The Lycée Français International
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de Pékin (LFIPékin; ) is a French international school in
Chaoyang District,
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. It has primary, junior high school (''collège'') and sixth-form/senior high school (''lycée'') levels. It is directly operated by the
Agency for French Education Abroad
The Agency for French Education Abroad, or Agency for French Teaching Abroad, (french: Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger; abbreviation: AEFE), is a national public agency under the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
(AEFE), an agency of the French government.
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 ().
The school first opened in September 1965.
[About Us]
" Lycée Français International Charles de Gaulle de Pékin. 10 May 2017. Retrieved on 19 December 2019.
Student body
In 2014 the school had 950 students. At one time the school had 1,050 students.
[ ()] In 2019 it had 826 students.
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.
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Campus locations
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.
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.[
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new campus occurred on 19 October 2014. It has room for 1,500 students;][New Campus]
" Lycée Français International Charles de Gaulle de Pékin. Retrieved on September 15, 2016. this is an increase by 30% from the total capacity of the previous facilities.[ The current campus has an area of , with occupied by buildings.][
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 (). The principal school campus was the primary and junior high campus.Carte_site_principal.pdf]
Archive
. ''Lycée Français International de Pékin''. Retrieved on 27 January 2014. "Lycée Français International de Pékin Site principal Administration, école primaire (CP à CM2), collège 13, Sanlitun Dong Si Jie Beijing 100600" - Serves as a map to the former primary/junior high campus.
See also
* École Française Internationale de Canton
* Lycée Français de Shanghai
References
External links
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Schools in Chaoyang District, Beijing
International schools in Beijing
High schools in Beijing
Relocated schools
Schools for children of foreign personnel
Educational institutions established in 1965
1965 establishments in China
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