| Lycée Français International Charles de Gaulle de Pékin | |
| Streetaddress: | Xinjin Lu - Beijing[1] |
| City: | Chaoyang District, Beijing |
| Zipcode: | 100015 |
| Country: | China |
| Coordinates: | 40.0256°N 116.5278°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Beijing#China Beijing#China |
| Schooltype: | Private, International, AEFE |
| Founded: | September 1965 |
| Headmaster: | Pascal Colleu |
| Age Range: | 3-18 |
| Enrolment: | 800 |
| Ratio: | 10:1 |
| Campus Size: | 9 Acres or 4 Hectares |
| Campus Type: | Suburban |
| Website: | http://www.lfip.net.cn |
The Lycée Français International Charles de Gaulle de Pékin (LFIPékin;) is a French international school in Chaoyang District, Beijing. It has primary, junior high school (collège) and sixth-form/senior high school (lycée) levels.[2] It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE), an agency of the French government.[3]
It was previously the Lycée Français International de Pékin (LFIP; "The International French School of Beijing") in French, and years earlier it was the Lycée Français de Pékin .[4]
The school first opened in September 1965.[5]
In 2014 the school had 950 students. At one time the school had 1,050 students.[6] In 2019 it had 826 students.[7]
its students originate from over 50 countries: 75% originate from Europe, 17% originate from Africa, 4.5% originate from the Americas, and 3.5% originate from Asia and Oceania.[5]
Since 10 May 2016, there is only one campus: in JingShunDongJie, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600, China.
The campus opening ceremony was on 16 May 2016.[8]
It was designed by a French architect, Jacques Ferrier; the total budget was 23.9 million euros (231 million Hong Kong dollars), with 16.5 million for building costs as well as other funds for a 40-year lease. The building has measures to prevent effects from Beijing's air pollution.[6]
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new campus occurred on 19 October 2014. It has room for 1,500 students;[9] this is an increase by 30% from the total capacity of the previous facilities.[6] The current campus has an area of 37000sqm, with 21000sqm occupied by buildings.[9]
Prior to May 2016 there were three campuses: one for nursery/preschool (maternelle) classes, one for primary and junior high school (collège), and the senior high school (lycée) facilities at Chaoyang Community College .[10] The principal school campus was the primary and junior high campus.[11]
