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According to a document from the Ministry of Education, the 2024 baccalaureate will start on June 18 with the written philosophy, followed by the two specialty tests, and the grand oral. The calendar of tests was changed this year after an avalanche of criticism of the exam reform.

The 2024 baccalaureate, whose calendar was changed this year after an avalanche of criticism of the exam reform, will start on June 18 with the philosophy writing, followed by the two specialty tests, and the grand oral. According to a document from the Ministry of Education, of which AFP obtained a copy on Thursday, "the philosophy tests are set for Tuesday 18 June 2024 morning, the written tests of specialties are set for Wednesday 19, Thursday 20 and Friday 21 June 2024 and the grand oral from Monday 24 June and no later than 3 July 2024".

The baccalaureate mark is now based 40% on continuous control and 60% on so-called final tests, including specialty tests, philosophy and the great oral, passed in the Terminale class.

A modified calendar

The holding in March of the bac specialty tests, set up for the first time in 2023, had sparked controversy. This calendar had been accused of causing absenteeism and demotivation of some students in the last term. Gabriel Attal had announced at the end of August the postponement of the specialty tests from March to June, a decision welcomed by the unions. It remained to detail the course of the tests.

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Still according to this schedule, the early written tests of French (written from the French baccalaureate, for classes of first), will take place on Friday, June 14, 2024 morning. The dates of the oral French will have to be set by the academies, between June 24 and July 5, 2024. The written tests of the professional baccalaureate will take place on June 11 and 14, then from June 18 to 21 and finally from June 24 to 26, 2024.

The tests of the second group (called "catch-up") of the general and technological baccalaureate, as well as the control test of the "bac pro", will take place in all academies until Thursday, July 11, 2024 included. The exams of the national diploma of the patent will take place on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June 2024.