school system

In the interest of having my entries make any sense at all, I think I’ll include something I should have thought of quite some time ago: a breakdown of the Togolese school system. There are three schools, roughly the equivalent of elementary, junior high and high school in the states. After completing the final level in each school, there is a national test that must be passed in order to ascend to the subsequent school. If one does not pass the test, one will remain in that class until one does. This is how it happens that there are classrooms in which, for example, the age of students can range from 12 to 18.

EPP (Ecole Publique Primaire)
- CP1 (Cours Preparatoire)
- CP2 (Cours Preparatoire 2)
- CE1 (Cours Elementaire)
- CE2 (Cours Elementaire 2)
- CM1 (Cours Moyen)
- CM2 (Cours Moyen 2)
Exam: CEPD (Certificat d’Etudes du Premier Degré)

CEG (Collège d’Enseignement Général)
- Sixième (6e)
- Cinquième (5e)
- Quatrième (4e)
- Troisième (3e)
Exam: BEPC (Brevet d’Etudes du Premier Cycle)

Lycée
- Seconde
- Premiere
Exam: BAC I
- Terminale
Exam: BAC II