High school and college students to protest on October 6: the route planned in Paris

After several days of protests outside schools, student groups are urging the movement to continue with a new day of action on 6 October 2026. In Paris, a large demonstration involving high school and university students is planned to depart from Place de la République. In a statement, the CGT said it would stand alongside high school and university students and education staff mobilized this Tuesday.

On September 17, at Saint-Exupéry High School in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, a group of teachers walked off the job to protest staffing shortages. They were soon joined by a handful of students. Since then, the movement has spread across France, with many high schools blockaded nationwide. Last week, the protests surged once more. According to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, 356 high schools were blocked on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

High school and university student groups call for a major demonstration on October 6

Facing mounting protests, three high school student unions were received on October 2 by the Minister of National Education, demanding, among other things, the abolition of Parcoursup, "an emergency plan for the school estate" to make study conditions "livable" and "decent", the reform of school hours, or a massive hiring plan for teachers "to act immediately on the 10% of unfilled hours". Leaving the meeting disappointed, they called for the mobilization to continue with an "Act 3" scheduled for Tuesday, October 6. The high school unions also announced a large national demonstration.

Several union confederations are calling for participation in the high-school student demonstrations

In response to the announcement, the CGT, FSU, Solidaires confederations and FNEC-FO union have urged people to join, on October 6, the mobilization by high school and university students.

As it already does in front of schools, the CGT will stand alongside mobilized high school students, university students, and education staff on October 6. It calls all of its organizations to safeguard the right to mobilize and to provide the means to organize, notably by opening the labor exchanges and the houses of the people to allow them to meet, by ensuring the security of the protests, and by submitting authorization requests in collaboration with high school and student organizations, the CGT said.

The FCPE, the federation of affiliated parent associations, has also urged people to join demonstrations alongside high school students on October 6, 2026.

The Confédération paysanne calls on farmers to "join the high school students' tractor protests on Tuesday, October 6".

High school and university student protest on October 6: the planned route in Paris

So, what should we expect? What is the route of this major high school and university demonstration planned for Paris? As the Police Prefecture notes in an order, the march will kick off on October 6 at 2 p.m. from Place de la République and head to Place de la Nation, via the Boulevard Voltaire. Note that disruptions are also expected in public transport, with several stations closed.

Departure: Place de la République (3rd, 10th, 11th arrondissements)
Boulevard Voltaire
Arrival: Place de la Nation (11th, 12th arrondissements)

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