Figure 1.--This is a class at the Ecole Gambetta school in 1955. It was a CE2 class. The boys are about 11-12 years old. They would be the oldest boys in the school. The bous wear short and long pants as well as knickers. Knickers are not commonly seen after the mid-1950s. Only one boy weaes a smock.

These were the younger boys at the school. French primary schools also included cours moyen. The Ecole Gambetta had both CM1 and CM2 classes. We not boys wearing a wide range of clothing. Most boys woreshort or long pants. We note boys also wearing knickers in the 1940s and early 50s. Some boys also wore smocks, but not as commonly as the younger boys. The class here at the Ecole Gambetta school in 1955 (figure 1). It was a CE2 class. The boys are about 11-12 years old. They would be the oldest boys in the school. The bous wear short and long pants as well as knickers. Knickers are not commonly seen after the mid-1950s. Only one boy weaes a smock. We believe that the boys who successfully completed CM2 received a Certificat d'Etudes. I'm not sure if an examination was requited. To see the boys who earned their Certificate in 1951, click on the image here.