ProZ.com global directory of translation services
The translation workplace
KudoZ home » French to English » Education / Pedagogy

du Troisième au Niveau Terminale

English translation: from the last year of lower secondary school (Collège) to the last of the 3 years of upper secondary school (Lycée)


GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:de la Troisième au Niveau Terminale
English translation:from the last year of lower secondary school (Collège) to the last of the 3 years of upper secondary school (Lycée)
Entered by: sueaberwoman
Options:
- Contribute to this entry

10:22 Nov 8, 2009Login or register (free) for more options.
French to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / French school system
French term or phrase: du Troisième au Niveau Terminale
Context is training offered for young people "du Troisième au Niveau Terminale". Can someone confirm that this is the last three years of secondary school in the French system (or correct me if I am wrong).
Tina Delia
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:13
the last year of lower secondary school (Collège) and the three years of upper secondary (Lycée)
Explanation:
LA Troisième.
(Surprising that term search contains nothing for Troisième - even with the correct gender.)

French pupils spend 7 yrs in secondary school, and the years are counted down.
Collège is 4 years (from age 11 or so), from la Sixième (6e) to la Troisième (3e). Lycée is 3 years, la Seconde (2nde), la Première (1ère), then ending in Terminale, when the Baccalauréat is taken.


'Secondary level of education includes lower and higher secondary schools.
● Lower secondary education (collège)
Children aged 11 to 15 attend collège, taking them from form 6 (sixième) to form 3
(troisième). Collèges are considered comprehensive because theoretically children study the same core curriculum. A diploma awarded upon the successful completion of an exam at the end of form 3 marks the conclusion of collège.

Higher secondary education (lycée)
Adolescents aged 15 to 18 attend the lycée, taking them from form 2 (seconde) to
their final year (terminale). Lycées offer a large range of education and training possibilities.
There are two types of lycées. General and technical education lycées culminate in a “general series” bacccalaréat. Vocational lycées culminate in a certificat d’aptitude
professionnelle (CAP- which sanctions training in a specific vocational skill), a brevet d’études professionnelles (BEP - which sanctions the completion of adequate training within a range of technical skills in a particular trade, industrial, commercial or social field) or a “vocational” baccalauréat. For more information see the “vocational education” section below.'
ambafrance-us.org/IMG/pdf/education_system.pdf -
Selected response from:

sueaberwoman
France
Local time: 17:13
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2the last year of lower secondary school (Collège) and the three years of upper secondary (Lycée)sueaberwoman
Summary of reference entries provided
du troisième au niveau TerminaleVeronique Thomas
Class equivalents in FR/US/GB education systems
Caroline Vignard

Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the last year of lower secondary school (Collège) and the three years of upper secondary (Lycée)


Explanation:
LA Troisième.
(Surprising that term search contains nothing for Troisième - even with the correct gender.)

French pupils spend 7 yrs in secondary school, and the years are counted down.
Collège is 4 years (from age 11 or so), from la Sixième (6e) to la Troisième (3e). Lycée is 3 years, la Seconde (2nde), la Première (1ère), then ending in Terminale, when the Baccalauréat is taken.


'Secondary level of education includes lower and higher secondary schools.
● Lower secondary education (collège)
Children aged 11 to 15 attend collège, taking them from form 6 (sixième) to form 3
(troisième). Collèges are considered comprehensive because theoretically children study the same core curriculum. A diploma awarded upon the successful completion of an exam at the end of form 3 marks the conclusion of collège.

Higher secondary education (lycée)
Adolescents aged 15 to 18 attend the lycée, taking them from form 2 (seconde) to
their final year (terminale). Lycées offer a large range of education and training possibilities.
There are two types of lycées. General and technical education lycées culminate in a “general series” bacccalaréat. Vocational lycées culminate in a certificat d’aptitude
professionnelle (CAP- which sanctions training in a specific vocational skill), a brevet d’études professionnelles (BEP - which sanctions the completion of adequate training within a range of technical skills in a particular trade, industrial, commercial or social field) or a “vocational” baccalauréat. For more information see the “vocational education” section below.'
ambafrance-us.org/IMG/pdf/education_system.pdf -

sueaberwoman
France
Local time: 17:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Nathan: you could shorten this to the last four years of secondary school.
49 mins
  -> Thanks! And of course - depending on the context - several shorter versions may well be sufficient.
agree  konungursvia: oui
1 hr
  -> Merci, konungursvia!
neutral  Loperhet: or just "from Y10 onwards"
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Loperhet, that would no doubt work if strictly for UK readers.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)




Reference comments


22 mins
Reference: du troisième au niveau Terminale

Reference information:
In the English educational system, this would be from Year 10 to A level.
Normally though it would read, de la troisième au niveau Terminale

Veronique Thomas
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 hrs
Reference: Class equivalents in FR/US/GB education systems

Reference information:
14-15 Troisième - High School Grade 9 - Year 10
15-16 Lycée Seconde - Grade 10 - Year 11
16-17 Première - Grade 11 - Year 12
17-18 Terminale - Grade 12 - Year 13

I have found this site very helpful :-)


    Reference: http://www.aseica.org/page1006/page1107.en.htm
Caroline Vignard
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you, this is a very good reference.

Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)




Return to KudoZ list
KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations

Copyright © 1999-2009 ProZ.com - All rights reserved. Privacy policy