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Baccalauréat
The French secondary leaving exam and the key to higher education, combining continuous assessment with final written and oral exams.
- Who sits it
- Students finishing lycée in France.
- When it happens
- At the end of Terminale, in June.
- Preparation time
- The two years of lycée, with intensive revision in spring.
- How often
- Once a year.
- Cost
- Free for state candidates.
What the exam is like
Continuous assessment plus final exams in philosophy, your two speciality subjects and the grand oral.
Stage by stage
1
Épreuves anticipées in French during Première
2
Continuous assessment across Première and Terminale
3
Written exams in your two specialities
4
Philosophy paper
5
Grand oral before a jury
How the mark is used
Marked out of 20; results feed into Parcoursup selection for higher education.
Careers that need it
No careers are linked to this exam yet.