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French high school students protest over school funding and Parcoursup
High school students protested in several French cities on 13 October, joined in some places by students, teachers, union members and young workers.
In Nantes, Marseille and Strasbourg, they called for €10 billion for high schools and the abolition of Parcoursup, France’s university admissions system.
The protests are part of a continuing student mobilisation, and the high school Paul-Éluard in Saint-Denis has been blocked since the movement began.
Greta Thunberg visited the Saint-Denis school to support the students and said schools need more investment.
In Marseille, the march took place calmly, while a tense stand-off with riot police was reported in Paris.
A student demonstration in Paris was due to start around 2 p.m.
High school students demonstrated in several French cities on Tuesday, 13 October.
They called for a €10 billion funding plan for high schools and the abolition of Parcoursup.
Students were joined by university students, teachers, trade unionists and other supporters in some cities.
Greta Thunberg visited a blocked high school in Saint-Denis to support the students.
A tense standoff with riot police was reported on Cours de Vincennes in Paris.
- Who
- High school students, joined in some places by university students, teachers, trade unionists and other supporters.
- What
- They held demonstrations calling for a €10 billion plan for high schools and the abolition of Parcoursup.
- When
- Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
- Where
- Several French cities, including Nantes, Marseille, Strasbourg, Saint-Denis and Paris.
- Why
- They called for more investment in high schools and the abolition of Parcoursup.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Demonstrations took place in Nantes, Marseille and Strasbourg, with students making demands on school funding and Parcoursup.
Greta Thunberg visited the blocked Paul-Éluard high school in Saint-Denis to support students.
A tense standoff with riot police was reported on Cours de Vincennes in Paris, where a student demonstration was due to begin around 14:00.
- Funding demand
- €10 billion for high schools
- Parcoursup
- Students called for its abolition
- Nantes
- Students were joined by university students, teachers and trade unionists
- Saint-Denis
- Greta Thunberg visited Paul-Éluard high school
- Paris
- A demonstration was due to begin around 14:00 on Cours de Vincennes
What people are saying
Schools do not have the investment they need. So what the young people here are doing is refusing to give up and fighting for their future, which is being stolen from them.
I am extremely proud of the French students.
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