Brevet 2023: the dates of the college exams

What are the dates of the 2023 patent?

This year, the college certificate takes place on June 26 and 27, 2023, for all candidates in third class. The replacement session will take place on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 September 2023. Individual candidates will take the modern foreign language test on Tuesday 27 June for the normal session, and on 19 September for the replacement session.

The dates of the examinations of the patent, by subject

• French test: June 26. The morning will be divided into two parts: dictation, grammar and comprehension between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Guadeloupe and Martinique; from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Guyana), then writing from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. in Guadeloupe and Martinique; from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Guyana).
• Mathematics test : June 26 (afternoon) for two hours, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (from 2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Guadeloupe and Martinique; from 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. in Guyana).
• History-geography and moral and civic education test: June 27, 2023 in the morning, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. in Guadeloupe and Martinique; from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Guyana). In the afternoon, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in Guadeloupe and Martinique and from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Guyana),
• Science test: June 27 afternoon, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in Guadeloupe and Martinique and from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Guyana) with a section on physics and/or SVT and/or technology.
• Foreign language test : June 27 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., which the candidates will pass individually.

Patent results: when?

According to the calendar of each academy, the results of the patent of the colleges 2023 will be published between Friday 7 and Tuesday 11 July 2023.

What is the date of the patent replacement session 2023?

The replacement session will take place at the start of the school year, September 18 and 19, 2023.

What is the average to be admitted to the patent?

The national patent diploma is assessed on a total of 800 points. 400 points are awarded for continuous monitoring, and 400 points in the five final tests, including a compulsory oral test. Between the two, you will therefore have to accumulate a minimum of 400 points to obtain your patent.

For the 400 points of the continuous assessment, they are distributed over the eight subjects taught in 3ème, and attributed by the teachers at the end of the year, according to the skills of the student, from this scoring grid:

• 10 points if the candidate obtains the level “Insufficient mastery”
• 25 points if he obtains the level “Fragile Mastery”
• 40 points if he obtains the level “Satisfactory mastery”
• 50 points if he obtains the level “Very good mastery”.

For the final rounds:

• the French on 100 dots
• Mathematics on 100 dots
• History-Geography, moral and civic education on 50 dots
• Sciences (average of the averages of the first two terms of the three disciplines) on 50 dots.
• The patent oral test (100 points)

For candidates educated in private establishments outside the contract, the DNB is issued on the basis of the continuous assessment file in lieu of school report for the year 2020-2021. It is assessed out of 400 points and is awarded to students who have obtained a total of at least 200 points at the end of the five final examinations: French (100 points); mathematics (100 marks); history-geography and moral and civic education (50 points); physics-chemistry, life and earth sciences and technology on (50 points); living foreign language (100 points).

How many points to have a patent mention?

As with the baccalaureate, the student may have a mention in the patent. But how many points do you need this year to hope for a mention?

• If you have more than 400 dots out of 800, you have the patent, without mention.
• Mention rather well: between 480 dots and 550 points out of 800
• Mention bien : between 560 and 630 points
• Mention very well: if you have more than 640 points out of 800
• For individual applicants, the mention “fairly good” is granted between 240 and 270 points, the mention “good” between 280 and 310 points and the mention “very good” from 320 points.

Depending on the grade obtained (good or very good), the student may claim merit scholarships granted by certain establishments or to examination bonuses issued by certain banks. This grant is awarded according to the parents’ reference tax income (which must not exceed a certain threshold depending on the number of dependent children), and also meets other mandatory criteria: having obtained the mention bien or très good, and commit in writing to continue his education until the baccalaureate or CAP. Future high school students will thus be able to receive between 402 and 1002 euros, depending on the six existing levels. A sum which will be paid in three instalments: at the end of December, at the end of March and at the end of June. Enough to follow the attendance of the student during the second, and possibly suspend the payments in the event of relaxation.

When is the Republican Brevet Graduation Ceremony?

A Republican Ceremony is organized to reward students who obtain their first patent diploma. That graduation ceremony makes it possible to “salute the merit of the pupil who has successfully involved himself in his schooling” underlines the Ministry of National Education. In general, it is organized in colleges in the fifteen days preceding the All Saints holidays.