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Adapted curriculum/ IGCSE/ IB Diploma; ages 3-18; co-ed; day; independent; private non-profit; 650 students
Based in purpose-built premises, including some brand new buildings, near the port. Offering a bilingual programme in early years and primary, taught in (50 per cent each) English/French. Academic subjects in middle and senior school taught in English but other languages remain important, with French mandatory as well as a third language. International Baccalaureate Diploma pass rate close to 100 per cent over last five years and scores regularly in the mid-thirties against a global average of just under 30.
PYP/ I/GCSE/ IB Diploma; ages 4-18; co-ed; day; independent; private non-profit; 360 students
Opened the doors of its purpose-built facility, on the western edge of Nice (close to the airport), over 40 years ago and continues to offer an international education, taught in English, to the community on the French Riviera. The majority of the students are European, American or Russian and it is the only school in the region to be accredited by the Council International Schools (CIS) and the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA).
Adapted National Curriculum for England/ I/GCSE/ A Level; ages 3-18; co-ed; day; independent; privately owned; 480 students
Opened in 1964, in architecturally striking, eco-friendly buildings, on a campus located just outside Mougins. Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) for British Schools Overseas (BSO). A Level results are very respectable and almost all graduates continue their education at UK universities, often on design or business courses. The occasional student returns to their home country, recently this has been either to Belgium or the Netherlands.
A snapshot of international schools in Provence that are considered (although not necessarily chosen) by English-speaking families, with the best visited and reviewed by the Good Schools Guide.
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A snapshot of international schools in Paris that are considered (although not necessarily chosen) by English-speaking families, with the best visited and reviewed by the Good Schools Guide.
The BFI (French International Baccalaureate) is not a separate diploma but rather a specialisation within the framework of the French Baccalaureate.