11:54 Aug 23, 2018
At the end of an academic year in France, you will receive, various documents, in this order:
1) relevé de notes : set out in table form, the list of courses (CM, TD, TP, etc.) and the mark obtained for each. This applies to your bac, licence, BTS, master's, whatever. It will also give your "moyenne" (overall average for each term and for the year). If you have passed, or "validé" (used familiarly), you will see the "mention" too (generally, passable, assez bien, bien, très bien). In the UK, this is often referred to as a "transcription" of your marks;
2) attestation de réussite : if you have acquired a formal qualification, then you will receive this "attestation de réussite", more often than not on plain paper. It indicates the names of the qualification, the overall "mention", and will bear a stamp and a signature.
3) "diplôme" : in terms of documentation, this term is used in France to describe the actual stiff paper certificate. Your "attestation de réussite" together with your "relevé de notes" will serve for around a year, if not longer, as the stiff paper "diplôme" takes around a year to be printed out. | 
