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Descriptive of this study aimed to analyze the competencies of science / biology junior high school teachers who have passed certification in Aceh Tamiang Regency. The population and sample in this study were 58 science / biology junior high school teachers who had passed certification from all junior high schools in Aceh Tamiang Regency. The research instruments used consisted of learning observation sheets, tests and questionnaires. The data analysis technique in this study was conducted in quantitative descriptive. The results showed that the pedagogic competencies of science / biology teachers in Aceh Tamiang had a good category with the highest percentage of communication aspects with students (84.70%), while the lowest percentage was in the aspects of mastering learning theory and educational learning principles (79.86%). The results for the professional competence of teachers in the ability to solve the problem, the highest percentage in the aspect of understanding the nature of Science / Biology as a science and describing the object of the problem of Biology through the scientific method (65.3%). While the lowest percentage is in the aspect of explaining the principles of biotechnology, the application of biotechnology, the use of biotechnology in the application of food biotechnology for human life (52%).