Lycée Français du Caire


Lycée Français du Caire is the French International School in Cairo. The school is operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad which runs 494 international schools worldwide.
The school's main language of instruction is French, while Arabic and English are taught in the primary, Spanish or German are taught in later years. It is located in Maadi, just outside Cairo's borders, and it has the status of French public school for France.
The school mainly gives priority to French students but Egyptian children as well as other foreigners are accepted after analysis of their family situation.
The school has over 1600 students, and programs are derived from the French educational system. About 50% of the students are French, 35% are Egyptian and 15% come from other countries. The school is also a place where students can pass the French high school test Baccalauréat. The diploma is given by the Academy of Lyon in France. The Brevet des collèges exam, is also a French test LFC students must pass. The school educates from Kindergarten to the last year of high school. The school has three specialization streams, Scientific, Economic and Literary.

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There are three primary campuses, with one each in Maadi, New Cairo City, and Zamalek. The secondary classes are held in a campus in El Merag.