During the results of the Bac 2020 in a high school in Isère.

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What if the best high schools weren't what you think?

For twenty-eight years, the Ministry of Education has published its own indicators, the Ival, which mean more than the simple success rates in the bac or the reputations acquired by word of mouth.

This is "neither a prize list, nor a ranking" of high schools, assures Fabienne Rosenwald, at the head of the Department of evaluation, prospective and performance (Deep), attached to the ministry.

"But it is a question of determining their capacity to accompany the pupils until obtaining the baccalaureate".

For example, the Parisian high schools Henri IV and Fénelon, emblematic of excellence, are "neutral" in the ranking for success in the bac (100% of receipts, which corresponds to expectations given the profile of their students).

Conversely, the Robert-Weinum high school in Guadeloupe displays in 2020 a slightly lower success rate of 98% but higher than expectations (+9 points) with regard to the characteristics of the students such as their social origin.

95% success in the bac in 2020

These high school added value indicators can be consulted on the ministry's website: http://www.education.gouv.fr/indètres-resultats-lycees.

In this particular year, "what is particularly interesting to watch is whether a high school manages to support its students throughout their schooling, from the second to the baccalaureate", explains Fabienne Rosenwald.

"It's a good indicator of the dropout rate."

Indeed, last year, the pass rate for the 2020 baccalaureate reached 95%, a record level for this exam fully validated through continuous assessment due to the coronavirus epidemic.

However, some high schools have a strong added value in supporting high school students up to the bac, such as the general and technological Lycée Liberté in Créteil in Seine-Saint-Denis (+15 points) or the professional lycée Etienne-Dolet in Paris (+ 23 points).

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