Even during his first term there was a minor rebellion and 40 pupils were expelled from the school. Galois was not involved and during 1824-25 his school record is good and he received several prizes. However in 1826 Galois was asked to repeat the year because his work in rhetoric was not up to the required standard.
Kahit na sa panahon ng kanyang unang term doon ay isang menor de edad paghihimagsik at 40 ay nag-aaral mula sa paaralan. Galois ay hindi kasangkot at sa panahon ng 1824-25 kanyang paaralan rekord ay magandang at natanggap niya ang ilang mga premyo. Subalit sa 1826 Galois ay hingin sa iyo na ulitin ang mga taon dahil ang kanyang trabaho sa retorika ay hindi hanggang sa ang kinakailangan na pamantayan.