USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -lycée, in France, an upper-level secondary school preparing pupils for the baccalauréat (the degree required for university admission). The first lycée was established in 1801, under the educational reforms of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Detailed explanation-2: -Two systems exist: écoles publiques (public schools) which are staunchly républicaines and definitely non-denominational, and écoles privées (private schools), many of which are run by the Catholic Church and actively encourage Christian values. The majority of schools in France are public and free.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most French elementary and secondary schools, as well as a large number of universities, are public institutions that have highly centralized administrations. The curricula at primary and secondary schools are standardized across all schools for a given grade.

Detailed explanation-4: -The lycée (pronounced [lise]) is the second and last stage of secondary education in the French educational system. The City of Paris refers to a lycée in English as a “sixth form college". A pupil attending a lycée is a lycéen (masculine) or a lycéenne (feminine).