Collège, nm : middle school (for ages 11 to 15)

The French word « collège » looks almost the same as the English word “college.”

The most common meaning of “college” in English is “the 2 or 4 year educational institution that a student attends after completing high school.”

The French word « collège » refers to the the school that students attend who are 11 to 15 years old.

Après l’école primaire, mon fils ira au collège.

After elementary school, my son will go to middle school.