“More than 600,000” high school students in Terminale and students in reorientation have already had a positive response to their wishes on the post-baccalaureate admission platform Parcoursup, said Sunday the Minister of Education, Pap Ndiaye.
Among the 917,000 candidates who confirmed at least one wish, “more than 600,000 received a positive response, which is a completely correct rate,” said the minister in an interview with Telegram. “Knowing that we are only at the beginning of the process, since this first phase extends until July 7,” he added.
An additional admission phase from June 15
For candidates, several responses from higher establishments are possible for each of their wishes: to be accepted (“yes”), to be accepted under conditions (“yes if”, for university courses which require the student to follow a course of pedagogical or personalized support), being on the waiting list or even being refused (only for selective courses).
High school students must respond no later than Sunday at 11:59 p.m. for proposals made on June 1 and 2 and Monday at 11:59 p.m. for those received on June 3. For proposals received from Monday, they must respond no later than the following evening.
At the same time, an additional admission phase will allow candidates to formulate from June 15 up to ten new wishes in the training courses that still have places.
“Situations of absenteeism” in establishments
The minister also “warned” high school students who could be tempted not to come to class after the anticipated baccalaureate exams, “a bad calculation”, according to him: “for students who have not received favorable answers of Parcoursup on June 1, and who are therefore in the complementary phase, the scores for the third quarter count”.
The establishments report “situations of absenteeism”, however recognized the minister, without giving precise figures, recalling that he instructed William Marois, former rector of the Nantes academy, “to make proposals” on the subject. “by early fall”.