Swiss Maturité
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The Swiss Maturité is Switzerland’s national university-entrance qualification, providing broad, rigorous secondary education that grants access to Swiss and many international universities.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | university entrance qualification ⓘ |
| ageAtCompletion | 18–19 years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Matura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maturità NERFINISHED ⓘ Maturität ⓘ Maturité fédérale ⓘ Maturité gymnasiale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assessmentIncludes |
continuous assessment
ⓘ
oral final examinations ⓘ written final examinations ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
cantonal gymnasia
ⓘ
federally recognized private schools ⓘ |
| coreSubjectsInclude |
arts or music
ⓘ
first national language ⓘ humanities and social sciences ⓘ mathematics ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ second national language ⓘ third language or English ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| educationLevel | upper secondary education ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
broad general education
ⓘ
preparation for academic studies ⓘ |
| grantsAccessTo |
Swiss federal institutes of technology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss public universities NERFINISHED ⓘ many foreign universities ⓘ |
| includes |
Maturité project
ⓘ
complementary subject ⓘ specific option (major subject) ⓘ |
| introduced | 1995 reform of Swiss upper secondary education ⓘ |
| isComparableTo |
A-level based university entrance qualifications
ⓘ
French Baccalauréat général NERFINISHED ⓘ German Abitur NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Maturità liceale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Swiss vocational baccalaureate (Berufsmaturität / maturité professionnelle / maturità professionale)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
specialized baccalaureate (Fachmaturität / maturité spécialisée / maturità specializzata) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRecognizedBy |
Swiss universities without entrance exam (in principle)
ⓘ
all Swiss cantons ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh (in some subjects or schools) ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Ordonnance sur la reconnaissance des certificats de maturité gymnasiale (ORM)}
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reglement über die Anerkennung von gymnasialen Maturitätsausweisen ⓘ |
| preparesFor |
academic careers
ⓘ
professional careers requiring higher education ⓘ university studies in all faculties ⓘ |
| qualityAssuredBy | federal recognition procedures ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Federal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
passing all mandatory examinations
ⓘ
successful completion of prescribed curriculum ⓘ |
| requiresCompletionOf |
collège
ⓘ
gymnasium ⓘ liceo ⓘ |
| typicalDuration |
3 years
ⓘ
4 years ⓘ |
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