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Front entrance of Lycée Henri-IV, in Paris, one of the famous Lycées providing access to Grandes écoles.. The Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (French pronunciation: [klas pʁepaʁatwaʁ o ɡʁɑ̃dz‿ekɔl], Higher school preparatory classes, abbr. CPGE), commonly called classes prépas or prépas, are part of the French post-secondary education system.
Post Baccalaureate programs are not considered traditional graduate education, but their standing is typically more advanced than a bachelor's degree. [2] Some of these programs are offered under the umbrella of continuing education and could be a foundational program that leads to a graduate degree.
It was placed 10th among French engineering schools "Post-bac" in the 2010 Le Point rankings. [1] Since 2022, the school has been the highest-ranked private school post-high school according to Usine Nouvelle, L'Étudiant, and Le Figaro.
The sciences stream (bac S or bac scientifique) requires a high level in mathematics, physics & chemistry, biology & geology and, if available, engineering sciences and computer science. The bac ES (bac économique et social) requires a high level in economics & social sciences; and also in mathematics, history & geography.
The collège is the first level of secondary education in the French educational system.A pupil attending collège is called collégien (boy) or collégienne (girl). Men and women teachers at the collège- and lycée-level are called professeur (no official feminine professional form exists in France although the feminine form "professeure" has appeared and seems to be gaining some ground in ...
Pupils are prepared for the baccalauréat (baccalaureate, colloquially known as le bac) or the CAP (Certificat d'aptitude professionnelle). The baccalauréat can lead to higher education studies or directly to professional life (there are three main types of baccalauréat : the baccalauréat général , the baccalauréat technologique , and the ...
Parcoursup is a web portal designed by the French Ministry of Education and the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, which manages the balance between undergraduate places in French universities and other higher education institutions, and the application of candidates with a high school diploma.
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) scale is gaining popularity in the post-secondary education system [citation needed], since it is the standard for comparing study performance throughout the European Union. The GPA grading scale is becoming more and more common as well since it eases the comparison with American students.