FREE 28+ School Certificate Templates in PDF

School certificates are essential documents in the school setting. It often holds the power to motivate students to strive harder in their academic endeavors. Students respond positively to concrete and tangible proofs of their hard work and in turn, they are more inclined to continuously study more diligently in the school setting.

School certificates are essential documents in the school setting. It often holds the power to motivate students to strive harder in their academic endeavors. Students respond positively to concrete and tangible proofs of their hard work and in turn, they are more inclined to continuously study more diligently in the school setting.

Whether you are a school administrator, a high school teacher, or a college professor, you need to be able to know the correct method in creating school certificates to be issued to your students. If you are a newbie to the school system and its processes, then you need not fear, for you have come to the right place. Here at sampletemplates.com, we are providing you with a wide collection of school Certificate Samples that you can download easily on your devices. These templates are easy to edit since these are available in Word and PDF formats. Scroll down below and select the templates that you deem helpful!

School Certificate Template

School Compliance Certificate Template

School Award Certificate Template

School Leaving Certificate

High School Leaving Certificate

Primary School Leaving Certificate

Secondary School Leaving Certificate

High School Certificate

High School Graduation Certificate Application

High School Proficiency Certificate

High School Certificate of Residence

School Project Certificate

School Project Completion Certificate Format

School Project Completion Certificate

Project Management Certificate

Primary School Certificate

Primary School Participation Certificate

Primary School Merit Certificate

Primary School Experience Certificate

What Are School Certificates?

A school certificate is a document that is issued to students in the educational setting. It is a type of document that usually serves as a recognition for a student’s achievement, participation, or good behavior.

What Is the Importance of School Certificates?

• It encourages students to perform better in their academics since it can be used as an official award certificate for high-performing students.
• It provides student a concrete result, which they can look forward to upon completion of a certain course, exam, subject, semester, seminar, or program.
• It serves as a right of passage for students who have successfully hurdled all the academic challenges in a particular grade level, thus making them ready to embark on another more challenging level of education.
• It can serve as a legal document that proves a student’s academic achievement or completion of a course. Sometimes, when students apply for a higher level course in a prestigious university, they are usually required to submit certain documents such as score card, certificate of recognition, birth certificates, etc.
• It can also serve as an evidentiary document whenever a student applies for a scholarship. Most scholarship grantors would examine the academic performance of a student-applicant, and this can be gauged by assessing his/her class standing in his/her previous academic years. It is for this reason that a certificate of academic excellence would be of immense help to students applying for a scholarship.

When Are School Certificates Needed?

• It is used when students are about to graduate from their grade level.
• It is used to recognize a student’s academic excellence.
• It is used when a student has attended and participated in an educational seminar particularly organized in furtherance of one of his/her class requirements.
• It is used when a student has surmounted a difficult academic feat.
• It is used when a music student has completed his/her musical course/s.

Who Prepares School Certificates?

School certificates, being official documents that hold a lot of value for educators and students alike, cannot be prepared by just anyone. The person preparing a school certificate must be someone who is knowledgeable of the purpose for this certificate, the qualifications in order to obtain such certificate, and other pertinent details. The most common individuals who are best equipped to prepare school certificates are the following:

• A primary school teacher
• A high school instructor
• A college or post-college professor
• A dean of a college
• A department head
• A teacher’s assistant
• A school administrator
• A school’s guidance counselor
• A head of a university’s department
• A music instructor
• An educational facilitator or a self-awareness facilitator
• Any professional hired to conduct educational seminars for students in a school or university

 

To have an in-depth understanding of the formats of certificates, view our Blank Certificate Sample templates that are designed to fit to various certification needs. Access these templates by clicking on the link provided.

School Graduation Certificate

Pre School Graduation Certificate

School Certificate of Attendence

Certificate of Attendence

Music School Certificate

School Music Award Certificate

Music Performance Certificate

School Sports Certificate

School Sports Certificate Sample

High School Sports Certificate

School Sports Eligibility Certificate

School Achievement Certificate

Elementary School Achievement Certificate

School Achievement Certificate Sample

What Are the Essential Elements of School Certificates?

• The logo of the school that the student is affiliated in or the logo of the educational facilitator who is handling an educational seminar for students.
• The heading that contains the label for the certificate. It can have variations, but mostly it just states any of the following:
  • Certificate of Recognition
  • Certificate of Participation
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Academic Excellence Certificate
• The certificate statement that contains the name of the student, the date and place the certificate is issued.
• The reason for giving the certificate statement that contains a brief sentence or two explaining the reason why the student is given such a certificate.
• The name of the academic adviser of the student as well as his/her signature
• The name of the school principal, college dean, or department head involved in such activity, program, or course.

A Wide Array of School Certificates

Of course, just like all formal documents released in a formal setting, school certificates are of no exception to the rule of variation. Since school certificates are issued for varying reasons, it is only logical to create each type of certificate in a specific way to cater to the purpose of its issuance. If you are planning to make a school certificate and you have no idea which type to make, feel free to download our templates on this page. These templates we offer you are designed in such a way that it can cater to various functions of school certificates. Moreover, since these are in PDF and Word formats, you can easily use these templates by editing the parts that you wish to alter.

School Certificate of Attendance

A school certificate of attendance is a type of school certificate that is usually issued to students who attended a compulsory school event. Examples of school events are the following:

• Nutrition Month Celebration
• English Month Commencement Program
• Convocation Programs
• Student Body Campaign Events (rally, debate, etc.)
• Student Body Election
• Semestral Academic Excellence Awarding Ceremonies

 

If you are looking for more examples of specific types of certificates, simply browse our website’s wide collection of school certificates by using the search bar. If you wish, you can also check out our collection of Award Certificates. Simply click on the link provided.

School Participation Certificate

School Participation Certificate Sample

School Education Participation Certificate

School Appreciation Certificate

Certificate of Recognition

School Appreciation Certificate Example

School Certificate of Excellence

School Participation Certificate

Universities, prep schools, high schools, colleges—all of these share one thing in common and that is to ensure that the students are provided a holistic education. By holistic education, it means that it is not enough for the students to learn the specific subjects required in their curriculum, but that their emotional, social awareness, and behavioral aspects would be honed as well. It is for this reason that most university guidance counselors organize events or seminars in order to target these aspects.

In these events, professional speakers and specialized facilitators are hired. In order to ensure that the students are motivated to participate in such seminars, they are given the assurance that after their participation, they will be provided with a participation certificate.

Certificate of Recognition

The issuance of a certificate of recognition is the bridge that leads students to ease smoothly unto the next level of higher education. Indeed, this certificate is perhaps the most widely used and not to mention, most important school certificates of all.

A certificate of recognition serves as a testimony of a student’s hard work in studying his/her subjects with due diligence.

Speaking of recognition, you might also find our collection of Graduation Certificates helpful. These certificates are also perfect for graduation ceremonies. Feel free to check these out by clicking on the link provided.