“We escaped the worst”: 20 class closures in Brittany announced in primary education

“It is still not satisfactory, because there are going to be new closures when it was precisely the opportunity to return to better times and improve the conditions of supervision of students in Brittany. But we must admit that we escaped the worst,” recognizes a National Education actor in Brittany. While ministerial allocations have been allocated to the various academies, that of Rennes will have to part with 20 positions at the start of the 2025-2026 school year.

Morbihan will gain 15 classes

According to the first figures which will be presented during the academic administration social committee which will take place on Monday January 27, 2025, Finistère will have to return 17 positions, Ille-et-Vilaine 14 and Côtes-d’Armor, 4 On the other hand, Morbihan will gain 15 positions.

Faced with the ongoing demographic decline – according to projections, the Rennes academy is expected to lose just under 3,000 students – this distribution should make it possible to slightly increase the supervision rate in all departments. “We have limited the damage,” we point out.