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Borne to Standardize Grading for 2025 Baccalauréat

The measure accompanies a ministry probe into sustained increases in baccalauréat pass rates since the COVID crisis.

La ministre de l’éducation nationale, de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche, Élisabeth Borne, quittant le conseil des ministres à l’Élysée, le 19 mars 2025.
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La ministre de l’Éducation nationale Élisabeth Borne.
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Overview

  • Borne will issue an instruction at the start of the school year to provide examiners with clear correction guidelines and dispel suspicions about the bac’s academic level.
  • She said reports of “excessive benevolence” in grading did not originate from the Ministry of Education.
  • Officials confirmed a 91.8% national success rate for the 2025 baccalauréat, up 0.4 percentage points from 2024.
  • The minister insisted that the bac must remain selective and that high marks should reflect genuine student competence.
  • She has launched an inquiry into the COVID-era surge in pass rates and vowed to implement measures if unwarranted grade inflation is uncovered.