Established 1969 Campus Urban Phone +61 2 9344 8692 | Principal Philippe Courjault Colour(s) Blue, Red & White Founded 1969 | |
Type Public, day school, co-educational Enrolment ~800 (Preschool-12) as of 08/2015 Address 758 Anzac Parade, Maroubra NSW 2035, Australia Motto The International French School of Sydney Similar Sceggs Darlinghu, Sydney Grammar School E, Internatio Grammar School, Waverley College, St Clare's College | ||
Lycée Condorcet Sydney (also known as the International French School of Sydney and formerly as the French School of Sydney) is a French-based public co-educational day school located in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia from Maternelle - 12. It is linked to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is approved by the AEFE (Agency for French Teaching Abroad), and regulated by French authorities. It is also locally a member of the Association of Independent Schools. The petite and moyenne section of maternelle are approved by the NSW Department of Community Services.
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History
The school was established in 1969, and was renamed to 'Lycée Condorcet' in 1988 on the eve of the bicentenary of the French Revolution of 1789. This name was based on Marie Jean Antoine Caritat, the marquis of Condorcet, the famous father of French Education.
In 2003, the school moved to its current location in Maroubra.
Education
The curriculum taught in Lycée Condorcet follows the French education system, but a portion of the classes are also taught in English in order to encourage bilingualism in students. The teachers are qualified, being expatriates, residents, or on local contracts.
Students from grade 10 to 12 are classed in the upper secondary school, considered the 'international section' by the school. Students in these years are prepared for their upcoming International Baccalaureate exams, but instead are taught by teachers entirely in English for the rest of these years.
Despite being in New South Wales, the school does not formally conform to the Department of Education's curriculum, but is registered by the NSW government as a specialist school from preschool level to year 10. and unlike non-government or government schools in the state, the students are not required to wear uniform whilst attending classes, following France. The school year begins in August and ends in June, unlike the NSW Education system which starts the year in January, ending in December. Lycee Condorcet also offers the International Baccalaureat.
Students
The student population at the school is made up of over 20 nationalities, where the school has initiated effort to make sure non-Francophone students know French via foreign language classes.