Certificate of Primary Education
Mauritius education goal
The Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) was an academic qualification in Mauritius awarded upon the completion of primary school. The exam last took place at the end of 2016 before it was replaced by the Primary School Achievement Certificate (PSAC) in 2017. The qualification was awarded upon earning passing marks on the primary school exams administered by the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate. Students who fully earned the qualification then progressed into secondary school to continue studying.
Subjects
Certificate of Primary Education candidates were examined in the following subjects:
Core subjects
English
Mathematics
French
Science
History and Geography
Optional subjects
Hindi
Urdu
Tamil
Telugu
Modern Chinese
Arabic
Marathi
Progression
Students who passed the Certificate of Primary Education upon successful completion could advance into secondary colleges, where they would begin lower secondary education. The highest achieving students generally progressed into national colleges. Lower secondary education concluded with the awarding of the Form III Certificate now known as the National Certificate of Education (NCE). Students who failed the CPE exams were given one more opportunity to re-sit the exams after repeating Grade 6.
If students failed the CPE exams, or had not received their CPE qualification by age 13, were then progressed into the Pre-vocational Certificate. As education was compulsory until age 16, this allowed those who were not able to complete their studies in the academic stream to transition onto the vocational stream and continue their formal education.
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