Académie de Normandie

What Académie de Normandie does

The Acad\u00e9mie de Normandie is a French government education authority (a d\u00e9concentr\u00e9 service of the Minist\u00e8re de l'\u00c9ducation nationale) created on 16 January 2015 under the French regional reform law. It administers public education across five Normandy departments (Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, Seine-Maritime) and provides administrative oversight for the Education Nationale services of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. As of the 2025 rentr\u00e9e, it serves 555,626 students across 2,434 \u00e9coles, 387 coll\u00e8ges, and 191 lyc\u00e9es, plus 117,452 \u00e9tudiants and 18,303 apprentis in higher education.

Name

Académie de Normandie

Legal name

Académie de Normandie

Website

https://ac-normandie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Acad\u00e9mie de Normandie is a French government education authority administering public schooling, examinations, and orientation services for 555,626 students across five Normandy departments and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Administration

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Development / CPD Requirement Administration for Licensure (EDADAJAL)

Keywords

• Public education administration
• National examination services
• School enrollment management
• Student orientation services
• Academic regional authority

Headquarters

HQ city

Normandie

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Académie de Normandie is a French public education authority that administers primary, secondary, and post-bac education across five Norman departments. It manages national examinations (DNB, baccalauréat général/technologique/professionnel, BTS, CAP), school enrollment, lycée assignment via AFFELNET, higher education orientation via Parcoursup and Mon Master, financial aid, and personnel services for education staff. It also coordinates youth, engagement and sports programs through its DRAJES delegation.

Product overview

Académie de Normandie operates as a regional education authority providing a comprehensive digital service platform for the Normandy region covering 555,626 students across 2,434 schools, 387 colleges, and 191 lycées. The service portfolio encompasses examination and diploma management (DNB, baccalauréat general/technological/professional, BTS, CAP), student enrollment and assignment services, higher education orientation (Parcoursup, OrientSup Normandie, Mon master), financial aid administration, professional services for educators, and open data platforms. The architecture consists of a central website with departmental sub-portals (DSDEN) for Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime, each providing localized services while sharing common infrastructure including CYCLADES examination management, Tarteaucitron cookie consent, Eulerian analytics, and various third-party media integrations (YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo for video content; Facebook, Instagram, Twitter for social sharing; OpenStreetMap for location services).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Examens et diplômes - Education nationale Comprehensive examination and diploma management service covering multiple certification types including BTS, baccalauréat (general, technological, professional), DNB, CAP, and various professional diplomas. Manages the full lifecycle from registration through credential issuance for Normandy students.
• Diplôme national du brevet (DNB) National middle school diploma examination service for students completing collège education.
• Baccalauréat général et technologique General and technological high school diploma examination service for students completing lycée education.
• Baccalauréat professionnel Professional high school diploma examination service for vocational pathway students.
• Brevet de technicien supérieur (BTS) Higher technician diploma examination service for post-baccalauréat vocational training.
• Certificat d'aptitude professionnelle (CAP) Vocational aptitude certificate examination service for initial professional training.
• Diplômes et relevés de notes Online service for retrieving diplomas, achievement attestations, grade transcripts, and exam copy consultations through the CYCLADES platform.
• Aménagements des épreuves d'examens Examination accommodation services for students with disabilities, providing adjusted testing conditions based on medical and educational assessments.
• Inscriptions scolaires School enrollment services covering registration for maternelle, élémentaire, collège, and lycée, including online registration tools.
• Affectation en lycée High school assignment service managing student placement from collège to lycée, including online request processing through Affelnet.
• Parcoursup National pre-registration platform for first-year higher education admission in France.
• OrientSup Normandie Regional orientation service specializing in guidance toward higher education in Normandy.
• Mon master National platform for first-year master's degree applications and information.
• Centre d'Information et d'Orientation (CIO) Network of 20 information and orientation centers across Normandy providing guidance services for students from 3ème through higher education.
• Aides financières à la scolarité Financial assistance services for students including school grants and financial support programs managed through social services.
• Espace Pro Professional portal for academy staff providing access to professional services, national Zimbra email system, Mél messaging, and administrative tools.
• Open Data Normandie Open data portal providing public education data for the Normandy region including establishment directories and statistics.
• BAFA/BAFD Youth animator and director certification examinations and training for the youth engagement and sports sector.
• Imag'in Normandie Web service managing jury participant missions for examination and competition juries.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MEDEF NormandieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The academy signed a partnership convention with MEDEF Normandie (employers' association) to strengthen ties between education and the business world, supporting student orientation and work experience opportunities.
• Région NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Convention cadre between the State and Région Normandie defining shared missions in information and orientation, coordinated under the September 2018 law on professional freedom. The region has competencies in information about careers and training.
• ONISEP (Office National d'Information sur les Enseignements et les Professions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerONISEP provides educational orientation resources and support. The academy's territorial direction contributes to PPO implementation, discovery of careers, and pedagogical actions.
• Agence Régionale de l'Orientation et des Métiers de Normandie (AROM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional agency providing orientation services, career information, training guides, and employer ambassador programs to support student orientation decisions.
• Higher Education Institutions in NormandycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3 pluridisciplinary universities (Caen, Rouen, Le Havre), engineering schools, business schools, and art schools participating in cordées de la réussite and student orientation programs. 52 higher education institutions in 77 cordées benefiting 245 secondary schools.
• ARS NormandieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Agence Régionale de Santé Normandie to support establishments in developing physical activities for social and medico-social establishments.
• Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français (CPSF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to develop adapted sports activities in social and medico-social establishments across Normandy.
• Banque de FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Prix de l'Excellence Économique recognizing student achievements in economics and business education.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Académie de Nantes: Regional académie for Pays de la Loire with similar student scale, departmental structure, and dual rectorat sites. Operates under the same national policy framework with regional implementation flexibility.
• Académie de Toulouse: Regional académie for Occitanie, France's largest académie by student population, with the same ministerial mandate, departmental DSDEN network, and national examination administration role.
• Académie de Lille: Another regional académie of the French Ministry of National Education, administering K-12 public education, examinations, and orientation in the Hauts-de-France region. Structurally and functionally identical to Académie de Normandie under the same national framework.
• Académie de Marseille: Regional académie for the southern PACA region with similar large student population, dual rectorat setup (Aix-Marseille), and full-service portfolio including DRAJES for youth and sports coordination.
• Académie de Rennes: Regional académie serving Brittany with comparable rural-coastal demographic mix and a similar DSDEN structure across four departments. Operates the same CYCLADES, AFFELNET, and Parcoursup infrastructure.
• Académie de Lyon: Regional académie covering the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region with comparable student scale (~880K students), similar DSDEN departmental structure, and identical statutory mandate for exams, enrollment, and orientation services.
• Académie de Bordeaux: Regional académie for Nouvelle-Aquitaine covering five departments with comparable scale (~600K students) and identical core service portfolio (exams, enrollment, orientation, financial aid).
• Académie de Strasbourg: Regional académie covering Alsace with cross-border characteristics similar to Normandy's Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon linkage, operating the same national digital service stack and rectorat structure.
• Académie de Grenoble: Regional académie for the Alpine region with comparable departmental scale, vocational pathway emphasis, and orientation services through CIOs and DRAIO — structurally identical to Académie de Normandie.
• Académie de Paris: The académie for the Paris region, structurally identical to Académie de Normandie but operating at higher density. It sets de facto national practice for academic digital platforms and orientation services that Normandy adopts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ac_Normandie
• Facebookfacebook.com/acnormandie
• Instagraminstagram.com/acnormandie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/academie-de-normandie

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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