Cape Town French School Explained

Cape Town French School
Native Name:École française du Cap "François Le Vaillant"
Address:Lycée: 101, Hope Street - Gardens 8001 Cape Town South Africa
Primary: Corner Tramway and Kings road - Sea Point 8005 Cape Town South Africa
City:Cape Town
Country:South Africa
Coordinates:-33.9234°N 18.3818°W
Kings Road, Sea Point

-33.9317°N 18.4185°W
101, Hope Street, Gardens
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Status:Open
Principal:Samuel Jourdan
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Staff:9
Teaching Staff:54
Grades:1–12
Students:500
Medium Of Language:French, English
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The Cape Town French School or the François Le Vaillant French School (French: '''École française du Cap "François Le Vaillant"'''[1]) is a French international school in Cape Town, South Africa.

It has two campuses, the primary school, within the former primary school building of Tafelberg Remedial School in Sea Point,[2] and the Lycée Français du Cap, which includes senior high school, in Gardens.[3]

The school was initiated in 1985 by a group of French citizens resident in Cape Town so as to provide a French Curriculum to their children, it was established in 1987 after securing a location.[4] The Sea Point campus opened in 2014 after it received an 18 million South African rand renovation.[2]

As of 2015 about 41% of the students are not French. Of the overall number of students, 25% are South African.[5]

It directly teaches until seconde (first year of lycée), then uses CNED for première (second year of lycée).[6]

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Notes and References

  1. "Ecole française du Cap "François Le Vaillant"." Consulate of France in Cape Town. Retrieved on 22 January 2015.
  2. McCain, Nicole. "SEA POINT WELCOMING THE FRENCH." People's Post. 13 February 2014. Retrieved on 22 January 2015.
  3. "CONTACT." Cape Town French School. Retrieved on 22 January 2015. "Lycée Français du Cap 101, Hope Street - Gardens 8001 Cape Town South Africa" and "Ecole Française du Cap Corner Tramway and Kings road - Sea Point 8005 Cape Town South Africa"
  4. Web site: Our History – Lycée Français du Cap . en-GB . 2019-02-07.
  5. "French School opens New Campus in Sea Point" (Archive). Orange South Africa. Retrieved on 22 January 2015.
  6. Web site: AEFE | Lycée français du Cap.