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What diploma do you get at the end of lycée (upper secondary school)?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Multi-year residence permit no. 187
Quel diplôme obtient-on à la fin du lycée ?
What diploma do you get at the end of lycée (upper secondary school)?
Answer. The baccalauréat, known as the bac.
Le baccalauréat (le bac).
The bac is taken at the end of lycée, in the final year (Terminale). It allows you to go on to higher education.
The official text that proves it
« À la fin du lycée l’enfant passe un diplôme qui s’appelle le baccalauréat (BAC), qui permet de poursuivre des études »
At the end of lycée the child takes a diploma called the baccalauréat (BAC), which allows them to continue their studies
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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