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Languages taught are English and French. The bilingual program develops French language skills within an English-speaking community, with a heavy emphasis on French in the early years and a balanced English–French curriculum from Year 3 to Year 6.
The school offers a bilingual program in English and French. In Kindergarten, Year 1 and 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 and French. By Year 6, students are bilingual at an age-appropriate level.
Bilingual periods involve French and Australian teachers working together with each class, and students are expected to operate in both languages. Kindergarten and Year 1 have three hours per week of bilingual periods, while Years 2 to 4 have one hour per week.
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.
