Matriculation Certificate
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The Matriculation Certificate is a certificate awarded to post secondary students in Malta, who successfully pass two advanced level (equivalent to the British Advanced Level examinations and three intermediate advanced subsidiary examinations.
A pass is also required in Systems of Knowledge.
Students who obtain grade 'C' or better in their two A Level subjects can proceed to enter into the University of Malta.
[edit] Choice of Subjects
Subjects are divided into 4 groups. Each group representing Languages, Humanities, Sciences and Practical/Technical subjects. A student must choose one of each of the first three groups, and another two subjects chosen from any of the groups.
Group l: Maltese, Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish;
Group 2: Accounting, Economics, Geography, History, Marketing, Philosophy, Religious Knowledge, Sociology;
Group 3: Applied Mathematics (Mechanics), Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science*, Physics, Pure Mathematics;
Group 4: Art, Computing, Engineering Drawing, Graphical Communication, Home Economics and Human Ecology, Information Technology; Music;
Systems of Knowledge*.
* offered at Intermediate Level only
[edit] Grading
Grades are given from A-F, with A being the best, and F indicating a Fail. Each grade obtained gives the candidates a number of points, which when added up can be used to give an overall grade.
Advanced Level Intermediate Level Grade A - 30 grade points Grade A - 10 grade points Grade B - 24 grade points Grade B - 8 grade points Grade C - 18 grade points Grade C - 6 grade points Grade D - 12 grade points Grade D - 4 grade points Grade E - 6 grade points Grade E - 2 grade points.
After adding up the points, the following may be used to calculate the overall grade:
Grade A - 80 -100 grade points Grade B - 64 - 78 grade points Grade C - 44 - 62 grade points
[edit] Further reading
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