THE FRENCH EDUCATION SYSTEM
Primary and secondary school teaching cycles
At the end of compulsory schooling (up to 3eme), the Common Base of Knowledge, Skills and Culture identifies the knowledge and skills that must be acquired. It is structured around five domains, providing an overview of the objectives of school and collège programs:
1. Languages for thinking and communicating
2. Methods and tools for learning
3. Training the individual and the citizen
4. Natural and technical systems
5. Representations of the world and human activity
Petite Section
Moyenne Section
Grande Section
Nursery School
CP
CE1
CE2
Elementary School
CM1
CM2
6ème
Primary school|College
5ème
4ème
3ème
College
2nde
1ère
Terminale
Lycée
