Certificate

Certificate may refer to:

• Public key certificate, an electronic document used in cryptography
• Certificate of deposit, or CD, a financial product commonly offered to consumers by banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions
• Certificate (complexity), a string that certifies the answer to a computation
• Medical certificate

Official document

• Birth certificate
• Marriage certificate
• Stock certificate
• Death certificate

Academic qualification

• Academic certificate
• Professional certification, a vocational award
• A confirmation that a person has passed a Test (assessment) to prove competence

Australia

• Higher School Certificate (New South Wales), a school qualification in New South Wales, Australia
• Victorian Certificate of Education, a school qualification in Victoria, Australia
• Technical and further education#Qualifications awarded by TAFE colleges, a qualification offered by an education institution in Australia

Ireland

• Junior Certificate, a qualification attained by school students
• Leaving Certificate, a higher qualification attained by school students
• National Certificate, an older higher education qualification
• Higher Certificate, a newer higher education qualification

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination

United Kingdom

• Certificate of Higher Education, awarded after one year full-time study at a university or other higher education institution

See also

• Certification
• Academic degree
• Motion picture rating system