Lycée Bayen - circus arts baccalaureate

The CNAC partners with and supports the sector (amateur activities, A-levels and preparatory schools) by providing facilities on its premises and offering strong educational and technical support.

Lycée Pierre Bayen

Lycée Pierre Bayen
22 rue du lycée 
51000 Châlons-en-Champagne
ce.0510006@ac-reims.fr
T +33 (0)3 26 69 23 40 

Lycée P. Bayen - Circus Arts Section

Baccalaureate with a specialisation in Circus Arts

The Lycée Pierre Bayen in Châlons-en-Champagne (51) offers a Baccalaureate course specialising in Circus Arts.
This course is unique in the Grand Est region.

The programme combines arts education, physical training and general secondary school education. It is structured as follows: Year 10 with the Circus Arts option, followed by Years 11 and 12 specialising in Circus Arts. In particular, it prepares students for the entrance exams to higher education institutions specialising in circus arts. It also enables students to pursue any course of study associated with a general Baccalaureate.

The CNAC supports the circus specialism as part of a continuous pathway (amateur practice at A-level, preparatory school and then higher education) by providing facilities on its premises and offering strong educational and technical support.
To this end, the CNAC’s teams: 
- organise specialised courses in circus arts with its teachers and guest tutors,
- provide access to its technical facilities and resource centre,
- invite secondary school pupils to meet with the artists, attend workshops, watch rehearsals and see its performances.

After the Baccalaureate

The Baccalaureate with the ‘Circus Arts’ specialism enables pupils to:
- sit entrance exams for all preparatory schools for higher education institutions,
- progress to general or arts-based courses.

La Comète, Scène nationale, partners of the Baccalaureate, 
Circus Arts specialism at Lycée Pierre Bayen.


La Comète, National Theatre, which has been twinned with the school for 17 years, is the other major partner of the specialisation. It offers exclusive access to a programme of outstanding artistic quality covering all disciplines of the performing arts. It organises workshops and masterclasses and makes its premises available to support certain artistic practices.

List of preparatory schools