[1] Students take EGSECE usually that would eligible to continue eleventh grade or college in preparatory schools.
Since 2001, the Ethiopian Secondary Education Certificate is awarded to students who pass the exam.
The Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate Examination is conducted annually for evaluation of competency in 10th grade and awards Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate for student who pass the exam.
[2][3] Students should submit three items before the exam as follows:[4] 1) Transcript with internal scores from the high school.
In 2022, 896,520 students that consist of 3.3% portion scored 50% and above, which is minimum requirement to enter higher education.