Escolaridade 11- 18 anos

Schooling in high school has three years: the 2nde, the 1ère, the Terminale. At the end of the Seconde (1st year in high school), which is general, common to all students, a choice must be made among the three series of the general courses that lead to the general baccalaureate, diploma essential and mandatory for the pursuit of higher education:

• Literary series (L): in-depth studies of French and literature, modern languages and philosophy;
• Economic and Social Series (ES): in-depth studies of economic and social sciences, mathematics and history-geography;
• Scientific Series (S): in-depth studies of mathematics and experimental sciences.

The baccalaureate certifies knowledge and skills at the end of secondary education and constitutes the first degree in higher education. As such, it allows the pursuit of higher education.

In Seconde (= 2nde = first high school year) : about 28 hours of teaching / week.

The new high school programmes are ambitious. They consolidate the achievements of the college, ensure the transmission of solid subject content and contribute to the intellectual training of students.

• Common literary, historical, humanist and scientific culture
• Scientific disciplines
• Civic training
• Languages
• Economic and social sciences
• Digital
• Proficiency in the language and development of oral skills,

In the first year in high school, a balance between the various learning times is searched: time of research, activity, manipulation; time of dialogue and exchange, verbalization, reasoning; experimental practice and modeling activity.

In Première (= 1ère = second high school year) : 26 to 28 hours of teaching / week

The Première classes of the three general series ES, L and S include:

• Lessons common to all three series: general culture for understanding the modern world (French, languages 1 and 2, moral and civic education, sport)
• specific lessons by series
• Supervised Personal Work (TPE) evaluated at the baccalaureate level in the form of oral defense based on a theme chosen by the students during the year;
• optional courses, two at the most: languages and cultures from Antiquity (Latin, Greek), language 3, arts or physical eduction.

In Terminale (= third high school year) : 27 to 30 hours of teaching / week

They consist of lessons common to all students in the same series:

• Languages 1 and 2
• Physical Education
• Moral and civic education

and optional courses depending on the specialty chosen.

Up to two optional courses can also be taken, among “languages and cultures of Antiquity (Latin, Greek)”, “language 3”, “arts”, “sport”.