In 2025, the professional baccalaureate exams begin in May. Here is the official calendar as well as useful information for high school students and parents.
The countdown is on for professional baccalaureate students! From Monday May 12, 2025, the tests will continue until Thursday June 26, 2025. A real springboard towards working life, this diploma directly trains students for various professions. Moreover, during their training, students alternate between courses and 18 to 22 weeks of internships in companies. Discover the detailed schedule of tests in 2025, the date of results, as well as the diversity of specialties offered today.
What are the dates of the professional baccalaureate exams in 2025?
High school students will work on their written professional baccalaureate exams from May 12 to 14, then May 21 and June 26, 2025.
| Date of the professional baccalaureate exams | Materials |
| Wednesday May 21, 2025 | Modern languages A |
| Wednesday May 14, 2025 | Modern languages B |
| Monday May 12, 2025 | French / history-geography / moral and civic education |
| Tuesday May 13, 2025 | Applied arts and artistic cultures + Economics-law and economics-management |
| Thursday June 26, 2025 | Prevention, health and environment |
On what date are the professional baccalaureate results given?
As for the professional baccalaureate resultsthey will be communicated from Friday July 4, 2025. Candidates can consult them directly in their educational establishments on the notice boards, or online via their personal space on the Cyclades website.
In the professional baccalaureate, students study different subjects (French, mathematics, science, economics, management-law, history-geography, moral and civic education, modern language, PE, physics-chemistry), throughout their course. And this, in addition to their specialty and their internship periods in companies which are also counted and even obligatory for the success of their exams. To pass your exam, you must obtain a general average equal to or greater than 10/20.
At what age and where to prepare for a professional baccalaureate?
The professional baccalaureate is prepared from the age of 16, in a specific establishment, namely a apprentice training center (CFA), a Rural family home (MFR) or a vocational high school (private or public).
List of different professional bins
There are around a hundred Bac Pro specialtiesin different professional sectors such as administration, management, tourism, electronics, commerce, Art, construction, aeronautics, personal service, communication, catering and hotels or even the kitchen. You will find a detailed list in the table below:
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What jobs can you do with a professional baccalaureate?
The level of a professional baccalaureate diploma is equivalent to level 4 (like the general or technological baccalaureate), that is to say it allows you either to start a profession or to continue your higher studies with a BTS for example, spread over 2 years and giving rise to a level 5.
Once the Bac Pro diploma has been obtained, your child has several options:
- Directly integrate into the job market in a sector related to your training.
- Continue your studies via a BTS or a BUT and thus access a Bac+2 level while having acquired additional skills or/and having specialized further in a trade.
During their professional baccalaureate, high school students can complete several internships in a professional environmentpaid according to the level of study, and sometimes even a work-study program, depending on the chosen sector. The duration of the internships is 6 months maximum per year of training and by host organization. This first professional experience allows the student to discover the underside of a profession and to confront professional situations in real conditions.
