7. French Primary School - Ecole Primaire

1. 7.1. Class Structure
2. 7.2. Enrolment
3. 7.3. Curriculum
4. 7.4. Assessment

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7.1. Class Structure of French Primary Schools

Children attend primary school from the year in which they reach the age of 6 years old. It is possible to enrol a younger child if the school considers the child is ready to benefit from the experience, and a place is available.

The school week is 24 hours, attended over 4 or 4.5 days a week, as determined by the school. Most schools have opted for 4 days, leaving Wednesday free. Since 2008, attendance at school on a Saturday morning, which used to be so much of a feature of schooling in France, has been abolished.

The basic class structure is as follows:


Table: Class Structure

Age	Class
6-7	Cours Préparatoire (CP)
7-8	Cours Elémentaire (CE1)
8-9	Cours Elémentaire (CE2)
9-10	Cours Moyen (CM1)
10-11	Cours Moyen (CM2)

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