Orientation and promotion

ORIENTATION IN CLASSICAL AND GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION 

Orientation is a very important subject in the lower classes of ESG (general secondary education), particularly in 5AD, 5G and 5P, as pupils have to choose an apprenticeship programme after completion of  this class.

Booklet (available in french only) "Que faire après la 5e de l'enseignement secondaire général?"

Presentation of the parents evening meeting 5AD/P and 5G

Link to the Maison de l'Orientation website (in german and french only): https://www.orientation.lu/ 

Grammar school classes (ESC) guidance essentially concerns 4e classes for the choice of their section and 2e and 1re students for higher education. 

Sections booklet (in french only) -  “Que faire après la 4e de l’enseignement secondaire classique?”

Presentation of the parents evening meeting - sections 4C

Presentation of the parents evening meeting - POST-BAC 

Link to the Maison de l’Orientation website (in german and french only) https://www.orientation.lu/ 

Further information for pupils in all classes concerned may be obtained by asking:

Claudia Di Giacomo for the ESG (Consultation hours on Mondays, lunch break, room 114) claudia.digiacomo@elaml.lu 

Romain Hild for the ESC (Consultation hours on Mondays, lunch break, room 228) romain.hild@elaml.lu 

Both have created a virtual Classroom containing important information about orientation for pupils in all classes concerned and they do update it permanently.

PROMOTION CRITERIA (CLASSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES)

Hereby you can find a simplified version of the promotion criteria for classical education classes offered by Lycée Aline Mayrisch. 

Further details may be found in the booklet ‘What to do after 4e de l'enseignement secondaire classique’ (only in french:  http://www.edulink.lu/7mfj).

CLASS FROM 7e TO 4e 

Pass

Pupils who (at least one of the 3 conditions below):

• have no failing grade*, or

• have an overall annual average of 45 or more*, and

• can compensate for all insufficient marks*.

* Unsatisfactory marks in ‘Life and Society’ and ‘Digital Sciences’ are not taken into account, except for the calculation of the overall annual average.

Failure

Students with 4 or more insufficient marks have failed, unless the overall annual average is equal to 45 or more.

Compensation

• If the overall annual average is equal to 45 or more, the student compensates for all his or her failing marks and passes directly.

• If the overall annual average is equal to 38 or more, the student is entitled to make up 2 marks that are insufficient but equal to or more than 20 points. Students may not simultaneously make up two marks in mathematics, German, French, English and Latin.

• If the overall annual average is equal to  36 or 37, the pupil has the right to make up 1 annual mark that is insufficient but equal to or higher than 20 points.

In case of compensation, the teacher council may decide that the student must do a revision work with or without a test in september.

In case of compensation, the teacher council may require a review paper (travail de révision) that needs to be done during the summer break.

Deferment

If a student has not failed and there are one or more insufficient marks that cannot be made up, the student is deferred.

In the event of deferment, the teacher council will decide that the student either has a holiday work (travail de vacances) or a revision work (travail de révision) in the subjects concerned.

Holiday work and revision work is a folder with exercises to be done during the summer.

A holiday work (travail de vacances) is followed by a test at the start of the school year, based on the holiday work. For the final grade, ¼ of the work is assessed and ¾ of the test. A final mark of 30 points or more in each holiday work is required to pass the school year.    

A revision work (travail de révision) may be followed by a test at the start of the new school year, which is taken into account as an in-class assignment for the 1st semester but is not taken into account in the promotion decision.

Repetition

From 7th to 4th year, students may repeat a maximum of one class.

3rd AND 2nd

Pass

Pupils have passed if they (at least one of the 2 conditions):

• have no failing grade

• can compensate for all failing marks*.

* Core subjects (see below) cannot be compensated.

Failure

Students who have insufficient marks in more than one third of the total number of subjects  have failed.

Example: If the total number of subjects in a class is 11, a student may have a maximum of 3 failing grades, the failure threshold being 4.

The failure threshold by year of study and section is shown in the table on the following page.

Compensation

• If the overall annual average is equal to 38 or more, the student is entitled to make up 2 failing grades (in non-core subjects) of 20 points or more.

• If the overall annual average is equal to 36 or 37, the student has the right to compensate for 1 insufficient annual mark (in non-core subjects) but at least 20 points.

In the event of compensation, the teacher council may decide that the student must carry out some revision work.

Deferment

If the student has not failed and if one or more marks are insufficient and cannot be made up, the student is deferred.

In the event of deferment, the teacher council decides that the student will be given either some holiday work (travail de vacances) or some revision work (travail de révision) in the subjects concerned. A failing grade in a core subject or a failing grade of less than 20 points in another subject will automatically result in some holiday work (travail de vacances).

The procedures for holiday and revision work remain the same as in classes 7th to 4th. In 2nd class, the revision test is not taken into account for the terminal class.

TERMINAL CLASSES 

Vocabulary

Year assessment (Bilan de l’année)

The overall annual average (moyenne générale annuelle) is calculated prior to the exams. It is the weighted average of the annual averages for all subjects, including physical education and the optional course (cours à option).

Final grades  (Notes finales)  are calculated after the exams.

For the 6 examination subjects, the final mark is made up of the annual average (1/3) and the examination mark (2/3).

There are two oral examinations, one in languages and one in a core subject. The oral test counts for 1/4 of the exam mark and the written test for 3/4.

For subjects that are not examination subjects, the final mark is the annual average for the subject.

Physical education and the optional course do not give a final mark.

The overall average (Moyenne générale)  is the weighted average of the final marks.

Pass

Passed students who (at least one of the 2 conditions) :

• have only obtained sufficient final marks 

• can compensate for any insufficient final marks

Compensation

Unsatisfactory final marks of 20 points or more in non-core subjects may be compensated in accordance with the following provisions.

• If the overall average is equal to 38 or more, the student is entitled to make up 2 failing grades.

• If the overall average is equal to 36 or 37, the student is entitled to compensate for 1 insufficient final mark.

For each compensated mark of 27 to 29 points, the student may take an optional supplementary (épreuve complémentaire facultative) test with a view to obtaining a final mark of 30 points if successful.

For each compensated mark of less than 27 points, or in the event of failure of the optional supplementary test, the candidate may take an optional deferral (ajournement facultatif) with a view to obtaining a final mark of 30 points in the event of success.

If the candidate fails these tests, he or she is still admitted by compensation. If, at the end of these tests, the candidate no longer has insufficient marks, he or she may be awarded an honours.

Failure

Students who have obtained more than three insufficient final marks have failed. Section A students who have obtained 3 insufficient final marks in languages have also failed.

Deferment

Students who are neither admitted nor rejected must sit deferral tests (épreuve d’ajournement)  in the subject(s) in which they obtained an insufficient final mark.

However, the deferral test is replaced by a compulsory supplementary test (épreuve complémentaire obligatoire) if the final mark is between 27 and 29 points. Failure of this test will result in a deferment test.

For each subject for which a deferment test has been passed, the final mark is set at 30 points.

A brochure setting out all the exam procedures and details is distributed to students in 1ère during the year and can be consulted at www.men.public.lu.