How many 3rd graders were able to access the history-geography and patent science subjects even before Friday’s exams? After a leak, the Ministry of National Education in any case announced this Thursday evening its intention to file a complaint.
The relief subjects will be used for the history-geography and science tests on Friday due to a “proven leak”, said the ministry, which will simultaneously launch an internal administrative investigation. According to rue de Grenelle, the leak was spotted via “photos of subjects circulating on (messaging) WhatsApp”.
Some 850,000 candidates began the college patent examination on Thursday by working on the French and mathematics tests. The exam is due to continue on Friday with those of history-geography and moral and civic education and the sciences which include life and earth sciences (SVT) and technology.
The college certificate, which is assessed on a total of 800 points, is half based on continuous monitoring for 3rd graders.
Not a first…
The Ministry of National Education has already been forced this year to use its section of emergency subjects for the general French baccalaureate due to an error in an examination center where the subjects initially planned had been distributed instead of those of philosophy, as Le Parisien had revealed.
In 2019, an investigation was opened by the Paris prosecutor’s office after leaks concerning the mathematics tests of the general series relayed by WhatsApp private messaging or by SMS.
In the process, a total of 21 people were taken into custody and four of them were indicted, including two candidates and a supervisor.