France Guide: Education
Find information about universities, admission processes, tuition fees and how the education system works. You will also find information about other learning opportunities in further education.
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Introduction
The French education system
France spends more per capita on education than many other western countries and has traditionally been noted for its high academic standards, although in a comparative survey of the educational attainments of 15 year olds in 32 countries conducted by the OECD in 2001, France was only in mid-league.
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State schools in France
Learning methods, enrolment and holidays
Although French state-funded schools are called ‘public schools’ (école publique), the term ‘state’ has been used in preference to public in this book in order to prevent confusion, as a ‘public school’ in the UK is a private, fee-paying school.
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The Lycée
How to get the French baccalauréat
A lycée (headed by a proviseur) is roughly equivalent to a sixth form college in the UK and similar in standard to a grammar or high school (but higher than a US high school or two-year college). It provides an excellent education that’s equal to that of any school system in the world.
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