To enroll your child at a state-funded middle school (‘collège’) or high school (‘lycée’), the first step is to make an appointment at the education information center (‘Centre d'information et d'orientation’ - CIO) to take placement tests and assess his or her level. Your child will then be assigned to a school, depending on the results of the assessment and the places available in schools close to your home.
Your child must be vaccinated before you can enroll him/her in any public groups or services for children (day nursery, childcare providers, elementary school, etc.).
If your child was born before 2018, the 3 compulsory vaccinations are diphtheria, tetanus and polio.
If he/she was born after 2018, 8 additional vaccinations are compulsory.
‘Brevet des collèges’ (middle school certificate)
This national qualification evaluates the knowledge and skills acquired at the end of middle school. It is largely based on coursework assessments but does include an oral exam and three written exams at the end of the ‘troisième’ year (Year 10 (UK), 9th grade (US)). ‘Baccalauréat’ (French format Baccalaureate exam)
Exam taken at the end of high school (school leavers age), this qualification or an equivalent variant on it is essential for admission to higher education.
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