College enrollment
Verified 26 April 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
Your child is going to go to college and you wonder how to enroll him in his future school? Your child is assigned to the public college in your area, usually the closest to your home. You can also apply for admission to another public college. To do this, you must obtain a waiver from the Dasen: titleContent before enrolling your child in the desired college. If you want to register privately, you must contact the chosen college.
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College enrollment
5 key questions about your child's assignment
Your child enters 6th grade and you wonder about the choice of his future establishment.
For entry into sixth grade, is my child automatically assigned to a college?
Yeah. Yeah. He is guaranteed a place in the college of your sector, according to the school card of your department of residence. It's usually closest to your home.
Can I choose another public college?
Yeah. Yeah. You must make a request for a waiver to the Academic Director of National Education Services (Dasen). But your child's place is not guaranteed until the final answer.
Can I apply for a waiver directly on the internet?
Yes and no. Depending on your department, you must complete a paper or online document. This is indicated on the website of the Directorate of Departmental Services of National Education of your place of residence.
Is my request for a derogation necessarily accepted?
No, no, no. It depends on the capacity of the college. If the number of requests for derogations exceeds the number of places available, there is an order of priority (health, resource, family, educational path criteria).
Is my child automatically enrolled in his assignment college?
No, no, no. Once the assignment has been decided by the Dasen (sector college or other college), you must proceed to its registration in the establishment.
Please note: details on college registration and contact details are available on Service-Public.fr.
Audience
The assignment process depends on your situation.
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General case
Your child is going to middle school. He's assigned to your area's establishment, according to the school card from your home department. This is usually the college closest to your home.
Transition from private to public
The procedure for assigning your child to a public college depends on the type of private school in which he or she is enrolled.
Private school under contract
You must contact the Dasen: titleContent to find out who the college is:
Non-contract private school
Your child will have to pass an entrance examination to be able to enroll in a public college.
Contact the departmental department of national education of your place of residence to know the procedures and the date of the examination.
Foreign-domiciled parents
The residence of parents abroad cannot be a reason for refusal of enrollment of a child subject to compulsory schooling.
If you are domiciled abroad, your child must be registered in one of the following municipalities:
- Municipality where you have a residence
- Municipality of the home of the person caring for the child
- Municipality in which there is an establishment for French children living abroad
Contact the departmental department of national education of the child's place of residence to find out about the child's college of assignment.
FYI
if you change your home before the start of the school year (for example if you move during the summer holidays), you must ask to enroll your child in the sector college of the future home.
Request for derogation
If you want your child to be admitted to a public college other than your sector, you must apply for a waiver of the Dasen: titleContent.
You must make the request for exemption before registering your child in the desired establishment.
You must apply using a form. You can pick up the document from the Department of National Education Services of your place of residence.
The supporting documents to be provided are indicated in the form of a school card. They vary according to the academy and the reason for the request for exemption.
The application must be submitted, depending on the case, to your child's school or to the department of national education of your place of residence.
In some departments, the request is made online on the website of the Directorate of Departmental Services of National Education.
Processing of the request for derogation
Your request will be accepted if the desired establishment has sufficient capacity.
If the number of applications exceeds the capacity of an establishment, derogations shall be granted in the following order of priority:
- Student with a disability, who is given top priority
- Pupil requiring significant medical attention near the requested college
- Merit Scholar
- Scholar on social criteria
- Pupil whose brother or sister is already enrolled in the desired school
- Pupil who has to follow a particular school path (integration of a sports section or an international class in particular)
You can specify multiple reasons simultaneously in the waiver request.
Warning
you must make your request for an exemption before registering your child in the desired establishment. After the assignment is decided by the Dasen: titleContent (sector college or other college), you must register it in the institution.
The steps differ depending on the type of registration.
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Entrance registration in 6th grade
You can enroll your child in the college secretariat. Some schools also offer online registration. Check with the college to find out if you are offered this opportunity.
To the College Secretariat
You must remove a registration file from the College Secretariat.
The composition of the registration file varies from one institution to another.
You must complete it and hand it over to the College Secretariat.
This file may consist of the following documents:
- Application Form
- Parent and child identification
- Photocopy of the family booklet
- Proof of domicile
- Photos of the child's identity
Online
Some colleges offer online registration.
You must log in to the EduConnect portal. Prepare your FranceConnect IDs or EduConnect.
Online registration allows you to:
- Administratively enroll your child in his/her assignment college
- Express your wish for optional education and accommodation (day school, half board, boarding school)
- Verify and complete your and your child's administrative information
- Read additional documents, some of which are to be submitted to the College.
If you need help with online registration, you can contact the dedicated platform:
Who shall I contact
6th online registration assistance
By telephone
0 809 54 06 06 (price of a local call). Service available from Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm and Saturday from 8am to 12pm.
Online
Log on to the dedicated link of the ministry of education.
Re-enrollment in the same college
When your child does not change school, re-registration for the following year is automatic.
However, you need to update some information about your personal situation. You can also choose optional courses, if the school offers them.
This information may be transmitted in paper format. You receive a file, called shuttle plug, which tells you what information to provide.
You can do it too online by logging into the EduConnect portal. Prepare your FranceConnect IDs or EduConnect.
Change of college
At the end of the school year, if you want to enroll your child in a college other than your sector, you must first obtain a waiver from the Dasen: titleContent.
Once the exemption is obtained, you must then register your child by withdrawing a registration file from the college secretariat.
The composition of the registration file varies from one institution to another.
You must complete it and hand it over to the College Secretariat.
This file may consist of the following documents:
- Application Form
- Parent and child identification
- Photocopy of the family booklet
- Proof of domicile
- Photos of the child's identity
Please note
the procedure is different if your child needs to change of establishment in the course of the year.
Private
To enroll your child in private education, you must contact the college you have chosen directly.
The college will tell you the registration procedure to follow.
In particular, you must provide the following documents:
- Guidance Decision
- Quarterly bulletins for the past year
- Mandatory vaccination certificates
- Fact Sheet (Parents)
- Proof of domicile
Please note
the procedure is different if your child needs to change of establishment in the course of the year.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
Compulsory education
Control of school enrollment
School card and sector college
FAQ
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Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education