Education is free, beginning at age 3 (sometimes 2), and mandatory between ages 6 and 16. The [[public education]] system is highly centralized. Private education is primarily Roman Catholic. Even if a majority of private schools are of Catholic grounds, and some of them are still run by religious orders historically involved in the french educationnal system, almost all schools welcome students of all denominations. | Education is free, beginning at age 3 (sometimes 2), and mandatory between ages 6 and 16. The [[public education]] system is highly centralized. Private education is primarily Roman Catholic. Even if a majority of private schools are of Catholic grounds, and some of them are still run by religious orders historically involved in the french educationnal system, almost all schools welcome students of all denominations. |