How do I get a copy of a diploma? - Secondary school diploma
Verified 18 janvier 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Your situation
- Secondary school diploma
- Diploma obtained in an academy located outside the Ile-de-France
You can request a certificate of achievement if you have a general, technological or vocational secondary education diploma.
The certificate of achievement has an official value and gives you the same rights as the original diploma.
To obtain it, the steps to follow are different depending on where you obtained the diploma.
You want a digital attestation
The request is made online using the following online service:
You want a paper attestation
You must apply for a certificate of achievement from the rectorate.
Many academies have their own application form. Check directly with the services of the rectorate or on its website.
If the academy does not have a form, you can make a request by mail to the examination and competition division the rectorate of academy where the diploma was awarded. You must specify the following information:
- Your first and last name(s)
- Your date of birth
- Your address
- Exact title of your diploma
- Name of the establishment where it was prepared
- Series
- Year of graduation
Attach a photocopy of your ID to your application.
Please note
some academies ask to attach stamps or a stamped envelope to your application to send you the certificate in return. Check this information on the Rectorate's website.
The time taken to receive the certificate varies.
Yeah. Yeah. If you have changed your marital status (surname, first name or gender), you can request the reissue your diploma with the consideration of this change.
The procedure differs depending on where you graduated
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General case
You must contact the rectorate of the academy in which you obtained the diploma. The procedure to follow will be specified.
In Île-de-France
You must contact the Examination House (SIEC). The procedure to follow will be specified.
Who shall I contact
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