Cape Town French School
The Cape Town French School or the François Le Vaillant French School is a French international school in Cape Town, South Africa.
It has two campuses, the primary school, within the former primary school building of Tafelberg Remedial School in Sea Point, and the Lycée Français du Cap, which includes senior high school, in Gardens.
As of 2015 about 41% of the students are not French. Of the overall number of students, 25% are South African.
It directly teaches until seconde, then uses CNED for première.
History
The school was initiated in 1985 by a group of French citizens living in Cape Town who sought to provide their children with a French curriculum. It was formally established in 1987 after securing suitable premises.In 2013, the school relocated to its current premises on Kings Road in Sea Point following an 18-million rand renovation. 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.
Curriculum
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.Students are eligible to take the British International Section, Cambridge examinations and the Baccalauréat Français International examinations.