The Ministry of National Education communicated this Thursday, September 22 the official dates of the written tests of the general and technological baccalaureate specialty lessons.
Terminale students will work in writing on Monday 20, Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 March 2023, “so that the marks obtained can be taken into account in the Parcoursup files”, specifies the ministry.
A few weeks ago, Minister Pap Ndiaye had put forward the idea of "shifting the baccalaureate specialty tests a little".
National Education inspectors, via their union, had also positioned themselves for a postponement of these writings in June.
Many members of the teaching community indeed criticize this system for forcing teachers to complete specialty programs in four and a half months, if we remove the school holidays.
They have not been heard and the writings will take place in the second half of March, for what will see the first full implementation of the bac reform which will come into force in 2021.
Allow "deepening of notions"
Remember that in the new version of the baccalaureate, final year students choose two specialty courses (roughly, their two dominant subjects) at the rate of twelve hours of lessons per week.
It is these two disciplines that they must pass in March.
That said, the ministry specifies in its press release that it has "requested that the written tests of the specialty lessons relate to a narrow part of the final year program".
This means that students will not be questioned about the entire program.
“This will allow the deepening of the notions by the teachers and the students”, continues the press release.
The examination program for each specialty course will be specified next Thursday.
Teachers will continue with specialty lessons until June, in order to prepare students for further studies in higher education, as well as for the Grand Oral test.
Philosophy, June 14
In the other dates to remember, the philosophy tests are set for June 14, and the anticipated written French tests will take place the next day.
The grand oral exams will take place from Monday June 19 to Friday June 30, 2023
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Finally, the written exams for the professional baccalaureate will take place on Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Thursday 15, Friday 16 June, and from Monday 19 to Friday 23 June 2023.
In addition, the written tests for the national patent diploma, common to all candidates, will take place on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 June for the normal session, Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 September for the replacement session.