The student card is a good way for young people to save money during their studies. Advantages, conditions, procedures for obtaining it… Here is what you need to know about the student card.
The student card allows young people to benefit from many advantages. She may be reminiscent of an identity card, mentioning certain personal information of the student (surname, first name, training followed, a photo and sometimes the date of birth) and proves that he is indeed registered within a training as part of his studies. In general, the student card is discount for free to each student at the beginning of the school year. Who can benefit from the student card? What are the advantages ? Here is all the information you need to know as well as those concerning the high school student cardthere trades student card and the European youth card.
Who is entitled to the student card?
The student card is issued at the start of the academic year to students enrolled in higher education. If the student follows a staggered course, he will obtain it in the weeks following his return to school. It is proof that they are registered in an establishment and that, as such, they can benefit from all the advantages linked to their student status.
What are the advantages of the student card?
In many areas, discounts and benefits are granted to young people who have a student card.
University services
The student card gives access to university services. At the library, for example, the student can use his card to access the Internet or borrow books. It also allows you to benefit from a meal for 3.30 euros (or less if the student has a scholarship) at the university restaurant.
Leisure and culture
Most cinemas and theaters in France offer reduced rates for people who have a student card. The reduction can be up to 50% of the normal rate. In addition, admission to many museums is also free for those who present their student card.
Sporting activities
The student card allows you to obtain reductions in sports halls, but also reduced rates in swimming pools or ice rinks. It also makes it possible to follow the courses of the SUAPS (university service of physical and sports activities) for a few tens of euros per year.
Public transport and SNCF
With the student card, it is possible to obtain reduced prices for public transport. The SNCF offers preferential rates to young owners of paying cards, but some regions also offer attractive rates to students who take the TER. It is therefore advisable to inquire at the counter of your station.
Hardware
Thanks to their student card, people in study can buy tablets, computers or computer software at reduced prices from Microsoft, Apple, Dell, or even HP.
Beauty
Students can have their hair cut at a preferential rate in certain hairdressing salons by simply presenting their student card. Some hair salons offer a 20% discount. Likewise in some beauty salons.
Fast food
On presentation of their student card, young people can have a free sandwich or special offers in certain fast food outlets, such as McDonald’s.
Internet
Sites offering travel, clothing or streaming music offer offers to student card holders (ASOS, Etam, Promod, Foot Locker, Spotify, Deezer, BackMarket etc).
Until what age can one have a student card?
In France, student status is recognized until the age of 27. After this age, it is therefore no longer possible to obtain a student card except in the event of an exemption.
Often, the student card is automatically distributed to students by the education system of their establishment. If this is not the case, a request must be made to the administration of the school establishment. Obtaining times may vary, but don’t hesitate to follow up to speed up the process!
What is the trades student card for apprentices?
There trades student card is intended for apprentices, who continue their studies on a work-study basis in a company. Like the classic student card, the trades student card allows you to benefit from reductions at the university restaurant but also at the cinema, in transport or in museums. It is the training establishment that provides this card within 30 days of registration. The trades student card is automatically provided to young people on an apprenticeship contract.
What is the high school card?
Since its creation in 1991, the high school student card is generally distributed free of charge to all high school students enrolled in public establishments. Being nominative, it again proves the status of the young high school student. It allows you to benefit from various reductions negotiated at the regional level. Students can, for example, obtain free sandwiches when buying a menu in fast food restaurants or cinema screenings at a reduced price. The SNCF also offers specific rates to high school students, in particular internal ones who use rail transport. The high school student card also allows you to have reductions in photocopy shops, sports halls, theaters, bookstores, computer stores or hairdressing salons.
The European Youth Card
There European Youth Card allows 12-30 year olds (until the day before they turn 31) to obtain preferential rates on stays, leisure, outings, accommodation, sport, culture and transport. She is valid for one year in 38 European countries : Albania, Germany, Andorra, England, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Scotland, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. To get it, you have to justify a certificate of education in a French establishment. Its price is 10 euros in digital format, and 13 euros if you want the card version. More details on the official website cartejeunes.fr.