L'examen civique, réponses vérifiées / English / Questions
French civic exam 2026, Institutions and political system
Who manages public middle schools?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 62
Qui gère les collèges publics ?
Who manages public middle schools?
Answer. The department.
Le département.
The department builds, maintains and equips public middle schools. The State, for its part, sets the curriculum and pays the teachers.
The official text that proves it
« Le département a la charge des collèges. Il en assure la construction, la reconstruction, l'extension, les grosses réparations, l'équipement et le fonctionnement. »
The department is responsible for middle schools. It handles their construction, reconstruction, extension, major repairs, equipment and operation.
In French, with its English meaning.
Next questions in this theme
- Who manages public nursery and primary schools?
- How are mayors chosen?
- Which local authority is responsible for regional transport?
- What is one of the possible ways to amend the Constitution?
- Who serves as interim President of the Republic in the event of death?
All 521 official questions, in French and English
12.90 EUR, EPUB and PDF to print
The three ministry lists, every question answered with its official proof in both languages, readable offline. Forty scenario questions with answers, the kind the ministry never publishes.
Free mock exam, 40 questions in 45 minutes, in French like the real one
How to register, the price, the day itself, results and exemptions
Questions from the official lists of the French Ministry of the Interior, quotations from the civic training sheets, the Constitution and the 1789 Declaration, Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0. This is not a government site. The official sheets are free, in French, on formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr.
