When a middle school student from Yvelines logs into the digital workspace, they don’t wonder what technology is running in the background. What matters is quick access to grades, messaging, and the homework diary. Néo Yvelines, the digital workspace deployed in public middle schools in the department, has been designed to simplify this daily routine. In 2026, the platform continues its stabilization with adjustments that deserve a clear point.
ENT78 and NEO: the confusion around Oze finally cleared
You may have read, here and there, that the middle schools in Yvelines were going to switch to a certain “Oze 78”. This information is outdated. The old Oze Yvelines portal was replaced at the start of the 2023 school year by the NEO platform, published by the company Edifice.
In 2026, it is still ENT78 based on NEO that equips the 113 public middle schools in the department. There is no ongoing migration to Oze, and there will not be. The narrative of a “transition to Oze 78” is based on a confusion between the old and the new system.
To find the new features of Néo Yvelines with Acti Carrière, the details of the concrete changes are documented with the latest updates to the platform.
This clarification is not trivial. A parent looking for help online regularly comes across outdated Oze tutorials. Oze procedures no longer work on ENT78, which generates unnecessary support tickets at the beginning of the school year.
Pronote integrated into Néo Yvelines: two tools, one portal
Why do some parents consult Pronote directly, even though they have access to the ENT? Most often, it’s out of habit or because the link between the two is unclear.
NEO serves as a general entry portal: messaging between families and teachers, document sharing, school news, educational resources. Pronote, on the other hand, manages school life in the strict sense: grades, absences, schedules, report cards.
How the two work together on a daily basis
When a student logs into ENT78, they access Pronote without needing to log in again. This is called SSO (single sign-on). In practice, a single identifier is enough to navigate between the two environments.
The distinction is useful to understand to avoid a common pitfall. If a teacher sends a message via NEO messaging, that message does not appear in Pronote. Conversely, communications from Pronote do not appear in the ENT messaging. Checking both inboxes remains necessary, even if access is through the same portal.
- NEO (ENT78): school messaging, shared documents, class blog, news, access to digital resources from the library
- Pronote: grade reports, tracking absences and tardiness, schedules, homework diary, quarterly report cards
- SSO connects the two: a single login via ENT78 automatically opens Pronote, without an additional identifier
Digital backpack e-SY: what middle school students receive in 2026
The Yvelines department provides middle school students with a complementary tool to the ENT: the digital backpack e-SY. This consists of tablets distributed to students for educational use, both in class and at home.
The program has been in place for several years. In 2026, the question of renewing the tablet inventory arises for schools that received the first equipment. The condition of the tablets varies greatly from one school to another, depending on the age of the deployment and the conditions of use.
Unequal access among Yvelines middle schools
Not all schools have been equipped at the same pace. Some institutions have recent tablets with up-to-date applications, while others use older models whose performance is degrading. This gap creates a disparity in experience for students, depending on their school location in the department.
The budget allocated by the department to educational technology directly affects the ability to renew this equipment. For a family, the consequence is simple: the provided equipment does not always replace a personal computer for tasks requiring more resources.
ENT78 Connection: solving common problems at the start of the school year
Each school year brings the same connection difficulties. The peak traffic on ENT78 causes slowdowns, or even access errors, during the first weeks of September.
Identifying the source of the blockage
The problem rarely comes from a forgotten password. In most cases, access fails for one of these reasons:
- The EduConnect account (national authentication portal) has not been activated or the password has expired since the previous year
- The browser stores an old Oze session cookie, incompatible with ENT78: clearing the cache resolves the issue in most situations
- The institution has not yet provided the login details for the new sixth graders, which blocks access during the first days
Before contacting the school’s technical support, testing the connection from another browser or in private browsing mode allows for quick isolation of a local problem.
The EduConnect reflex
EduConnect is the gateway to ENT78. Without an active EduConnect account, no access to NEO or Pronote is possible. Activation is done once via the national portal, with the legal guardian’s phone number. This step is often forgotten during the transition to sixth grade or when changing schools.
The operation of Néo Yvelines in 2026 does not rely on a technical revolution, but on the stabilization of a digital ecosystem deployed for three years. The priority for families remains practical: activate EduConnect, distinguish the respective roles of NEO and Pronote, and monitor both messaging systems. The rest is resolved through use.
