The Indian school system

The Indian educational system is very different from the French. In the french medium, the classes goes in descending order whereas in the english system, it's in the ascending order. It's divided into 5 levels: preprimary, primary, middle, secondary and higher levels.

In "lycée", there are tests all along the year and it all counts for passing to the next level. In the english system, they have mid term tests, then quarterly, half-yearly and final exams when the year finishes. The ranking obtained helps them to pass.

Each school has their own uniform of different colours. In general for boys it's pants and shirts but for girls it changes based on their age group. When they are young it could be a skirt, and in the next level they wear churidars (Indians usually wear churidhars or sarees) and in the final years, they usually wear "davani", which is a half saree.

For example, in Pondicherry the reputed Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School is well-known for the discipline. This Catholic school has been opened since 1844, which is situated in Mahatma Gandhi road. Only boys can study there. The uniform is a white shirt with grey shorts or pants, grey tie, grey socks and black shoes, and everyday they must only wear this uniform. On occasions like birthdays, festivals, they are authorized to wear colour dress. This private school is very strict but the environment is very peaceful. Usually students have very good results, and in the quiz they always get the first prize.

Even if the educational systems are different, in both we have excellent students with different knowledge levels coming out every year.