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Mar 5, 2020 11:33
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French term
7e degré
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This appears on a Swiss school report as follows:
Au terme du 7e degré de la voie secondaire de baccalauréat (VSB), la conférence des maîtres de l’établissement primaire et secondaire de [place name] a examiné les compétences dont a fait prevue l’élève et décide de sa promotion au 8e degré de la voie secondaire de baccalauréat (VSB).
I am not sure if this means the 7th year or not.
Merci d'avance!
This appears on a Swiss school report as follows:
Au terme du 7e degré de la voie secondaire de baccalauréat (VSB), la conférence des maîtres de l’établissement primaire et secondaire de [place name] a examiné les compétences dont a fait prevue l’élève et décide de sa promotion au 8e degré de la voie secondaire de baccalauréat (VSB).
I am not sure if this means the 7th year or not.
Merci d'avance!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | 7th year |
Emma Page
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| 4 -1 | 7th grade |
Youssef Chabat
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7th year
In the wikipedia article explaining the Swiss education system (which appears to include a wide variety of sub-systems which vary by canton), the word "degré" is used in the tables to indicate how many years a given educational cycle involves.
The Swiss federal statistics article also uses the term to indicate an educational year, in the formulation "Degré primaire 1-2". It seems that rather than specifying "grades" (US) or "years" (UK), they specify the "degree" being earned, followed by the age of most students at a given stage of the degree (so, Degré primaire 1-2 = infant school for 1-2 year olds, which is an obligatory part of primary school in certain cantons but not in others).
https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/education-...
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Système_éducatif_suisse
The Swiss federal statistics article also uses the term to indicate an educational year, in the formulation "Degré primaire 1-2". It seems that rather than specifying "grades" (US) or "years" (UK), they specify the "degree" being earned, followed by the age of most students at a given stage of the degree (so, Degré primaire 1-2 = infant school for 1-2 year olds, which is an obligatory part of primary school in certain cantons but not in others).
https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/education-...
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Système_éducatif_suisse
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Note from asker:
| I think this is correct, after finding this: https://www.vd.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/organisation/dfj/sg-dfj/fichiers_pdf/DGEO_EVALUATION_EN_2011.pdf |
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Emma Page
: The English in that source is poor, they use both "grade" and "class" referring to the 7th year, and there are other examples of "translationese" grammar.
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