Certificate of Primary Education

Not to be confused with Kenya Certificate of Primary Education.

The Certificate of Primary Education is an academic qualification in Mauritius awarded upon the completion of primary school.^[1] The qualification is awarded upon earning passing marks on the primary school exams administered by the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate. Students who successfully earn the qualification may then progress onto secondary school study.

Subjects

Certificate of Primary Education candidates may take the following subjects:^[2]^[3]

Core subjects

English
Maths
French
History and Geography
Science

Optional subjects

Hindi
Urdu
Tamil
Marathi
Telugu
Modern Chinese
Arabic
Kreol
Bhojpuri

Progression

Students who are awarded the CPE upon successful completion of primary school may advance onto secondary colleges, where they may begin lower secondary education. The highest achieving students generally progress onto national colleges. Lower secondary education concludes with the awarding of the Form III Certificate. Students who fail the CPE exams are allowed one single opportunity to re-sit the exams.

If students fail the CPE exams, or have not received the CPE by age 13, they may then progress onto the Pre-vocational Certificate. As education is compulsory until age 16, this allows those who were not able to complete their studies in the academic stream to transition onto the vocational stream and continue their formal education.

References

Education in Mauritius

Levels of education	Pre-primary Primary Secondary Tertiary Vocational

Schooling	Pre-primary Primary Secondary Tertiary Vocational

Academic qualifications	Certificate of Primary Education Form III Certificate School Certificate Higher School Certificate

Vocational qualifications	Pre-vocational Certificate National Trade Certificate Foundation National Trade Certificate II National Trade Certificate III

Post-secondary qualifications	Academic qualifications Professional qualifications Vocational qualifications

Regulation	Ministry of Education and Human Resources Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science, Research & Technology Mauritius Qualifications Authority National Qualifications Framework

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