| Cape Town French School | |
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École française du Cap "François Le Vaillant" | |
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| Location | |
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Lycée: 101, Hope Street - Gardens 8001 Cape Town South Africa Primary: Corner Tramway and Kings road - Sea Point 8005 Cape Town South Africa Cape Town ,Western Cape ,8001 South Africa | |
| Coordinates | 33°55′24″S18°22′54″E / 33.92342°S 18.3817679°E /-33.92342; 18.3817679 Kings Road, Sea Point 33°55′54″S18°25′07″E / 33.93171°S 18.41850°E /-33.93171; 18.41850 101, Hope Street, Gardens |
| Information | |
| School type | International Private Co-educational |
| Established | 1987 (1987) |
| Status | Open |
| Principal | Samuel Jourdan |
| Staff | 9 |
| Teaching staff | 54 |
| Grades | 1–12 |
| Number of students | 500 |
| Average class size | 20 |
| Classes offered | French, Mathematics, History and Geography, Economics & Social Sciences, Life & Earth Sciences, Digital Science and Technology, First foreign language, Second foreign language and Physical Education |
| Language | French |
| Schedule type | Traditional/Fixed Schedule |
| Hours in school day | 6-10 hours |
| Classrooms | 31 |
| Colours | Red, white and blue |
| Sports | Football, Ping Pong, Running, Basketball, Gymnastics |
| Website | ecolefrancaiseducap |
TheCape Town French School (French:Lycée Français du Cap) or theFrançois Le Vaillant French School (French:École française du Cap "François Le Vaillant"[1]) is a French international school inCape Town,South Africa.
It has two campuses, the primary school, within the former primary school building ofTafelberg Remedial School inSea Point,[2] and theLycée Français du Cap, which includes senior high school, inGardens.[3]
As of 2015 about 41% of the students are not French. Of the overall number of students, 25% are South African.[4]
It directly teaches untilseconde (first year of lycée), then usesCNED forpremière (second year of lycée).[5]
The school was initiated in 1985 by a group of French citizens living in Cape Town who sought to provide their children with aFrench curriculum. It was formally established in 1987 after securing suitable premises.[6]
In 2013, the school relocated to its current premises on Kings Road in Sea Point following an 18-millionrand renovation.[2] The building, formerly occupied by Tafelberg Remedial School, had stood vacant since 2010 and was acquired through a public tender process administered by the Western Cape government, the property’s owner. After the school’s successful bid, the site was redeveloped to house its new campus.[7]
In some classes, instruction may use both French and English as mediums. Classes on the instruction of the English language and some other subjects may be fully English medium. The school has German and Spanish as subjects for foreign languages.[8]
Students are eligible to take the British International Section, Cambridge examinations and the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) examinations.[8]
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