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Belgium - French Community
Name of the qualification in original language
Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS)
Translation in English
Certificate of Upper Secondary Education
Transliteration in Latin alphabet
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Awarding body
1. Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles - Administration général de l'einsegnement - Direction de l'enseignement obligatoire 2. Ministère de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles - Administration général de l'einsegnement - Direction de l'Enseignement supérieur, de l'Enseignement tout au long de la vie et de la Recherche scientifique - Direction de l'enseignement de promotion sociale (Adult Education) 3. Communauté française de Belgique
Total number of years of schooling
12
General requirements for access to higher education
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EQF level
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NQF level
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Grading system
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Period of issue
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Expiry date
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Verification information
The validation is achieved by the Ministry (DG compulsory education for full-time education and DG Higher Education, Lifelong learning education and Scientific Research for adult education).
Comments/Additional Information
In the ful-time secondary education, there are 4 different tracks in secondary education:
Whatever the form or the section of study followed during the secondary education, the golder of the CESS certificate of upper secondary education has unrestricted access to higher education.
Usually the awarding period is from 30th June till 15th September for full-time secondary education.