Uno big disappointment in school. As reported Le Figaro, several hundred first year students from the Lyon Academy, educated in the private Lycées des Maristes and La Favorite, saw their French baccalaureate mark lowered by one point, after the publication of the results. officials. An error that has not failed to challenge some parents of students, who denounce “a leveling down”. And for good reason, the majority of the students concerned obtained excellent results, above 16 in most cases.
“When the results were published at 10 a.m., she was 17. At 5:30 p.m., the score rose to 16, without any explanation”, denounces one of them while the rectorate of Lyon remains silent on this subject. . Their nervousness did not subside when, at the same time, they learned that other candidates, having obtained lower marks, close to 10, were credited with an additional point.
A “handling error” at the origin of the blunder?
Le Figaro explains that this blunder could be due to “a handling error” on the part of the rectorate of Lyon. The results distributed initially could be those established before the holding of a harmonization commission, which aims to ensure that there are not too great disparities between the copies and according to the different correctors. A few hours later, after this probable consultation, the official results were published.
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This obvious error could, according to some candidates, cost them dearly in order to obtain a mention at the end of the final exams. “A mention in the bac sometimes comes down to a point, which can be quite valuable on Parcoursup next year. The system is already stressful enough as it is,” berates a parent. After the introduction of continuous assessment in the final average of the examination, many are those who consider themselves disadvantaged compared to previous years, to get closer to excellence.
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