Disability: school enrollment in middle and high schools

Verified 27 October 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Any child or adolescent with a disability is registered in the facility closest to his or her home. The establishment is its reference. But if your child's disability requires a suitable device, it can be directed towards specialized education.

You must in a 1er time enroll your child in a college or secondary school from your sector.

You should then contact your department's Departmental Disability Center (DDPH) to analyze your child's needs.

Its needs are specified in a personalized schooling project (PPS).

Who shall I contact

The MDPH's Committee on the Rights and Autonomy of Persons with Disabilities (CDAPH) decides on your child's orientation.

This orientation is written in your child's PPS.

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Middle school and high school

Your child is attending school in his or her reference school while having access, for example, to human assistance and/or the organization of his or her schedule.

Please note

the head teacher can inform you at the time of your child's registration or during his/her schooling, if any adjustments are necessary or if a referral to a suitable device should be considered.

Adapted device

If your child's disability requires a suitable device, it can be directed to one of the following:

  • Localized Unit for School Inclusion (Ulis Collège and Ulis Lycée)
  • Adapted general and vocational educational establishment (Egpa)
  • Teaching unit of a medical-social institution

Please note

however, he shall keep his registration in his reference establishment. This entry reminds us that the retention or return to the reference institution remains privileged as far as possible.

Ulis Collège and Ulis Lycée

The Ulis Collège or Lycée is intended for children and adolescents who can follow their education in a regular school while having access to adapted education supervised by a specialized teacher.

Egpa

Egpa is aimed at children and adolescents who have serious and persistent difficulties in school despite the implementation of aid and support measures. Adapted general vocational education establishments include the Adapted General and Vocational Education Sections (Segpa) and the Adapted Regional Education Institutions (Erea).

Teaching unit of a medical-social institution

Among the teaching units of medical and social institutions are the following:

  • Institute of Medical Education (IME). It is aimed at children and adolescents with mental disabilities.
  • Therapeutic, educational and pedagogical institute (ITEP). It is aimed at children and adolescents with conduct and behavior disorders.
  • Facility for polyhandicapped. It is aimed at children and adolescents with complex disabilities, both mental and sensory and/or motor.
  • Sensory education institute. It is aimed at children and adolescents with visual and hearing impairments.
  • Institute of Motor Education. It is aimed at children and teenagers with a physical disability.

Please note

the head teacher can inform you about the school itineraries at the time of your child's registration or during his/her schooling, if accommodations are necessary or if another orientation needs to be considered.