FranceListe CSP, n° 186 · Liste CSP, n° 189 · Living in French society
For whom is school compulsory?
In the exam (French)
Pour qui l'école est-elle obligatoire ?
- aFor children aged 6 to 16 of French nationality onlyPour les enfants de 6 à 16 ans de nationalité française seulement
- bFor all children aged 3 to 16 who live in France, French or foreignPour tous les enfants de 3 à 16 ans qui vivent en France, français ou étrangersCorrect answer
- cFor all children aged 6 to 18 who live in FrancePour tous les enfants de 6 à 18 ans qui vivent en France
- dFor children aged 3 to 16 whose parents have a residence permitPour les enfants de 3 à 16 ans dont les parents ont un titre de séjour
Why?
In France, education is compulsory from 3 to 16 for all children who live in the country. The nationality and the situation of the parents change nothing. Since 2019, the obligation starts at 3, and no longer at 6.
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Source
Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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