Lycée Prince de Liège (LPL) is a Belgian
international school
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in
Gombe,
Kinshasa,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
. It serves
Francophone Belgians and other Francophones of the ages 2–21.
[Historique]
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Archive
. Lycée Prince de Liège. Retrieved on 26 October 2015. It is a part of the Association of Belgian Schools Abroad, in French: (AEBE).
Dutch-speaking Belgians in Kinshasa go to a separate school,
Prins van Luik School.
History
It was established in September 1966.
King
Albert II of Belgium
, house = Belgium
, father = Leopold III of Belgium
, mother = Astrid of Sweden
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
, death_date =
, death_place =
, signature = Albert II of Belgium Signat ...
laid the cornerstone of the current campus, located on land purchased by the
Belgian government
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. This campus opened in 1969.
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Student body
In the 1972–1973 school year, it had up to 2,500 students.[ That number has never been reached ever after. As of 2015, the school had 894 students. In May 2018, it had 870 students.
]
See also
* Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Primary education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is not free or compulsory.
The education system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is governed by three government ministries: the ''Ministère de l’Enseignement Primaire, Se ...
* List of international schools
This is a list of notable international schools from around the world.
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Banglades ...
References
Further reading
* Boutsen, Bruno.
Le lycée Prince de Liège comme un moyen
Archive
. ''La Libre
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''. Monday 3 August 2009.
External links
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Lycée Prince de Liège
1966 establishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Belgian international schools
Educational institutions established in 1966
Elementary and primary schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
International high schools
International schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Schools in Kinshasa
Lukunga District
High schools and secondary schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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