source/Palestinian_territories).
* [Riigieksamid](/source/Riigieksamid) — in Estonia.
* [Unified State Exam](/source/Unified_State_Exam) – in Russia.
* [University Entrance Examination](/source/University_Entrance_Examination) – in Myanmar (Burma)
* [External independent testing](/source/External_independent_testing) - in Ukraine.
* Unified National Testing - in Kazakhstan.
* General Republican Testing - in [Kyrgyzstan](/source/Kyrgyzstan).
* Unified State/National Exams - in Armenia and Georgia 
* Centralized Testing - in Belarus and Tajikistan
* [Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination](/source/Unified_Tertiary_Matriculation_Examination)- in Nigeria.

==See also==
* [List of secondary school leaving qualifications](/source/List_of_secondary_school_leaving_qualifications)
* [Diploma](/source/Diploma)
* [Final examination](/source/Final_examination)
* [General Educational Development](/source/General_Educational_Development)
* [Matriculation](/source/Matriculation)

==References==
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