- Schooling is mandatory in France from ages 6 to 16, with most students (80%) attending public and nonreligious schools. At age 16, students have completed 5 years of elementary school and 4 years of junior high school. - The French Department of Education determines teaching methods, programs, and the functioning of all schools. It recruits, trains, and manages teachers and staff for every school. - There are 30 school districts called "academies" that organize secondary education into collèges for ages 11-15 and lycées for technical or general education tracks ending at age 18.

2. • • Schooling is mandatory from 6 to 16
• • Public schooling (80% of the students) is
nonreligious
• (freedom of thought – No religion class in
• public schools)
• • At the age of 16, students who have not ‘taken
over’ have had
• 5 years of elementary school
• & 4 years of (Junior high school)
• • 10,000 schools belong to the private system of
education ( 2 million students, 17 % of the
school population).

3. The Department of Education
• • determines the teaching methods
• • determines the programs (common &
mandatory
• for every school)
• • determines the status and the functioning of
• every school
• • recruits, trains & manages the workforce
• • provides the teachers, administrative & service
staff for every school

4. • 30 school districts, ‘académies’

5. The schooling’s organization
2nd degree :
• 1st level (Collège)
• 3rd year14-15
• 4th year13-14
• 5th year12-13
• 6th year11-12

6. 2nd level (Lycée)
• Entitled Age (average)
• Terminal 17-18
• 1st year 15-16
• 2nd year 16-17