School Certificate (Mauritius)


The School Certificate is an academic qualification in Mauritius awarded upon the completion of Grade 11, the penultimate stage of secondary school. The qualification is awarded upon earning passing marks on the O-level exams administered by the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate, in conjunction with the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate of the Cambridge International Examinations board.

Subjects

Typically around 6 to 10 subjects are chosen by the student to be studied at O-level. These subjects may determine the available options for future study at A-level, to be taken for the Higher School Certificate, and for tertiary study in higher education institutions.
Cambridge School Certificate candidates may take the following subjects at O-level:
Syllabus CodeSubject TitleTypeNo. of PapersPractical
1123/1125/1126Compulsory3No
3014Compulsory2No
4021/4029Compulsory2No
2010Optional2No
2020Optional2No
2055Optional2No
2068Optional2No
2162
Optional2No
2210Optional2No
2217Optional3No
2251Optional2No
2281Optional2No
3180Optional2No
3201Optional2No
3206Optional2No
3209Optional2No
3214Optional2No
4037Optional2No
4040StatisticsOptional2No
4054Optional2Yes*
5014Optional2No
5016Optional2Yes*
5025Optional4Yes
5038Optional2Yes*
5054Optional3No
5070Optional3No
5090Optional3No
5129Optional3Yes
6005Optional3Yes*
6043Optional3Yes*
6065Optional2Yes
6130Optional2Yes*
7048Optional2Yes*
7096Optional2No
7100Optional2No
7115Optional2No
7707Optional2No

''*This subject's practical paper may not necessarily have a fixed amount of time to work on.''

Progression

Students who successfully earn the qualification may then progress to study for the A-level examinations and earn the Higher School Certificate. Students who are unsuccessful in obtaining the qualification may then transition from the academic stream to the vocational stream and progress onto vocational programmes of study. Students may also choose to obtain IGCSE qualifications at a later time.