Estonia
Name of the qualification in original language
Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus
Translation in English
Certificate of General Secondary Education
Awarding body
Certificates are issued on a state standard format according to Government of the Republic regulation.
The Regulation is drafted at the Ministry of Education and Research.
Total number of years of schooling
12
Period of issue
Since 1996
Verification information
Estonian Education Information System, www.ehis.ee.
Please choose: Sisene avalikku vaatesse - Lõpudokumendid.
Please insert Dokumendi nr (Document No) and isikukood või sünnukuupäev (Personal identification number or date of birth).
Data since year 2004.
Comments/Additional Information
Since 2003 graduation the Certificate of General Secondary Education and the transcript of grades (hinneteleht) are issued as two separate credentials.
Until 1995, the name of the Certificate of General Secondary Education was Keskkooli lõputunnistus. Since 1997 the Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus has been issued together with the Riigieksamitunnistus (State Examination Certificate). Effective 2009, the State Examination Certificate is not issued in paper format. The Riigieksamitunnistus is available in electronic format through the official state portal eesti.ee. Since 2003 graduation the Certificate of General Secondary Education and the transcript of grades (hinneteleht) are issued as two separate credentials.
Subject: Native language and literature; Foreign languages; Mathematics; Natural Science; Social Science; Arts; Physical Education; Electives.
Grading system: 5 – väga hea (very good); 4 – hea (good); 3 – rahuldav (satisfactory); 2 – puudulik (poor); 1 – nõrk (weak).
Certificates are issued on a state standard format according to Government of the Republic regulation.
The Regulation is drafted at the Ministry of Education and Research.