FAQ
Answers to frequently asked questions
These are real questions asked by children or their parents. We thought you might find them helpful.
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We add to the list as more questions are asked! We use terms which students hear in the Sections. The ‘inters’ are of course the SIS students.
The answers have been written by the teaching team or come from parents and students currently in our International Sections.
Choose your question and click on the link.
- La cour du Collège de Sèvres
1. Why choose the International Sections of Sèvres and Chaville?
- Read the rubrique "Who we are" >>
- Read what parents and students think, >>
- I’m entering secondary school and I don’t want to lose my friends! >>
2. What are the prerequisites to entering the SIS? And are there any exceptions?
- For students who don’t speak French very well;
- For students transferring from European Sections;
- For students who only speak French - the B Group in the German Section;
- Are the entrance exams difficult?
3. How are the international studies organized at the Lycée (OIB, Cambridge group and DSD)?
- OIB: to find out all about this version of the baccalaureate exams >>
- I have been admitted into the Cambridge group >>
- or into the DSD group >>
- What is the bac with a "European" mention ? >>
- and the IB (International Bac, also known as the "Geneva Baccalaureate") >>
4. What is the workload at the SIS?
- Are there more hours in the weekly schedule?
- Is it too much in 6ème?
5. Qui fait quoi entre SIS et les établissements d’accueil primaire-collège et lycée ?
Les SIS sont responsables de certains points, les établissements d’accueil d’autres. Important à savoir pour frapper à la bonne porte !
6. How are the international classes organized?
- How are the "inter" students divided up in the lycée classes?
- Is there a selection procedure for students as they move through the SIS system?
- How many classes are there in 6ème ?
- How many students are there in each class?
- Are the "inter" students always together?
- How many students are there all together in the Collège and the Lycée?
7. Practical Information
- Getting to and from school
- Do you need a zoning exemption (dérogation) to attend the collèges in Sèvres or Chaville?
- What foreign languages can you study in the Collège and Lycée?
- School lunches
- Other pratical information:
- Housing for high school students whose families live abroad;
- School playground
- What to do when a teacher is absent;
- Where can you work on your homework?
- Where can I get information about studying abroad after high school?
- How can parents get involved in the Sections?
- Any more questions?
- I still have other questions which have not been answered on your web site !
| No problem. The SIS office is open from 9am to noon and from 2pm to 5pm, except during school holidays. Or you can call us at 01 72 77 70 40. Or send us an e-mail sis@sis-sevres.net. We will be happy to answer all your questions. You can also send an e-mail to contact.parent. A parent volunteer from the SIS will contact you to answer your questions. |
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