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Citizens’ Convention Adopts 20-Point Overhaul of French School Time

The package now goes to the government for review without a commitment to implement.

Le rapport du Cese mentionne toutefois les doutes exprimés par certains citoyens sur l’effectivité du passage de trois à deux zones « au regard de l’impact sur l’économie du tourisme ». Ici des enfants en cours de ski à Risoul (Hautes-Alpes), en février 2025.
Images d'archives de la rentrée scolaire à l'école primaire Henri-IV à Bordeaux, le 1<sup>er</sup> septembre 2025.
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La convention recommande notamment que la semaine d’école s’étale sur cinq jours pleins plutôt que quatre comme actuellement.

Overview

  • The CESE-convened panel approved its final report on November 23 by 119 votes to 2, with 4 abstentions, after five to six months of work.
  • Core measures include five full school days from elementary through lycée, secondary classes starting no earlier than 09:00, and 45-minute lessons in secondary.
  • The plan restructures days with theoretical subjects in the morning and practical or applied learning in the afternoon, ending formal classes around 15:30 to allow extracurricular activities.
  • Holiday changes would reduce winter and spring breaks from three zones to two while keeping the total of 16 weeks off per year, a shift flagged as sensitive for the tourism sector.
  • The government has acknowledged the report and will receive it before a parliamentary presentation in January, with officials expressing interest but outlining no concrete timeline or commitments.