Talk:School leaving qualification

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I've just removed two large chunks of text. Looks like spam mixed with unsourced text. If anyone knows any better and would like to put some of this back - with sources - I'm leaving it here: Paxse 11:56, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

An recent study by a the U.S. Department of Education found the following schools to offer fake high school diplomas. Attempting to secure a job or enrollment by a fraudulent high school degree is illegal in many states. Following are the findings of the government study.

Belford High School - offers a quick 7 day high school diploma by passing on online test. Claims to be accredited, but is not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Offers diplomas based on “life experience”, not educational experience.

Adison High School – offers a quick diploma by passing an online “equivalency test”. The accreditation is not recognized by state governments. Gives fake transcripts, awards and letters. Even offers phone verification for the fake diploma.

Capital High School – offers a high school diploma in just hours. Does not offer actual classes or educational studies. A quick test for a fake diploma.

Liberty High School -- online test and diploma in 2 days. Diploma based on life experience and passing of easy online test. [added by Dougweller - if this is the Vermont one, it seems kosher[2].

I've deleted this text because it seems to be spambait for a currently active set of sockpuppets that are promoting a particular for-profit online diploma mill. WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:04, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The citing of British qualifications needs considerable improvement and factual correction. The GCSE or General certificate of Secondary Education taken England and Wales is not equivalent to the Scottish Higher. This itself is an examination on which university selection is based in Scotland and although often taken at 16 years of age [like the GCSE] or even at 15 in a minority of students, it has broader equivalence to the English system's AS level. Scottish students currently take a mixture of exams at the equivalent of the English GCSE stage which comprise Standard Grades and Intermediate ['Int'] 1 and 2 exams. These exams form the basis of academic assessment in Scotland at the High School Diploma stage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.210.145.76 (talk) 07:55, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's not clear from the article. It would be nice if it was.

It doesn't happen here in Australia. I know about the USA from the flood of American TV shows. Apparently it happens in Canada. The article mentions qualifications in the UK, but doesn't actually call them diplomas.

Do we have yet another US-centric article masquerading as a global one? HiLo48 (talk) 08:32, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I 'm so glad to write you. I want your news letter Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.2.140.118 (talk) 01:32, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The bit about US graduations being a ritual can be sourced to one of

-Kaworu1992 (talk) 20:38, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]