Sixteen terms used daily by Moroccan private schools, each clearly defined in French, English and Arabic.
These four terms cover a pupil's path before the start of the school year, from reserving a place to completing the administrative file.
In Morocco, the school year runs from the September start of term to the end of June, generally split into three terms for primary and secondary education.
In ScolaritéPlus, each school year is a separate data space, which keeps previous years' report cards from mixing with the current one.
Pre-enrolment is the step by which a family reserves a place for their child at a school, before the full file is submitted and confirmed.
It comes before final enrolment and does not yet commit the family to paying tuition fees.
Re-enrolment confirms that a pupil already attending a school will continue there the following year, without going through a full new admission process.
It usually takes place in spring, before the following year's headcount closes.
A school file gathers a pupil's administrative and academic documents: civil status, previous report cards, medical certificates and proof of address.
It is opened at enrolment and updated by the school every year.
These terms describe how a pupil's progress is tracked and communicated to families throughout the year.
A report card summarises a pupil's results by subject for a given period, usually a term, together with teacher comments.
It is given to families at the end of each term and signed to confirm receipt.
A term average is the result calculated from all the marks a pupil obtained in a subject, or across all subjects, over a term.
It underpins the class council's assessment and the decision to move a pupil up a grade.
A class logbook records, subject by subject, the lessons covered in class and the homework set for pupils, day after day.
It lets families follow the academic progress and check the work that has been assigned.
A class council brings together a class's teachers, the school leadership and sometimes parent representatives to review pupils' results at the end of a term.
Its discussions lead to the comments written on the report card and to promotion decisions.
These terms concern a school's internal organisation, from splitting pupils into classes to managing non-permanent teachers.
Headcount refers to the number of pupils enrolled in a class, a grade or a whole school at a given point in the year.
It determines how classes are organised and how many teachers are needed.
A timetable spreads, week after week, the subjects taught to each class across the available time slots and the rooms or teachers assigned to them.
It is drawn up before the start of the school year and then adjusted as absences or teacher changes occur.
Attendance measures a pupil's actual presence in class, based on the absences and late arrivals recorded day after day.
A low attendance rate usually triggers a notice to the family, or even to the relevant authorities.
An hourly-paid teacher is paid by the hour or by assignment to cover a substitution or occasional teaching, without a permanent contract with the school.
Their teaching hours and pay are tracked separately from those of the permanent teaching staff.
These terms cover the financial exchanges between a family and the school, from the yearly fee amount to the proof of payment issued.
Tuition fees are the amounts a family owes a private school for the school year, excluding extra costs such as the cafeteria or transport.
Their amount and payment schedule are set by the school before the start of the year.
A payment schedule sets the calendar of instalments a family owes to settle tuition fees, usually spread over several instalments across the year.
It can be monthly, termly or yearly depending on the school's policy.
A payment receipt confirms that a family has paid all or part of the amount owed to the school for a given instalment, showing the date and amount paid.
It is the supporting document families keep in case of a dispute over a payment.
An enrolment certificate is an official document issued by the school confirming that a pupil is currently and regularly enrolled there for the year.
Families request it mainly for administrative procedures, family allowances or a visa application.
The questions most often asked about using this glossary and about Moroccan school vocabulary.
This glossary brings together the terms most commonly used in running a Moroccan private school, each with a self-contained definition.
Every term carries a stable anchor that can be linked to directly from another page.
Morocco's public and private schools share the same educational vocabulary but sometimes follow different administrative procedures.
Every term is published in all three languages at the same anchor, so it points to exactly the same notion in French, English and Arabic.
The order of the terms is identical across languages, which allows a direct link between the three versions.
Re-enrolment confirms that a pupil already attending the school continues there the following year, without going through a new admission process.
The official definition of a regulated term lies in the texts of the Ministry of National Education, which this glossary does not replace.
This glossary describes how the term is used day to day in running a school.
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