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Dans quels établissements scolaires vont les élèves après l'école élémentaire ?Which schools do pupils go to after primary school (école élémentaire)?

Answer

Au collègeTo collège (lower secondary school)

Explanation

After primary school, at around 11, pupils go to collège (lower secondary school) for four years, from sixième to troisième.

Source: Ministère de l'Éducation nationale – Le collègeUpdated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

The 4 options, in French as at the exam

Au collègeTo collège (lower secondary school) (Correct answer)
À l’école maternelleTo école maternelle (nursery school)
À l’universitéTo university
À la crècheTo a crèche (day nursery)

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