> Does it really matter? If it's used to judge peers all mostly from the same year it doesn't matter too much one year was an outlier. Right before COVID Franc

> Does it really matter? If it's used to judge peers all mostly from the same year it doesn't matter too much one year was an outlier. Right before COVID France went though a complete reorganization of the final high school exam. It was a mess when it was announced, and then an uber-mess when everything was changed. It was supposed to be a year of "testing" but it ended up being a year of free diploma. Teachers are ready to be much more stringent next near and the ones who will pass are already starting to protest. Universities also said that they would take that exam (the one last year) with less interest - despite having people who worked hard. Another thing is that the marks were supposed to be weighted by the final exam, so pupils were planning accordingly. Finally no more weight and the plans fell short. Anyway, it is a mass and will be for a few more years probably.