Certificate
# Certificate

Certificate may refer to:

* Birth certificate
* Marriage certificate
* Death certificate
* Gift certificate
* Certificate of authenticity, a document or seal certifying the authenticity of something
* Certificate of deposit, or CD, a financial product commonly offered to consumers by banks, thrift institutions and credit unions
* Investment certificate
* Stock certificate

## Computing

* Authorization certificate or attribute certificate
* Certificate (complexity), a string that certifies the answer to a computation
* Public key certificate, an electronic document used in cryptography

## Academic qualification

* Academic certificate
* Medical certificate
* Professional certification, a vocational award
* A confirmation that a person has passed a Test (assessment) to prove competence
* Global Assessment Certificate is a university preparation and foundation studies program
* Graduate certificate

### Australia

* Higher School Certificate (New South Wales), a school qualification in New South Wales, Australia
* Victorian Certificate of Education, a school qualification in Victoria, Australia
* Certificates awarded by TAFE colleges, see Technical and further education § Qualifications awarded by TAFE colleges

### Ireland

* Junior Certificate, a qualification attained by school students
* Irish Leaving Certificate, a higher qualification attained by school students
* National Certificate, an older higher education qualification
* Higher Certificate, a newer higher education qualification
* Certificate (HETAC), a subdegree qualification offered by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council

### Hong Kong

* Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination

### United Kingdom

* Certificate of Higher Education, awarded after one year full-time study at a university or other higher education institution

## Other uses

* The Certificate, a 1967 novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
