The Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), or matriculation examination is a public examination in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Maldives, and Nepal conducted by educational boards for the successful completion of the secondary education exam in these countries. Students of 10th grade/class ten can appear in these. It is equivalent to the year 10 of the GCSE in England or the first two years of high school in the United States.