| Lycée Franco Costaricien | |
| Native Name: | Liceo Franco-Costarricense |
| Type: | K-12 school |
| Established: | November 30th, 1967 |
| Founders: | French Government and Costa Rican Government |
| Students: | 1000+ |
| Director: | Marie-Laure Petton |
| Grades: | K-12 |
| Years Taught: | 15 |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Address: | De la casa de Don José Figueres, 4.5 Km. Noreste, carretera a Concepción de Tres Ríos |
| Coordinates: | 9.928°N -84.0049°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Average Class Size: | 27 |
| Language: | French, Spanish and English |
| Mascot: | Rooster |
| Nickname: | "El Franco" in Spanish |
| Tuition: | 263.000₡[1] |
| Footnotes: | Institución Benemérita de la Educación y la Cultura Costarricense |
The Benemérito Lycée Franco-Costaricien (es|Benemérito '''Liceo Franco-Costarricense''') is a French international school in Sánchez District, Curridabat, San José Province, Costa Rica.[2] It serves levels until the final year of senior high school, terminale.[3]
In the year 2023, it was named Institución Benemérita de la Educación y la Cultura Costarricense, by the law 10355
1967: Cultural cooperation agreement between Costa Rica and France, by exchange of notes N° 62 RE and number 53335-AE of 30 November 1967.
1968: Installation of the high school in the "Casa de los Leones" (Paseo Colón).
1969: Promulgation of Law 4481 of 9 December 1969 and opening of the primary school.
1972: First graduating class (33 diplomas).
1975: Opening of a preparatory course.
1976-1977: Transfer to Concepción de Tres Ríos.
1980: Opening of a second level in nursery school.
1982: Inauguration of scientific laboratories.
1988: Inauguration of the gymnasium and sports fields.
1990: Opening of the "Petite Section" in the nursery and of the Terminale classes.
1995: Inauguration of the new CDI, the Students' House and the Theatre Hall.
1997: Unification of programmes and reorganisation of the primary school. Inauguration of the school canteen and the new changing rooms in the gymnasium.
2003: Opening of the high school website.
2009: Reform of the cultural cooperation agreement, by exchange of notes DM-DGPE-289-09 and 218 of 28 April 2009.
2012: Amendment to the 2009 agreement, by decree No. 36969-RE of 26/03/2012.
2016: Approval of the Modernisation Plan of the Franco-Costa Rican high school, by exchange of letters 2016-679937 of 21/09/2016.
2018: Fiftieth anniversary of the high school, inauguration of the athletics track and renovation of the nursery area.
2019: Inauguration of new classrooms in secondary school.
2020-2021: Renovation of the exterior wall of the high school.
2022: Inauguration of the new school canteen and transformation of the old canteen into classrooms.
2023: Awarded the Benemeritazgo and named Institución Benemérita de la Educación y la Cultura Costarricense.