Baccalaureate - As students sit their first baccalaureate exams today ahead of six weeks of exams from today until February 14th teaching unions across France have called for a boycott. The new bac the E3C has been strongly criticized with some saying it has been “badly implemented leaving teachers and students unprepared and a general disorganization”. Those participating in the boycott are planning to refuse correct the exam papers.
Students can register on Parcoursup from Wednesday – Meanwhile high school students in France who wish to go onto higher education will be able to register their “wishes” on Parcoursup from this Wednesday, 22nd January. This post-baccalaureate admission platform was inaugurated two years ago and allows students to register from January 22nd until March 12th.
Today marks the official release of the French baccalaureate results for around 720,000 candidates, with a provisional national pass rate of 85.75%. ...
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