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French civic exam 2026, Principles and values of the Republic
In France, what is the State allowed to fund?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 23
En France, il est possible pour l'État de financer :
In France, what is the State allowed to fund?
Answer. A private school under contract with the State, for its running costs.
Une école privée sous contrat avec l'État, pour ses dépenses de fonctionnement.
Public money can fund a private school under contract. The State pays the teachers, and local authorities pay for running the classrooms. As a rule, the State funds no religion, with a few exceptions such as Alsace Moselle, chaplaincies, or the upkeep of churches built before 1905.
The official text that proves it
« Les dépenses de fonctionnement des classes sous contrat sont prises en charge dans les mêmes conditions que celles des classes correspondantes de l'enseignement public. »
The running costs of classes under contract are covered under the same conditions as those of the corresponding classes in public education.
In French, with its English meaning.
To be confirmed against the four options shown on exam day, which the ministry does not publish.
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