Baccalauréat, A-levels, Abitur, Bachillerato

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France England Germany Spain
examination name Baccalauréat A-levels Abitur Bachillerato European baccalaureate International baccalaureate
average age of successful 18 18/19 19 18 18 18/19
canditates
educational establishment Lycée Sixth form colleges, Gymnasiale Oberstufe Institutos European schools School establishments
Secondary schools, de educación authorised to offer the IB
Further education colleges secundaria curriculums
number of years of study in 3 2 3 2 2 2
educational establishment
number of years spent final two mainly the second year final two two years two years two years
solely on studying (première, terminale) (the first is spent on the (12 th and 13 th levels)
for the examination GCE AS qualification)
conditions of admission decision by the class council GCSEs (General certificate conclusion certificate graduado en educación terms set by the high terms set by the IBO
to the establishment in the troisieme year of secondary education) at the end of the 10 th level secundaria council
body authorised State 5 examination boards Länder State and autonomous commission of inspectors IBO
to set the syllabus regions
existence of séries yes no no yes no no
average number of examinations 10/11 3 4/5 depending on the Land no final examination 7/11 6
continuous assessment used no yes 70 % of the grade 100 % of the grade yes
grading system average of 10/20 scale of grades from A minimun grade of 4 (on scale grade exceeding 5/10 scale of grades from 0 to 10 standards set by the IBO
or more to pass (the highest) to E of grades from 1 (the highest) (with an average of 60 %
+ grades awarded (the lowest) to 6 (the lowest) in all subjects)
awarding bodies juries appointed by education Qualifications and each Land, with harmonisation criteria set by each jury comprising examiners recruited by the IBO
authority’s chief Curriculum Authority ensured by the Einheitliche autonomous region and examiners from member
education officer (QCA), external authority Prüfungsanforderungen precisely defined by states appointed by the
in der Abiturprüfung each establishment high council
direct admission to university yes no (minimum of 3 A-levels) yes no yes (european yes (number set by list)
(except for disciplines Union universities)
where a numerus
clausus applies)
admission to other higher selection by application (CPGE) for all courses, examination of aptitude aptitude tests in addition to the
education often supplemented by a selection by the establishment for arts and sports disciplines national examination for some
motivated letter, interview, arts courses, translation and
tests (polytechnic/IUT) interpretation, physical education