Apply In-Person

1. The students willing to attend university or study for professional qualifications will have to qualify the BJC exams.
2. Visit the following link for Contact Details:Link.
3. Registration procedure is different for Private institutions and In-School Candidates.
4. For In-School Candidates:
   
   • All schools shall register in-school candidates for BJC examinations in May/June the following year by December.
   • Students can collect the BJC entry form from the Ministry of Education Head Office.
   • The student pays the Fees in cash at the Ministry of Education Cashier's Unit.
   • Submit application form along with the proof of payment.
5. For Private Candidates:
   
   • Students can collect the BJC admission form from the Ministry of Education's headquarters.
   • The student pays the Fees in cash at the Ministry of Education Cashier's Unit.
   • Candidates from the Family Islands may pay fees at any Local Administrator's Office through the Cashier's Unit.
   • Submit application form along with the proof of payment.

• Passport
• Photo
• Birth certificate/affidavit
• Valid picture ID
  

Examination and Assessment Division
Tonique Williams-Darling Highway
Phone: (1) 242 326 3731-9
Fax: (1) 242 326 2897
Email: test.ed@batelnet.bs
Opening Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Ministry of Education,
Thompson Boulevard
P. Box N 3913/14
Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Web Site: Link
Phone:(242)502-2700/4
Fax: (242)322-8491 / 325-8140
Contact Address Details Link
Contact Details for Family Island Link

The BJC is open to grade nine pupils in public secondary schools and anyone over the age of ten in private institutions. Additionally, private candidates must be at least 16 years old to sit for the exam.

In-school candidates must pay the following fees in order to register to write BJC.

• An entry fee of BS$5.
• A subject fee of BS$5 per subject
  

Private candidates must pay the following fees in order to register to write BJC:

• An entry fee of BS$5.
• A subject fee of BS$10 per subject
  

Fees must be paid in cash at the Ministry of Education Cashier's Unit (see address below), which is open Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, except public holidays.

Private candidates based on the Family Islands may pay fees at the Cashier's Unit at any Local Administrator’s Office, also open Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, except public holidays,

The final Friday in January each year is the deadline for completing registration, which includes payment of the fees indicated in the section below.

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Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

The registration process can be completed in one day if all required documents are provided.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or Country of Birth.

It is required to apply for junior certificate.

Website Link

BJC examinations can be written in any of the following subjects:

• Art
• Craft
• English Language
• English Literature
• General Science
• Health Science
• Home Economics
• Mathematics
• Religious Education
• Social Studies
• Technical Drawing
  

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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