A2 → B1 Lesson 1 of 3 · Your Child’s School in French

The school system and enrolment

From daycare to cégep (and from crèche to lycée): the names of each level, the documents to enrol your child and the conversation at the school office.

13 min · 9 activities

In this lesson you will

Name the school levels in Québec and France
Prepare the documents for enrolment
Enrol your child at the school office

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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

1Québec: garderie / CPE → maternelle (5) → primaire (1re–6e année) → secondaire (1–5) → cégep.
2France: crèche → maternelle → élémentaire (CP–CM2) → collège (6e–3e) → lycée.
3To enrol: acte de naissance, preuve de résidence, carnet de vaccination.
4“Je voudrais inscrire mon fils / ma fille en…”

Key vocabulary

inscrire	to enrol
l’acte de naissance	birth certificate
le secrétariat	the school office
la rentrée	back to school