Malaysia • Examinations in Malaysia are set by Examination Syndicate (Lembaga Peperiksaan Malaysia) under the supervision of Malaysia's Ministry of Education. • The Examination Syndicate providing Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination locally for all the states in Malaysia. • SPM certificate will be taken by all Malaysian students at the age of 17 and in Form 5 except those are studying in some international schools • SPM is equivalent to Cambridge O-Level Certificate. • The Malaysian Examination Council (MPM) is providing Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) examination to all Form 6 students in Malaysia. • STPM certificate is equivalent to Cambridge A-Level Certificate. • Malaysian Examination Council (MPM) also providing Malaysian English University Test (MUET) for all the Malaysian students to maintain the students' English proficiency level. • All Malaysian students must take MUET examination and their achievement level is one of the main criteria for them to pursue their studies in any degree program under government and private universities in Malaysia.
Australia • Examinations in Australia are set by individual state authorities. • In
Victoria, examinations are set by the
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. • In
South Australia, examinations are set by the
SACE Board of SA, which also administers the
South Australian Matriculation in certain schools in Malaysia and China. • In New South Wales, examinations are set by the
New South Wales Education Standards Authority.
China The
National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA;
Chinese: 教育部教育考试院) under the
Ministry of Education is mainly responsible for major education examinations, including overseas examination and
gaokao in Mainland China.
Hong Kong •
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority is responsible for the
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination.
Philippines • The
Professional Regulation Commission sets exams in the Philippines.
Poland There is one state run central system of examination boards in
Poland called "Centralna Komisja Egzaminacyjna" ("") established within the new legislation on education issued by Polish
parliament in 1998. The central board has eight regional branches called "Okręgowa Komisja Egzaminacyjna" (OKE) – "". All primary and secondary schools and other education institutions in a region are served by the regional OKE. Universities are not part of that system. It is allowed by law to sit an exam in other regional board than the home one, but practically it does not happen. Each OKE is responsible for the content and administration of the entrance tests to
primary schools,
Gymnasiums and
secondary schools in accordance to the
Ministry of Education annual guidelines. Final secondary school examination called
Matura (analogous to A Levels) is prepared each year by the Ministry of Education and administered by regional examiners, who are recruited, trained and paid by regional OKE boards. Each regional OKE has an authority to issue an official certificate of an examination.
United Kingdom England, Wales and Northern Ireland The members of this list all provide
A-Level and
GCSE qualifications: •
AQA (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) •
CCEA (Northern Ireland only) •
Pearson Education (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) •
Cambridge OCR (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) •
WJEC (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) •
Cambridge International Education (international only – not a
regulated awarding organisation in the UK)
Scotland •
Qualifications Scotland (including
Advanced Highers,
Highers and Nationals)
Singapore •
Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board, which is a
statutory board under the
Ministry of Education (MOE) of
Singapore.
United States Primary and secondary school tests are generally administered by the state boards of education – or in the case of private schools, private organizations whose affiliations align with those of the school. Tertiary school entrance qualifications and vocational qualifications are provided by other organizations. •
College Board – administers the
SAT Reasoning Test,
SAT Subject Tests,
PSAT/NMSQT,
Advanced Placement exams, and
College Level Examination Program, developed by the
Educational Testing Service •
ACT, Inc – administers the
American College Test •
Educational Testing Service – administers the
Graduate Record Examination and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) •
Law School Admission Council – administers the
Law School Admission Test •
Association of American Medical Colleges – administers the
Medical College Admission Test •
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy – administers the
Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination, developed and maintained by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Caribbean •
Caribbean Examinations Council (administers various examinations across the Anglophone Caribbean)
Africa West Africa Anglophone countries in West Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia •
West African Examinations Council (administers the WASSCE)
Cameroon •
Cameroon GCE Board (administers the GCE O and A Levels)
Zambia •
Examinations Council of Zambia – sets and conduct examinations and, award certificates to successful candidates.
Zimbabwe •
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council – administers the
ZIMSEC GCE Ordinary Level and
ZIMSEC GCE Advanced Level Examinations.
Bangladesh • 9 general
education Boards organize 4 board examinations PEC (class 5), JSC (class 8), SSC (secondary) & HSC (higher secondary) under the control of
Ministry of Education all over the country. There are two more alternative education boards in
Bangladesh, namely the
Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board and the
Bangladesh Technical Education Board. • Students are admitted in colleges based on the result of SSC. • After HSC students get admitted into universities by qualifying admission tests. •
Cambridge Assessment International Education •
British Council Bangladesh •
Edexcel •
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