1. BACCALAUREAT 2021
March 7th, 2018

2. Why a new Bac?
Too many final exams organized in a short amount of time
Two years of coursework not taken into account
Getting the Bac is no longer a predictor of success for higher ed in France (not applicable to the US)
Need for more flexibility in the choice of courses

3. Internal assessment in Europe

4. In a nutshell...
French in junior year plus 4 exams in senior year count for 60% of final grade
Internal assessment during two years counts for 40% of final grade: 30% determined by big tests and 10% report card grades.
French exam stills takes place at the end of grade 11.
No more series S and ES

5. 4 exams in senior year + French in Junior year= 60%
1 French exam in junior year
2 exams taken in spring of the senior year on the two specialty courses (majors) chosen by the student
1 philosophy exam taken in June of senior year.
1 oral exam in June of senior year where the student will explain and defend a two year project (The maturity oral)

6. Internal assessment both years = 40%
Test banks will be created for all French schools. These tests will not be graded by the students’ teachers.
Here’s an example of timeline:
January and April of junior year and December of senior year.
Report cards will account for 10% of this internal assessment grade.

7. Common core Grade 11 Grade 12 French 4h -- Philosophy
History- Geography 3h
Civics
0.5h
Language 1 and Language 2
4.5h (2h)
4h (2h) PE 2h
Digital and Scientific Humanities

8. Specialty courses: 3 in junior year, 2 in senior year
Grade 11
Grade 12
Arts 4h 6h
History, geography, geopolitics, political sciences
Humanities, literature, philosophy
Foreign language and literature
Mathematics
Computer science
Physics-Chemistry
Biology
Economics

9. Hours Grade 11 Grade 12 Core 13.5h Specialty 12h Art option 2h
IB English 5h
TOTAL: 32.5h/week
Grade 12
Core 13.5h
Specialty 12h
Art option 2h
IB English 5h
TOTAL: 32.5h/week