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Australia, Canberra
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Opened in 1923, Telopea Park School is Canberra's oldest school still in operation. The school has more than 1,550 students, with around 600 in primary and over 950 in secondary. Since 1983, it has operated as a bi-national bilingual school under a bi-national agreement and is a member of the AEFE network. The secondary program is an IB Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) school since 2006, with the French Brevet in Year 9 and the French Baccalauréat in Year 12 through its relationship with Narrabundah College.
Alumni are part of the school's community. The School Board oversees governance. The school publishes the Telopea Topics E-Newsletter. A Senior Campus expansion project is underway.
The Parents & Citizens Association exists; all parents and carers are members.
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.
