Higher Preparatory Examination (HF) - Certification

Certification

The responsible authority for the content and examinations is the Ministry of Education.

The title of the examination taken at the end of the HF-programme is the higher preparatory examination (Danish: højere forberedelseseksamen). Students who have passed the examination are issued with a certificate, which contains the following information:

• 1) marks in common core subjects which have not also been chosen as optional subjects,
• 2) marks in optional subjects,
• 3) the mark for the major written assignment,
• 4) the average mark, calculated with one decimal.

The certificate is signed by the headmaster of the HF-establishment, where the examination has been taken. Certificates are drawn up by the Ministry of Education. Only one original certificate must be issued. A copy, including a translated certificate (the certificate also exists in English, German and French) must be designated "copy".

Ministerial regulations have been issued with regard to the award of credits in connection with teaching and examinations for students who have followed the instruction and taken examinations from other programmes at upper secondary level.