École Belge Burundi (EBB) formerly École Belge de Bujumbura is a
Belgian international school in
Bujumbura
Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In late ...
,
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
. It serves students ages 3–18, in ''maternelle'' (
preschool
A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school ...
) through ''secondaire'' (
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
). The school supports both
Francophone
French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...
and
Dutch-speaking students.
[Accueil]
Archive
. École Belge du Burundi. Retrieved on October 26, 2015. It is a part of the (AEBE).
History
The school opened in September 1965 and the Burundian government recognised the school through a ministerial decree passed on 3 July 1969. The school reopened in 1996 despite an embargo put on the Burundian government.
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Student body
As of 15 October 2014 the school had 509 students. This was an increase from its October 1996 figure, 233 students.[
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References
External links
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École Belge Burundi
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Schools in Bujumbura
International schools in Burundi
Belgian international schools
1965 establishments in Burundi
Educational institutions established in 1965
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