Education system Uganda

Diploma	Comparable to
Uganda Certificate of Education (Ordinary level) with a final grade of 1 to 6 for at least 6 subjects	a VMBO-T diploma
The following combination: Uganda Certificate of Education (Ordinary level) with a final grade of 1 to 6 for at least 6 subjects; and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education with a Principal pass for at least 1 subject (6 different subjects in total).	a HAVO diploma
The following combination: Uganda Certificate of Education (Ordinary level) with a final grade of 1 to 6 for at least 6 subjects; and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education with a Principal pass for at least 2 subjects + a Subsidiary pass in 1 subject (6 different subjects in total)	at least a HAVO diploma
The following combination: Uganda Certificate of Education (Ordinary level) with a final grade of 1 to 6 for at least 6 subjects; and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education with a Principal pass for at least 2 subjects with a final grade of A, B or C (6 different subjects in total)	at least a HAVO diploma
Bachelor's degree ( : 3 years)	an HBO bachelor's degree or 2 years of WO
Bachelor's degree (duration: 4-5 years)	an HBO bachelor's degree or a WO bachelor's degree
Master's degree	an HBO master's degree or a WO master's degree

You can find information about the Dutch diploma's on our web pages about the education system in the Netherlands.
You can find more information about how we compare diplomas via Credential evaluation.
Do you want to work in the Netherlands? Go to Working in the Netherlands with a foreign diploma.
Do you want to study in the Netherlands? Go to our website Study in NL.
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