School days are much longer; most students are here from 8-5 or 6 PM, with some students even coming in on Saturday mornings. Additionally, in French schools there is normally no school on Wednesday afternoons (although this is an exception in high school). Until a recent reform, all primary students had every Wednesday off– and depending on the academie and if it’s private or public sector, some students still have Wednesdays off an instead attend school on Saturday mornings.