Secondary education

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There are two types of secondary education in Cameroon, in the Anglophone and Francophone sub-systems:

General secondary education
In the French-speaking sub-system, admission to the first cycle of general education (class 6e) is by competitive examination (concours d'entrée en 6e). The same applies to the English-speaking sub-system, where the examination for admission to class 1 is the Common Entrance.
The legal age for the 6e entrance exam is 12 and 13 for the Common Entrance.

The first cycle of French-speaking general secondary education lasts four years, while the first cycle of English-speaking secondary education lasts five years.

The first diploma for French-speaking general secondary education is the B.E.P.C. The examination is taken in 3e (fourth year of study).

For English-speaking general secondary education, the first qualification is the GCE OL (General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level). This exam is taken in Class 5 (fifth year of study).

In French-speaking general secondary education, the duration of studies is three years. For general English-language education, it is two years.

The French-speaking sub-system has two examinations (Probatoire and Baccalauréat) while the English-speaking sub-system has only one (GCE AL - General Certificate of Education Advanced Level).

The legal age for the French-language second cycle is 16. For the English-language second cycle, it is 17.

Technical secondary education
In the French-speaking sub-system, admission to the first cycle of technical education (Year 1) is by competitive examination (concours d'entrée en 1ère Année de l'enseignement technique). The same applies to the English-speaking sub-system, where the Form 1 entrance exam is the Common Entrance exam.

The legal age for the 6e entrance exam is 12 and 13 for the Common Entrance.

The two sub-systems, French-speaking and English-speaking, have a duration of 4 years for the first cycle and three years for the second cycle.

The first cycle diploma for French-speaking secondary technical education is the CAP (Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle). It is awarded at the end of the 4th year.

For the first cycle of English-language technical secondary education, the diploma is the TVEE IL (Technical and Vocational Education Examination Intermediate Level) obtained after 4 years.

In the second cycle of technical education, the duration of studies is three years, for both the Anglophone and Francophone sub-systems.

The qualifications are as follows:
- for the English-speaking subsystem: the TVEE AL (Technical and Vocational Education Examination Advanced Level)
- for the French-speaking sub-system: the Probatoire technique and the Baccalauréat technique.

All Secondary education schools in Cameroon:

Step by Step High School NTARIKON MANKON

● NORTH-WEST Region ● MEZAM Division ● BAMENDA 3 Subdivision ● Village ATIELA

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SAVANNAH Bilingual COLLEGE

● ADAMAOUA Region ● VINA Division ● NGAOUNDERE I Subdivision ● Quarter MISSION

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SAINT STEPHEN'S INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

● CENTRE Region ● MFOUNDI Division ● YAOUNDE IV Subdivision ● Quarter BITENG

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WISDOM INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

● CENTRE Region ● MFOUNDI Division ● YAOUNDE III Subdivision ● Quarter EFOULAN

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St. Michael’s Academy of Science and Arts NKWEN

● NORTH-WEST Region ● MEZAM Division ● SANTA Subdivision ● Village AWING

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Wise Bilingual Institute – MFOU

● CENTRE Region ● MEFOU and AFAMBA Division ● MFOU Subdivision ● Quarter BLOC I

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St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Comprehensive College MBOHTONG – SHISONG

● NORTH-WEST Region ● BUI Division ● KUMBO Subdivision ● Quarter KAI

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St. Paul’s Comprehensive College NKWEN

● NORTH-WEST Region ● MEZAM Division ● BAMENDA 3 Subdivision ● Village ATIELA

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Saint Maria Goretti’s Comprehensive School – NJINIKOM

● NORTH-WEST Region ● BOYO Division ● NJINIKOM Subdivision ● Village BOBONG

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Spring of Knowledge Bilingual Comprehensive College

● LITTORAL Region ● WOURI Division ● DOUALA II Subdivision ● Quarter NEW-BELL GARE

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