The General Federation of Secondary Education called, on Monday 7 September 2026, for a boycott of the "School Life" platform, one week before the school year due to start on 14 and 15 September. The union is demanding that the reported problems be fixed before teachers use the platform.
Why this boycott?
The union points to several concrete problems: enrolments, transfers, automatic pupil allocation, timetable distribution and timetable management. All issues that directly affect how secondary schools run in the 2026-2027 school year.
One important point: the federation is not against digitising school administration in principle. It disputes the conditions under which the platform was rolled out.
Where does the ministry stand?
The Ministry of Education had presented "School Life" in August 2026 as a portal bringing together several services related to school life. At the time of the union's statement, it had not yet published a detailed response to the union's complaints.
For its part, the platform shows impressive figures: 1.89 million pupils registered, roughly 90% of those concerned. Nearly 199,000 new registrations were recorded in just three days.
According to the source article, no widespread blockage has been confirmed at this stage. The boycott therefore remains a union call, not evidence of a total breakdown.
What does it mean for you?
If you are a pupil, the school year still starts on 14 and 15 September 2026 depending on your category. No official announcement has changed this timetable so far.
For exam dates and how your year will unfold, you can check the official exam calendar on the site. And to prepare for the 2027 bac with confidence, the archive of past papers and marking schemes remains your best ally, whatever the administrative situation in secondary schools.
We will update this article as soon as the ministry responds to the union's criticism.