Lycée Français de Berlin
International School in Berlin
Quick answer
Lycée Français de Berlin offers a multi-track French and German programme, with a highly diverse student body of 71 nationalities. Graduates leave with Abitur and French Baccalaureate and Brevet.
Key facts
- Curriculum: French, German leaving qualifications include Abitur and French Baccalaureate and Brevet.
- Avg class size: 23 (max 25) Berlin international school · 800 students total.
- 71 nationalities top: French.
- Ages: Ages 12 to 18 school day starts at 8am.
- Accreditations: AEFE verified.
800
71 (French)
23 avg / 25 max
Rolling
AEFE
Abitur and French Baccalaureate and Brevet
About Lycée Français de Berlin
With a long history of openness and tolerance, the Lycée Français de Berlin offers a quality European education, open to the world, characterised by an approach which favours multilingualism and in which the pupil is at the centre of teaching. Located in the southern Tiergarten district, our Lycée is a large family, a place where students feel at home and develop as individuals to become responsible citizens aware of the challenges of the 21st century. The Lycée Français de Berlin is a Berlin public school recognised by the French Ministry of Education as a French school abroad. It is both the oldest school in Berlin and the oldest French lycée in the AEFE (Agence pour l'Enseignement Français à l'Etranger) network in the world. Founded by Frederic III of Prussia in 1689 for French Huguenot refugees, the Lycée was initially located in the Wangenheim Palace on Niederlagstraße. In 1873 it moved to the Reichstagsufer in a building destroyed by bombing in 1945. The Lycée soon reopened in We
French, German
Abitur and French Baccalaureate and Brevet
French external examinations : Diplôme National du Brevet at the end of Year 9 and Baccalauréat at the end of Year 12. The German Abitur is also taken by a majority of our students at the end of Year 12
Between 98 and 100%
English, Spanish, Latin, Ancient Greek
unknown
We do not have specialised staff but set personalised protocols for chilren with special needs.
8am – Between 2:45 and 5:15 pm, depending on the years
Yes
No
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Student Diversity
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Common: French
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