Lycée Français René Descartes

Cambodia, Phnom Penh

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The school is accredited by the French Ministry of National Education and is part of the AEFE network under an agreement with AEFE; it benefits from support from the French Embassy and collaboration with the Institut Français du Cambodge.

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Instructs in French, English

Fees KHR 24,225,554 - 31,611,492

Ages 3 - 17 years

Pupil numbers 1150

Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)

Opened 1951

Bus Service No

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.

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