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In French-speaking Belgium, the issue of academic cheating is very rarely studied. This article presents a survey conducted among 600 French-speaking students from four secondary public schools. The results challenge the stereotype that boys cheat more than girls. Many students would participate in cheating in exchange of a reward. Most students see cheating as a barrier to their future, but others view it to obtain rewards, such as a diploma, rather than as a part of learning process.