Examination and certification system at the end of the upper secondary general education
(Electronic conference, May - December 1999)

Estonia - Questions and answers

Index
Introduction
Final
   Report

Conference
   Issues

Conference
   Rules

Report 1
Participating
   countries

EURYDICE
   Glossary

Admission
   to HE


Austria
   Issues
   Q&A
Bulgaria
   Description
   Issues
   Q&A
Czech Republic
   Description
   Issues
   Q&A
Estonia
   Issues
   Q&A
France
   Issues
   Q&A
Germany
   Issues
   Q&A
Hungary
   Description
   Issues
Latvia
   Issues
Lithuania
   Issues
   Q&A
Netherlands
   Issues
   Q&A
Poland
   Description
   Issues
   Q&A
Portugal
   Description
   Issues
   Q&A
Slovakia
   Description
   Issues
   Q&A
Slovenia
   Description
   Issues
Spain
   Description
   Issues
Sweden
   Description
   Issues
United Kingdom
   Description
   Issues
Question 1. In your answers to the conference issues you explained that in order to finish secondary school, students have to pass five examinations. Are there any differences in entry chances for candidates applying for university when they take Riigieksam in all five final examinations or when they take 3 Riigieksam and 2 Koolieksam (or 4+1)?

Answer: To finish secondary school, students have to pass five examinations. Three of them must be national external exams (Riigieksam) and two of them can be internal school-set exams (Koolieksam). There are no differences in entry chances for candidates applying for universities whether they take 3+2 or 4+1 because usually they need three exams to enter a university.

Question 2. Would you explain the main reason for having all examinations (except one part of foreign language) written?

This was only the third year for the national examinations in Estonia. At the moment the main task is to reach a good level with the written exams.

Začetek

        

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Last update: 28 December 1999