The Tunisian Baccalaureate, or Examen National du Baccalauréat, is a standardized test that was founded in 1891, a decade after the beginning of the French colonization of Tunisia (1881–1956).[1] Students who successfully complete the baccalaureate are assured a place at a university, but not always to study their chosen subjects. The baccalaureate is both a school leaving and a university entrance examination, and the success rate is lower than for other tests of this type; on average, 60 percent of students who take it do not pass.[2]
After achieving independence from France in 1956, the Tunisian government reviewed the education system, and the Education Reform Law was introduced in 1958.[2]
- ^ "History and Results of the Baccalaureate in Tunisia" (in French). Résultats en ligne - Baccalauréat. 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Nick Clark (2012). "Education in Tunisia" (Web page). wes.org. World Education Services. Retrieved 30 March 2012.