Lycée français de Pondichéry

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French International School Pondicherry
Pondicherry, Puducherry,

India
Information
TypePrivate
Established1826; 198 years ago (1826)
PrincipalJean-Marie Yhuel
GradesClass 1 – 12
Number of students550
Campus size5 acres (20,000 m2)
AffiliationUniversity of Rennes
Websitewww.lfpondichery.net

The Lycée français international de Pondichéry is an international French school in

Pondicherry, Puducherry
, India. The school provides education from pre-primary to lycée (senior high school), 3 to 18 years old.

It is directly operated by the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE), an agency of the French government.[1] The school also is part of the AEFE network of 500 French high schools overseas.

It was established as the Collège Royal on 26 October 1826 by

Governor-General of Pondichéry in French India, during the Bourbon Restoration
.

In 2014, the school signed a memorandum of understanding with the Future Foundation School in Kolkata providing for student exchanges.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rechercher un établissement" (in French). Agency for French Education Abroad. Retrieved 15 March 2024. - Purple means "Gestion directe" (directly operated), and this school is in the color code for purple.
  2. ^ ""School pact opens window to French education", (Archive). The Times of India, 8 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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