The Ministry of Education publishes this Wednesday its Ival 2021, the added value indicators of high schools, which indicate the success rate in the baccalaureate, the rate of mentions, the rate of access from the second to the final year.
Several military high schools are still distinguished by their good results.
The opportunity to take an interest in these establishments, which welcome 70% of children of soldiers.
The rest of the workforce is made up of children of civil servants and scholarship students.
A good reputation shrouded in mystery... The Ministry of Education publishes this Wednesday its indicators of added value of high schools (Ival) 2021. Among the high schools which show the best results, are three military high schools: the
high school
of Saint-Cyr (Yvelines), the military high school of Aix-en-Provence and the national military Prytanée high school
La Fleche (Sarthe).
All show 100% success in the baccalaureate in 2021, with an mention rate of 88% for the first, 92% for the second, and 85% for the third.
Admittedly, the 2021 baccalaureate session was a bit special, certain tests having been canceled or rearranged because of the Covid-19, and the students were assessed more in continuous assessment.
But the results of the 2021 session for these defense high schools, attached to the Ministry of the Armed Forces, do not differ much from the 2019 session, before the health crisis.
Few students drop out along the way
In addition, "what is 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, head of the Evaluation Department , foresight and performance (Deep).
However, we note that the three military high schools scrutinized for the Ival show excellent rates of access for second year students to the final class (98%, 95% and 99%).
This proves that few students have dropped out along the way and that these establishments do not "get rid" of the less good students along the way.
The Depp compares the results obtained in the baccalaureate with those which were expected, estimated on the basis of the sociocultural profiles of the students and their grades in college.
And there too, the military high schools show positive results.
The other three military high schools in France did not go through the Ival mill in 2021, for lack of available data: the military high school of Autun (Saône-et-Loire), the naval high school of Brest and the Pupilles school of the air of Grenoble-Montbonnot.
But according to information obtained by
20 Minutes
from them, the School of Air and Space pupils has a success rate of 99% in the general baccalaureate in 2021, 100% in the techno baccalaureate and 92 % at the professional baccalaureate.
And the naval school of Brest 100% in the general sector.
“The students are not all from privileged social classes”
So, how to explain these good results of the military high schools?
By their rather restrictive admission criteria?
They are only accessible to children of soldiers, civil servants, but also to scholarship students.
"Contrary to popular belief, students in military high schools are not all from privileged social classes," explains Nadia David, president of the parents' association of the military high school in Autun.
And the percentage of scholarship holders varies from one high school to another: 24% at the high school of the Air and Space School, 19.7% at the Brest naval high school, 15% at the military high school d'Aix-en-Provence... The latter are recruited by each establishment according to its own criteria, knowing that there are many more applicants than admitted: "We recruit scholarship students who have a good academic level,
because we don't want to put them in danger academically afterwards, ”explains Colonel Christophe Lhomme, head of the military high school in Aix-en-Provence.
"And among the sons and daughters of soldiers, there are children of both officers and non-commissioned officers," adds Nadia David.
In addition to this relative social mix, there is a school mix: “The level of our students when they enter high school is not homogeneous.
Because it is not because one is a child of the military that one does not have school difficulties.
But our premise is that our students all have great potential and that we sometimes have to give them confidence so that they can discover it”, underlines Colonel Christophe Lhomme.
Even those who have gaps when they arrive in high school will have to fill them fairly quickly.
“In particular thanks to the working methods that we teach them from the first months and the academic support that we provide them with as soon as the first difficulties appear”, he continues.
Many adults around high school students
The students also benefit from a high level of supervision: teachers seconded from the National Education, military personnel, supervisors… “In Aix, we have one adult for every 7 students.
In case of need and whatever the time, the student can always pull the sleeve of an adult.
In addition, classes have an average of 25 students, whereas in traditional high schools, the numbers can go up to 30 or 35, ”explains Colonel Christophe Lhomme.
And even for those who would like to take it easy, difficult to do so.
Especially since they are all internal.
“Students have two hours of supervised homework each evening.
It forces them to work,” says Nadia David.
And even if the level is demanding, she believes that there is a form of benevolence among teachers:
But if the military high school is successful for the majority of students, the very structured pace of life and discipline can sometimes make them disillusioned: in Aix, for example, sunrise is set at 6:30 a.m. and lights out at 10:30 p.m.
And the students are 4 to 8 per room, which leaves little privacy.
The uniform is also imposed in all military high schools.
Even if few students leave these establishments along the way, it happens: “Some are unsuited to community life or fail to flourish,” recognizes Colonel Christophe Lhomme.
“Students can't stand the strict framework or the distance from their families,” notes Nadia David.
Some high schools were also affected a few years ago by cases of harassment and have implemented measures.
"In Aix, we have a gender referent and we apply a zero tolerance policy in these cases," says Colonel Christophe Lhomme.
A firm response essential to attract more girls.
Because for the time being, they certainly represent 50% of the workforce at the naval school in Brest, but 41% in Aix and 39% at the School of Air and Space pupils…
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