Education in France
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Education in France is organized in a highly centralized manner, with many subdivisions. It is divided into the three stages of primary education, secondary education, and higher education. Two year o
Jules Ferry
Classroom in an elementary school (école élémentaire)
The Lycée Rodin high school in Paris
The Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles, commonly called classes prépas or prépas, are part of the French post-secondary education system. They consist of two years of study which act as an inten
Education in France
…programs certified (with the Titre) by the public vocational training agency France Compétences, under the authority of the French Ministry of Labor. Preparatory classes (in French "classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles" or CPGE), widely known as prépas, are courses whose main goal is to prepare students for enrollment…
Front entrance of Lycée Henri-IV, in Paris, one of the famous Lycées providing access to Grandes écoles.