Patrice Lumumba Preparatory School (Portuguese: ''Escola Preparatória Patrice Lumumba'', abbreviation: ''EPLP'') is a lyceum located in the southwestern part of the city centre of São Tomé,

São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking i ...

. It is the oldest secondary school in the country, established in 1952. It currently has about 3,000 students. The one story building of the former ''Colégio-Liceu'' of São Tomé was designed by Lucínio Cruz. In 1959 it was renamed ''Liceu Nacional D. João II'', after King John II of Portugal. After independence in 1975, the school became a preparatory school, and the

National Lyceum National Lyceum (''Liceu Nacional'') is a lyceum (secondary school) located at Avenida Marginal 12 Julho in the city of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. It is one of the oldest secondary schools in the nation. It currently has an estimate of 6 ...

moved to the former technical school building. In 1988, in the midst of reforms of Santomean education, the school was named after Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.

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