Baccalaureate 2026: tests canceled in the Middle East and Mali

Faced with the geopolitical situation, the Ministries of National Education and Europe and Foreign Affairs have just announced special arrangements for the organization of the end-of-year exams.

The measure concerns the following countries:

• Middle East: Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, United Arab Emirates;
• Mali.

National Patent Diploma (DNB)

The DNB tests scheduled for June are canceled in these countries.

Candidates enrolled in an accredited French institution abroad, and candidates enrolled in a regulated class at the Center national d'enseignement à distance (Cned) will be awarded their annual average in the relevant lessons. The oral test is canceled, or neutralized where it has already taken place.

Candidates with individual status will be able to attend the replacement session in September 2026.

General and Technological Baccalaureate

Candidates enrolled in a French institution abroad approved or registered in a regulated class with the Cned

For these candidates, the average in the school leaflet will be taken into account for:

• the advance tests of French (written and oral) that take place first;
• the advance mathematics test (first class);
• specialty (terminal) tests;
• the philosophy test (final year).

Candidates are exempted from the Grand Oral.

Candidates under individual status

These candidates will be able to attend the replacement session in September 2026.