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The French educational system is well known because of
the famous baccalauréat (also called "bac").
This diagram sums-up the main ways to French diplomas:
| Age |
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| 22-23 |
Ingé.
Ecole d'ingénieur |
DESS |
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| 21-22 |
Maîtrise |
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| 20-21 |
Licence |
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| 19-20 |
Maths Spé. |
DEUG |
DUT |
BTS |
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| 18-19 |
Maths Sup. |
DEUG |
DUT |
BTS |
Terminale Pro BAC pro |
| 17-18 |
Terminale (T) BAC |
Première Pro. |
| 16-17 |
Première (1ère) |
CAP |
BEP |
| 15-16 |
Seconde (2nde) |
CAP |
BEP |
| 14-15 |
Troisième (3e) Brevet des collèges |
| 13-14 |
Quatrième (4e) |
| 12-13 |
Cinquième (5e) |
| 11-12 |
Sixième (6e) |
| 10-11 |
Cours Moyen 2 (CM2) |
| 9-10 |
Cours Moyen 1 (CM1) |
| 8-9 |
Cours Elémentaire 2 (CE2) |
| 7-8 |
Cours Elémentaire 1 (CE1) |
| 6-7 |
Cours Préparatoire (CP) |
| 5-6 |
Grande Section de maternelle |
| 4-5 |
Moyenne Section de maternelle |
| 3-4 |
Petite Section de maternelle |
| 2-3 |
Each color used in the above diagram represents
the place where courses are given:
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École d'ingénieur |
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Institut Universitaire de Technologie (I.U.T.) |
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Université |
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Lycée professionnel |
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Lycée |
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Collège |
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École primaire |
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École maternelle |
All this could be confusing for you but here are
further explanations:
- Children can go to school when aged 2
- French start reading, writing and counting at 6 in the CP class
- At the end of the Seconde class, you choose the BAC you want to pass:
- Science (BAC S)
- Arts (BAC L)
- Economy (BAC ES)
- Tertiary (BAC STT).
- For example, if you choose S, you follow a 1ère S and a Terminale S.
- You can't have access to universities or Engineering schools without a BAC. You have to repeat a year (=reboubler) until you get your Baccalauréat.
- Maths Sup and Maths Spé are also called Classes préparatoires. They give no diploma but students are prepared for competitive examinations (=les coucours) in order to access Les Grandes Ecoles or some Engineering schools.
Please read official French Ministry of Education web site for more.
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