Secondary Education In France
In France, secondary education is in five stages:
- collèges cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14
- lycées provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between the ages of 15 and 18. Pupils are prepared for the baccalauréat (baccalaureate, colloquially known as le bac). The baccalauréat can lead to higher education studies or directly to professional life.
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