French Baccalauréat
E499611
The French Baccalauréat is France’s national secondary-school leaving qualification and university entrance diploma, known for its rigorous, broad-based academic curriculum and high-stakes final examinations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French baccalauréat | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
secondary-school leaving qualification
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university entrance diploma ⓘ |
| administeredBy | French Ministry of National Education GENERATED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
le bac
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le baccalauréat GENERATED ⓘ |
| assessmentType | high-stakes final examinations GENERATED ⓘ |
| coreSubjects |
French language and literature
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history-geography GENERATED ⓘ modern foreign languages GENERATED ⓘ philosophy GENERATED ⓘ science and mathematics (in général stream) GENERATED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| curriculumScope | broad-based academic curriculum GENERATED ⓘ |
| educationLevel | end of upper secondary education GENERATED ⓘ |
| effectiveReformImplementation | from 2021 session GENERATED ⓘ |
| examPeriod | June GENERATED ⓘ |
| gradingScale | 0 to 20 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
continuous assessment (contrôle continu)
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oral examinations GENERATED ⓘ written examinations GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasStream |
général
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professionnel GENERATED ⓘ technologique GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
baccalauréat général
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baccalauréat professionnel GENERATED ⓘ baccalauréat technologique GENERATED ⓘ |
| honoursThreshold |
assez bien (12–13.99/20)
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bien (14–15.99/20) GENERATED ⓘ félicitations du jury (typically ≥18/20) GENERATED ⓘ très bien (16–17.99/20) GENERATED ⓘ |
| influenced | baccalaureate-style exams in other Francophone countries GENERATED ⓘ |
| introduced | early 19th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Napoleon I (as imperial university examination) GENERATED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | national state examination GENERATED ⓘ |
| passMark | 10 out of 20 average GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | French GENERATED ⓘ |
| purpose |
certification of completion of secondary education
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university admission in France GENERATED ⓘ |
| reformChange |
increased role of continuous assessment
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introduction of specialty subjects (enseignements de spécialité) GENERATED ⓘ reduction of final terminal exams weight GENERATED ⓘ suppression of traditional S, ES, L series in général stream GENERATED ⓘ |
| reformedIn | 2018 reform of the lycée and baccalauréat GENERATED ⓘ |
| region |
French overseas departments and territories
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metropolitan France GENERATED ⓘ |
| requiredFor | automatic right to enroll in a French public university GENERATED ⓘ |
| retakeOption | oral retake for averages between 8 and 9.99/20 GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalAgeOfCandidates | 17–18 years GENERATED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
French preparatory classes (classes préparatoires)
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typicalAdmissionRequirement
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French Baccalauréat
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subject surface form:
French preparatory classes
this entity surface form:
French baccalauréat