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In France, the stress of the baccalaureate, which is moreover the new baccalaureate, starts on Wednesday May 11, with the specialty tests for the first time. The students are the first to take them, these tests having been postponed several times because of the Covid.
Maéva N’Koumba and Lilya Khilfi are in final year. On the eve of the ferry, Tuesday, May 10, it is the last day of revision. In the Parisian high school, only specialty courses are provided. “I’d rather be there with the teacher than not be there and miss things that could help me”, says Lilya Khilfi, a senior student. The stakes are high: the specialty test counts for a third of the baccalaureate mark. With an average of 15, Maéva should however be reassured, because in this reformed baccalaureate, continuous assessment accounts for 40% of the final grade. In the duty room, opinions are divided.
Mutual aid is present. But continuous monitoring increased the possibility of fraud. Maéva hopes to get a mention. At home, the young girl never gives up, accompanied by her mother, her best support. More than 520,000 candidates take their specialty test at 2 p.m. on Wednesday May 11. Maéva is already turned towards another horizon, she is going to study in London (United Kingdom) next year.