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Education is compulsory in France from the age of 6 to 16, but a large majority of children often start school at the age of 2. | Education is compulsory in France from the age of 6 to 16, but a large majority of children often start school at the age of 2. | ||
Basically, the French education system starts with kindergarten ('''l'école maternelle'''), then the elementary or primary school ('''l'école primaire'''), the | Basically, the French education system starts with kindergarten ('''l'école maternelle'''), then the elementary or primary school ('''l'école primaire'''), the junior high ('''le collège'''), high school ('''le lycée''') and the college ('''l'université'''). | ||
Warning: the words '''Collège''' in English and '''College''' in French are [[Language/French/Vocabulary/False-Friends|false friends]]! | Warning: the words '''Collège''' in English and '''College''' in French are [[Language/French/Vocabulary/False-Friends|false friends]]! | ||