The Lycée Condorcet is a French school which has been established in Sydney. It is approved by the French Ministry of Education and operates under an agreement with the French government agency responsible for French schools abroad (Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Etranger – AEFE).
The school is also registered with the New South Wales Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) and the International Baccalaureate Organisation and is accredited to deliver the IB Diploma Programme.
The school has an enrolment of 870 students from the preparatory school to Year 12.
The school’s language of instruction is French with English being the language of instruction in the IB Diploma program.
Students graduate with either the French or International Baccalaureate.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma is in English at the International French School of Sydney In the senior years (for students aged 16-18) Lycée Condorcet offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma program as an alternative to the French Baccalaureate for students who wish to pursue their senior studies in the English language. Students with a background in French graduate with a Bilingual Diploma which confirms proficiency in both languages. However, the ability to speak French is not a pre-requisite for enrolment as all levels of the French language are catered for- from beginners to advanced. As the school operates on the northern hemisphere calendar, all courses begin in August and final examinations are held in May.