The French Education system differs significantly from foreign school systems in both organization and culture. Historical reasons, French so-called "exception culturelle", be it for whatever reason, it still takes a while to grasp the intricacies of French Education in order to feel at ease dealing with it as parents. As a matter of fact, it can even be worisome for French-born parents ;-)
Please keep in mind when investigating the issue that there are 3 status for schools in France:
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Under Creative Commons cc-by-sa2.5 licence
by Thomas Steiner
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In order to get a balance view of the system and help you make your own opinion if you are new to it, we have gathered the links below for you to browse through and compare wiew points, either from official French sources, or from foreign organizations, or from private persons...
Resources in French
The official portal by French Ministry of Education |
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Special portal for parents by French Ministry of Education: "Mon enfant à l'école" |
Resources in English
In depth factual review by French Foreign Affairs:
"La France à la Loupe / The education System in France"
Pdf report dated 2007 but still very much to date...
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France.fr portal for foreigners in many languages and especially regarding education:
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Wikipedia article on French School system:
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Relocation & living in France portal for foreigners, with education pages:
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Thematic guide to France with an education section and comments
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Guide to France with a critical review of French education... among others :-)
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