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English and French are the languages of instruction. In Years 7-10, English language and literature are taught for four weekly periods and history-geography for two; in Year 10, students begin the IGCSE programme in English Language and English Literature and take the Diplôme national du brevet - mention internationale at the end of Year 10. In Seconde to Terminale, English language and literature continue for four weekly periods, with an English-language version of the French history-geography programme taught in English for four periods. Français Spécial supports non-French speakers through immersion into the French curriculum.
The British Section provides a mother-tongue English curriculum for children aged 3 to 18 within five French state schools in the Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Le Pecq area. Pupils spend 6-8 hours per week learning in English with British Section teachers; the remaining lesson time is taught in French. This arrangement yields a genuine bilingual and bicultural education and full integration into the French host school system.
Français Spécial (FS) is a French immersion programme for non-French-speaking Anglophone students. FS starts in CE1 (Year 3) and continues through Seconde (Year 11). During the FS year, pupils are taught in English within British Section classes and then join mainstream French classes the following year. The FS programme uses a one-year immersion on the Lycée International campus.
The British Section at Lycée International Saint-Germain-en-Laye offers a bilingual English-language programme across five partner schools in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Le Pecq for children aged 3 to 18. Pupils spend 6–8 hours weekly learning in English; the rest is in French, creating a genuine bilingual experience within the French host system. The curriculum blends the French national programme with English-language study: in Seconde they take Cambridge IGCSE or Edexcel IGCSE, and in Première and Terminale they pursue the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI), adding English-language examinations in English Language and Literature and History/Geography to the French baccalauréat. Some pupils also opt for an International GCSE in Mathematics as a complement. The campus hosts about 2,200 students; the Collège is integrated into the main campus. France's BFI centre, it offers UK visits, field trips, and performing-arts camp on the Isle of Wight. Extracurricular life includes Debating League, Model United Nations, and Student Council.
