zAA

English translation: Central Academic Secondary School Examination Board

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German term or phrase:zAA
English translation:Central Academic Secondary School Examination Board

12:50 Feb 21, 2013
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German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
German term or phrase: zAA
Oberstudiendirektor, Vorsitzender des ZAA.

The title of the individual signing a diploma from a gymnasium.
I am thinking it means Ausbildungsausschuss, but I don't know what the Z is for.
Tamara Wood
United States
Local time: 03:21
Central Academic Secondary School Examination Board
Explanation:
ZAA is Zentraler Abiturausschuss
http://www.recht.de/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=188893

Chairperson of the central school leaving examination (Abitur) board
High School Examination Committee
http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idThread=643...

Abitur - university entrance qualification, academic secondary school examination board,

Gymnasium - academic secondary school, college preparatory school

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:21
Grading comment
Thanks. I thought it might be but I had to be sure.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Central Academic Secondary School Examination Board
Kim Metzger
Summary of reference entries provided
Zentraler Abiturausschuss
Erik Freitag

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Central Academic Secondary School Examination Board


Explanation:
ZAA is Zentraler Abiturausschuss
http://www.recht.de/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=188893

Chairperson of the central school leaving examination (Abitur) board
High School Examination Committee
http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idThread=643...

Abitur - university entrance qualification, academic secondary school examination board,

Gymnasium - academic secondary school, college preparatory school



Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:21
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 903
Grading comment
Thanks. I thought it might be but I had to be sure.

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Reference: Zentraler Abiturausschuss

Reference information:
ZAA is short für "Zentraler Abiturausschuss".

Erik Freitag
Germany
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