diff --git a/app/scodoc/sco_formsemestre_status.py b/app/scodoc/sco_formsemestre_status.py
index 8fbe06c40..817d818ff 100644
--- a/app/scodoc/sco_formsemestre_status.py
+++ b/app/scodoc/sco_formsemestre_status.py
@@ -875,11 +875,15 @@ def _make_listes_sem(formsemestre: FormSemestre, with_absences=True):
             H.append("<h4>Tous les étudiants</h4>")
         else:
             H.append("<h4>Groupes de %(partition_name)s</h4>" % partition)
+        partition_is_empty = True
         groups = sco_groups.get_partition_groups(partition)
         if groups:
             H.append("<table>")
             for group in groups:
                 n_members = len(sco_groups.get_group_members(group["group_id"]))
+                if n_members == 0:
+                    continue  # skip empty groups
+                partition_is_empty = False
                 group["url_etat"] = url_for(
                     "absences.EtatAbsencesGr",
                     group_ids=group["group_id"],
@@ -912,8 +916,8 @@ def _make_listes_sem(formsemestre: FormSemestre, with_absences=True):
 
                 H.append("</tr>")
             H.append("</table>")
-        else:
-            H.append('<p class="help indent">Aucun groupe dans cette partition')
+        if partition_is_empty:
+            H.append('<p class="help indent">Aucun groupe peuplé dans cette partition')
             if sco_groups.sco_permissions_check.can_change_groups(formsemestre.id):
                 H.append(
                     f""" (<a href="{url_for("scolar.affect_groups",