text: Article 5 (2) of the Statute provides that holders of the Baccalaureate shall:
  enjoy, in the member state of which they are nationals, all the benefits attaching to the possession of the diploma or certificate awarded at the end of secondary school education in that country; and
  be entitled to seek admission to any university in the territory of any member state on the same terms as nationals of that member state with equivalent qualifications
  The EB is a two-year course and assesses the performance of students in the subjects taught in secondary years 6–7.
  The first awards of the EB were made in 1959.
  The EB is marked in percentages out of 100, and, in contrast to many national systems (e.g. British A-Levels), comprises a wide range of compulsory subjects and 3–5 elective subjects. Compulsory studies include mother tongue, 1st foreign language, mathematics (5 hours/week or 3 hours/week course), philosophy, one science subject, history and geography (both taught in the 1st foreign language), and gym. These also depend on the orientation that the pupil has chosen at the end of year 5. The choice of elective subjects is large (see the list below), although the subject may not be available if the class size is too small.