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Cambodia, Phnom Penh
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Boarding is available for students from Year 9 through Terminale. The on-site dormitory, opened in September 2023, is supervised by two staff and provides housing and meals, with a daily shuttle to the lycée. Boarders stay Sunday evening through Friday evening and may return home or stay with a host family on weekends and holidays. The dormitory can accommodate up to 15 residents, and the annual price for lodging and meals is $5,200, with scholarships available.
School meals are provided through the school's catering service. Prices per meal are $3.60 for Maternelle, and $4.00 for Primary, Collège, and Lycée.
The Lycée Français René Descartes is a private, non-profit school run by the management and the board of the Association des Parents d'Élèves (APE), under contract with AEFE. The school is AEFE-contracted and is co-governed by the APE and the leadership team named by AEFE, with governance defined by the AEFE convention and a partnership between elected parents and the school leadership.
Lycée Français René Descartes (LFRD) is an AEFE‑homologated French school in Phnom Penh, founded in 1951. It provides French national curriculum teaching from maternelle through terminale and runs a Section Internationale Américaine (SIA) with options leading to the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI). The school's language pathways include daily Khmer lessons and instruction/support in English, Spanish and Chinese; the SIA offers additional English‑language instruction. In September 2023 LFRD opened a small internat (boarding house) for élèves de 3ème à terminale (capacity up to 15); boarders are transported to/from school each day by the internat shuttles. Annual tuition (2025–2026) ranges from USD 5,526 (primary, French/Cambodian nationality rate) up to USD 9,855 (lycée, other nationalities). The school publishes details on fees, language pathways, SIA and the internat on its website.
