Photo: Mouh2jijel · CC BY-SA 3.0The collèges and lycées around Carhaix-Plouguer trail those around 61% of compared French towns on results
75.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Carhaix-Plouguer, below both Finistère’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 2 collèges and 2 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Carhaix-Plouguer. Carhaix-Plouguer grades C+ for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #59 of 63 in Finistère. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
The town’s figures are weighted by candidates across the schools within 5 km; the comparison is the median of compared French towns (those with an overall grade).
What stands out about the schools near Carhaix-Plouguer
Strong lycées, weaker collèges
Around Carhaix-Plouguer, the lycées do better than those of 79% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 4%. 98% passed the general and technological bac (+1.6 pts against the expected rate), and 75.6% the brevet (−8.2 pts). School Grade ↓
Lycée professionnel Saint-Trémeur beats its expected rate
89% of 54 candidates passed the brevet at Lycée professionnel Saint-Trémeur in 2025, 7 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
1 of the 2 collèges within 5 km is private, under contract with the state: it teaches the national curriculum and its pupils sit the same brevet. It counts in the grade like the public ones. Every school ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
Carhaix-Plouguer grades C+ for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
The lycées lift Carhaix-Plouguer; the collèges hold it back.
The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Carhaix-Plouguer with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 2 collèges (138 candidates) and 2 lycées (264). Each school’s pass rate and value added are compared with every French school of its kind, then weighted by candidates; collèges and lycées count equally. A school can count for several towns.
The schools within 5 km of Carhaix-Plouguer
The dashed circle is 5 km (3 miles) from the town’s point, the center of where its residents live; the black outline is the commune.
Points: the Ministry of Education’s school directory.
2 collèges and 2 lycées within 5 km of Carhaix-Plouguer
Each with its 2025 result and its value added: how far its pass rate is above or below what the ministry expected from its pupils. 2 collèges and 2 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Results: DEPP, brevet (IVAC) and bac (IVAL) 2025. Not in the grade: a school with results but no value added published (often a small one). Primary schools: the commune’s own, from the school directory.
Carhaix-Plouguer and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carhaix-Plouguer 2 collèges · 2 lycées | C+ | 76% | 95% |
| Gourin 2 collèges · 1 lycée · 9.4 mi | A | 92% | 96% |
| Rostrenen 2 collèges · 2 lycées · 12 mi | A | 94% | 96% |
| Châteauneuf-du-Faou 1 collège · 0 lycées · 13.1 mi | B+ | 91% | —1 |
| Le Faouët 1 collège · 0 lycées · 16.7 mi | A | 90% | —1 |
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
Rostrenen has the best-graded schools nearby (A).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The brevet. The diplôme national du brevet, taken at 15 at the end of collège: written exams in French, maths, history-geography, sciences and an oral, with the year’s coursework. We use the share of candidates who pass.
- The bac. The baccalauréat at 18: general and technological in most lycées, vocational in lycées professionnels. Each is compared only with schools of its own kind.
- Value added. The ministry’s own measure (IVAC for collèges, IVAL for lycées): a school’s pass rate minus the rate expected from its pupils’ social background and age. It is half of each school’s score in the grade.
- Social position index (IPS). A summary of pupils’ family backgrounds from parents’ occupations, about 100 for the average French pupil. Shown for context; never graded.
- Within 5 km. French families don’t pick a school by the town’s name: a collège serves a catchment set by the département, a lycée one set by the académie. So the grade uses the schools within 5 km of where the town’s residents live, and neighboring towns can share them.
- Primary schools. Not graded: national tests (évaluations nationales) aren’t published school by school. The commune’s primary schools are listed.
Questions about schools near Carhaix-Plouguer
Are the schools near Carhaix-Plouguer good?
They grade C+, better than those around 39% of compared French towns and #59 of 63 in Finistère. In 2025, 75.6% of the 138 candidates at the two collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−8.2 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 94.6% of 264 candidates passed the bac (as expected).
Which collège near Carhaix-Plouguer does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel Saint-Trémeur (private, 0.3 mi): 89% of 54 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +7 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict. On the raw pass rate alone the order can differ; value added is the fairer comparison.
Which lycée near Carhaix-Plouguer does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée polyvalent Paul Sérusier (public, 0.8 mi): 98% of 109 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, +2 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Carhaix-Plouguer?
A state collège takes the children of its catchment area (secteur), which the département council sets; families can ask the académie for an exception (dérogation). Lycée places go through the académie’s Affelnet assignment. Private schools under contract admit pupils themselves.
Are primary schools in Carhaix-Plouguer graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Carhaix-Plouguer has 6 primary schools (écoles maternelles and élémentaires), listed above.
Sources: Ministry of Education (DEPP), value added of collèges (IVAC) and lycées (IVAL), 2025 session · DEPP, social position index (IPS) by school, 2024–25 · Ministry of Education, school directory (annuaire de l’éducation) · INSEE, Filosofi 200 m grid (the town’s point) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.