▁French , ▁Chinese , ▁Pers ian ▁or ▁ind igen ous ▁languages ▁like ▁P un j abi , ▁which ▁are ▁either ▁comp uls ory ▁or ▁optional . ▁ ▁Second ary ▁education ▁Second ary ▁education ▁begins ▁from ▁grade ▁ 9 ▁and ▁last s ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁After ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁school ▁years , ▁students ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁national ▁exam ination ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Inter mediate ▁and ▁Second ary ▁Education , ▁L ah ore ▁( Board ▁of ▁Inter mediate ▁and ▁Second ary ▁Education , ▁L ah ore ). ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁grade ▁ 9 , ▁students ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁standard ized ▁test ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁parts ▁of ▁their ▁academic ▁subjects . ▁They ▁again ▁give ▁these ▁tests ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁grade ▁ 1 0 . ▁Upon ▁successful ▁completion ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁exam in ations , ▁they ▁are ▁awarded ▁a ▁Second ary ▁School ▁Cert ificate ▁( or ▁SS C ). ▁This ▁locally ▁term ed ▁as ▁' mat ric ulation ▁certificate ' ▁or ▁' mat ric ' ▁for ▁short . ▁The ▁curr icul um ▁usually ▁includes ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁eight ▁courses : ▁Two ▁comp uls ory ▁lingu istics / liter ature ▁subjects : ▁English ▁as ▁second ▁language ▁Ur du ▁as ▁first ▁language ▁Three ▁comp uls ory ▁core ▁subjects : ▁Mathemat ics ▁Pakistan ▁studies ▁Study ▁of ▁religion ; ▁either ▁Is l ami y at ▁or ▁Eth ics ▁Three ▁elect ives ▁from ▁one