Final exams

WHAT

At the end of secondary school, students have to complete a final exam to prove the knowledge they gained during the course of secondary education:
• General matura
General matura is the exam with which you finish the general upper-secondary educational programme – gimnazija. By successfully completing the general matura, you get the possibility to study at the university or at any other higher technical education programme.
• Vocational matura
Vocational matura is the exam with which you finish the secondary technical education programme.
Obtaining the vocational matura offers you the possibility to enter higher technical study programmes. By finishing an individual exam from the general matura, you may also enter certain university study programmes.
• School-leaving exam
By completing the school-leaving exam, you obtain the upper secondary or short-upper vocational education. That means that you have a profession and that you can start to work or to continue your education.
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HOW

You have to register to take the exam by the announced date. You can file the application at your school or at the school where you want to pass the exam. You can send the completed application form by mail or take it there personally. Forms/applications are also available online at E-uprava (in Slovenian and English):
E-uprava   https://e-uprava.gov.si/si

WHEN

The matura and vocational matura exams are usually held at the end of the school year in May and June, and also in August and September.
The school-leaving exam is held on spring, autumn and winter dates; the school committee announces a detailed arrangement of the examinations for each individual school by 31 January for the following school year.

WHERE

The matura, vocational matura and school-leaving exam are usually performed at your secondary school or at the school where you have completed your last year of education.
More information on final exams is available here:
National Examinations Centre (Republiški izpitni center) (in Slovenian)
https://www.ric.si/splosna_matura/splosne_informacije/