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IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) is offered in the secondary years. Gifted & Talented Education K-10 provides differentiated tasks and a Gifted Individualised Learning Plan (GILP) for students with exceptional abilities. The school operates a bilingual program that supports bilingual learning within the curriculum, with four days of French and one day of English for Kindergarten to Year 2 (80:20), moving to 50:50 English/French from Year 3 to Year 6, and up to three hours of bilingual periods per week.
The school hosts music-related events such as the Primary Disco and the Fête de la Musique. The Telopea Park School choir has performed the Francophonie anthem. There are after-school music opportunities through ACTAM.
The school runs a bilingual English–French program integrated into the curriculum. In Kindergarten to Year 2, four days are taught in French and one day in English (80:20). From Year 3 to Year 6, instruction is 50:50 English/French, with up to three hours per week of bilingual periods.
After-school arrangements include After School Care, arranged by parents, and students may travel home by bus, on foot, or by bicycle. Primary students are expected to be collected by 3:30pm.
The school has a P&C (Parents and Citizens) association, an Alumni network, and a School Board. The Telopea Topics E-Newsletter is circulated for the community.
The school uses Positive Behaviours for Learning (PBL) to support student welfare and foster a positive school environment.
Telopea Park School, Lycée Franco-Australien de Canberra, is a binational school for ages 5 to 16 offering a bilingual English–French program with Australian Curriculum, IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the French Curriculum. Opened in 1923, it is Canberra's oldest operating school and a member of the AEFE network under a bi-national agreement. In Kindergarten to Year 2 the program runs 80:20 French to English (four days French, one English), shifting to 50:50 from Year 3. Secondary students follow IB MYP; Brevet is taken in Year 9 and Baccalauréat in Year 12 through Narrabundah College link. The school provides Chromebooks for Years 7–11 and hosts a Gifted & Talented program (GILP). Extras include music activities with a choir and events such as the Primary Disco and Fête de la Musique. The Parents' Association, School Board and Alumni network support community life; Positive Behaviours for Learning supports wellbeing across year groups.
