The 2026-2027 back-to-school, without approximation.
Which programs really apply this year, level by level? What's changing, what's still waiting a year? And how to establish a revision routine that lasts until June. Everything that follows is based on official texts published in the Bulletin officiel.
Your child's programs
Official programs are written by cycle, not by class. Choose your child's level: you will see their subjects, their official reference in the Bulletin officiel, and the main chapters of the year.
Elementary School
CP, CE1, CE2 — one official text for all three levels
Programs were published in 2025 and 2026. Not all are in effect this year, and not at the same levels. A detailed overview, official text by official text, to know what your child should actually be working on.
In 6e, two texts from 2025 apply, three texts from 2026 do not yet apply. A parent who buys a "new programs" textbook for history-geography is mistaken about the year. Explanation.
In Terminale this year, the 2019 mathematics programs apply, not those published in 2026. And the restrictive program of an artistic specialty does not replace the year's program: it is added to it.
The Première French course includes a restrictive program of works, renewed each year. It does not replace the program: it defines the corpus on which work is done. Here is what this concretely implies.
In elementary school, the official program is written for the entire cycle. What distinguishes CP from CE2 are the end-of-year expectations. Understanding this logic avoids many back-to-school concerns.
Cycle 3 is shared between primary school and middle school. Most subjects follow the same text from CM1 to 6e. History and geography are exceptions: their themes are distributed by year.
In cycle 4, the adjusted programs of 2020 remain the reference. Three subjects have been updated since, and the French and math programs of April 2025 do not concern these levels.
Most back-to-school routines collapse by All Saints' Day. Not for lack of will, but because they are calibrated for the best days. How to build one that survives the bad ones.
In Seconde this year, two recent programs already apply: mathematics (2026) and modern languages (2025). The rest of the core curriculum remains on the 2019 texts. What you need to know before buying a textbook.
October 2, 2026· 5 min read
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