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Private schools

Why are private schools so affordable in France compared to the UK?

Multiple types of private schools exist in France

Why are there so many private school pupils in Brittany?

Brittany’s long tradition of catholic private schools has roots in the historical resistance of Breton against France’s centralism and uniformity

How does private education and home-schooling work in France?

Both systems are regulated but a stricter law for home-schooling, due in September 2022, has angered some parents

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Why are private school fees in France usually cheaper than the UK?

The amount paid in French private school fees depends on whether they are ' sous contrat’ (under contract) with the government

‘Our son is thriving after move from state to French private school’

The school is ‘hors contrat’ and has smaller class sizes and makes children feel more ‘at home,’ Connexion reader Lynne Watt said

More pupils are at private school in France than in UK

More pupils are at private school in France than in UK THE French school system seems more egalitarian than the one in the UK, where there is still a big divide between those who have had a private education and those who go through the state system. Is this because the French prefer to use state rather than private schools? E.P.

Private schools

Why are private schools so affordable in France compared to the UK?

Why are there so many private school pupils in Brittany?

How does private education and home-schooling work in France?

Why are private school fees in France usually cheaper than the UK?

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‘Our son is thriving after move from state to French private school’

More pupils are at private school in France than in UK