Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

Entry excam

Aimi Püüa

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

Estonia

• 1,4 million people• 45 000 km²

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

In Estonia to higher education are need:

1. a secondary school leaving certificate

and

2. a certificate of national examinations

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

The state examinations of Upper Secondary School = University Entry Exams

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

Every higher education institution esatblishes your own conditions and procedures for admission.

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

The first requirement is:

the results of national examinations

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

In order to graduate secondary school and get the certificate pupils have to take:– at least five school-leaving examinations, – at least three of which must be national

examinations.

Students may take all five final examinations as national examinations.

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

The compulsory exams for all pupils are:

• In Estonian-language schools, the national examination in Estonian (essay)

• In Russian-language schools, national examination in Russian (essay)

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

The optional subjects are:

BiologyGeographyForeign languages

(English, German, France, Russian)

MathematicsPhysicsChemistry History Social studies

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

• National examinations are assessed on a 100-point scale

• For graduation from upper secondary school a national examination result must be at least 20 points

• If the result is less than 20 points, the examinee has failed

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

If the school leaver fails a state examination he/she can retake the examination in the same subject the following year.

Estonian National Examination and Qualification Centre

Thank you!