Culture pass: towards a target of three million young users at end of 2022

Only 20 % of schools have used the “collective share” of this extended system, since January 10, from the 4th class.

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From one five -year term to another, the culture pass remains the priority project of the cultural policy of Emmanuel Macron. After having generalized it to all young people aged 18 in May 2021, extended to students from the class of 4 ^{e Since January 10, President Réélu now wishes to expand it from the class of 6 e . But what is the current assessment of this system supposed to democratize and diversify access to culture?}

“If, at the end of the year, we managed to have three million young regular users of the geolocated Pass Culture application, it would be great,” Sébastien Cavalier, president of the SAS PASS CULTURE, during its hearing before the Senate Culture Commission. Potentially, with the extension from the 4th ^{e , “we will ultimately send ourselves to six million people”, he completed.}

For the time being, 1.8 million young people have registered on the pass, and its development in colleges and high schools advances in small steps. “20 % of schools have used it since the 1 ^er January, says Sébastien Cavalier. One of the upcoming issues is to succeed in the appropriation of the” collective share “by teachers. “Monday April 18 on France Culture, Emmanuel Macron had not had this prudence of analysis and believed that the pass had become” a huge success because we have [vait] worked with the teachers “.

800 euros per class

To fully understand the system – largely altered since its creation -, you should know that the envelope of 500 euros offered to young people to access cultural activities and practices of their choice is now distributed in two stages: 200 euros between 15 and 17 years old (including 120 euros per pupil in “collective share” directly paid to establishments to finance cultural outings or artists’ receptions) and 300 euros at 18, to spend individually according to his desires.

The “collective share”, which allows each class to have around 800 euros, is “a new tool to generalize artistic and cultural education (EAC)”. The teachers who have used this “collective share” for four months – whose use is validated by the school head – employed 40 % for a live performance. Good news for the theater. And at 15 % for a cinema session.

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