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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.
Introduction:
The French education system
F rance 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. More...
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. More...
The French school system:
Nursery, primary and secondary school
The French education system consists of various schooling types: Nursery school, primary school and secondary school. The following article give you a complete overview of the French school system. More...
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. More...
Private schools in France:
Types of schools, curriculum and fees
There’s a wide range of private schools ( écoles privées) in France, including parochial (mostly Catholic) schools, bilingual schools, international schools and a variety of foreign schools, including US and British schools. More...
Higher education:
Universities, Grandes Ecoles & Ecoles Supérieures
France has numerous higher education ( enseignement supérieur) institutions, including over 75 traditional universities (13 in the Paris region) and around 250 grandes écoles and écoles supérieures. More...
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