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- Main article Education in France
Education is mandatory from 6 years old to 16 years old. Grade is determined by the age on September 1st (year ends around July 5th). Free public and free private education is offered from 3 years old (sometimes 2 years old). Home education is allowed. Occasionally classes are of a double level to make up the number of pupil per class, usually to 29.
- Pré-élémentaire (day care)
- garderie (day care)
- crèche (0-4 years old)
- Élémentaire
- École maternelle (pre-school)
- très petite section (2 years old) (rare)
- Cycle I
- petite section (3 years old)
- moyenne section (4 years old)
- grande section (5 years old) (September - January)
- Cycle II
- grande section (5 years old) (February - July)
- École primaire (primary/elementary)
- CP (cours préparatoire) (6 years old) (may be tried a second time (7 years old) if reading and writing are not learned the first time)
- CE1 (cours élémentaire 1) (7 years old)
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- Cycle III
- CE2 (cours élémentaire 2) (8 years old)
- CM1 (cours moyen 1) (9 years old)
- CM2 (cours moyen 2) (10 years old)
- Secondary
- Collège (11 - 15/16 years old - junior high school) Brevet diploma
- Lycèe (15/16 - 19 years old - senior high school) Baccalauréat diploma supérieur
- Premier cycle (17-... years old) - Second cycle (20-... years old) - Troisième cycle (22-... years old)
Collège and Lycée are usually separate establishments, with large communes having a collège, while the Lycée are usually in the larger towns and cities.
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