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Mauritius, Mauritius
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The true adventure began in 1952 with the first classes of what would become Lycée La Bourdonnais, held in three rooms of Dr Rey
premises. In September 1953, around sixty students aged 5–14 enrolled at Collège La Bourdonnais in a house rented on Curepipe Road. To accommodate growth, the Lycée La Bourdonnais Company bought land on Rue Sainte-Thérèse in 1961, financed by a loan from Alliance Française de Paris, a Mauritian government loan, and private donations. In 1972, as enrollment continued to rise, the collège and lycée moved to new buildings at Forest-Side, while the primary remained on Rue Sainte-Thérèse. In 2001, a new complex was built on Rue Gustave Bestel in Forest-Side for kindergarten and primary, and the lycée was renovated and expanded; France provided significant embassy support, and the school remains AEFE-conventioned within the global network of French schools.
Since its beginnings, LLB has pursued culture, excellence and the development and well-being of its students. Mauritian culture is celebrated within the school community in all its diversity. Multilingual education is central: French is the language of instruction, English plays a central role from primary, and the British International Section strengthens English from CP. Five foreign languages are taught—English, Spanish, Russian, German and Mandarin—and European and international sections are offered. Inclusive education is provided through the Avançons Ensemble program.
Bringing together more than 85% of parents, the Lycée La Bourdonnais Parents' Association (APE) enables parents to be involved in school life for the well-being of their children. The APE meets with the school leadership on a bi-monthly basis to regularly review life of the establishment. It is present on the school councils, school boards, governance councils and financial committees, representing the voice of the parents. It co-manages, with the school, the solidarity fund, a budget line designed to assist families facing life events (unemployment, the death of a breadwinner, etc.). Find more information on the APE blog.
Lycée La Bourdonnais is Mauritius' long‑standing French‑programme school, AEFE‑conventioned and accredited by the French Ministry of Education. It serves ages 5 to 18 with a continuous path from kindergarten to terminale and a 100% baccalaureate pass rate. French is the main language of instruction, with English playing a central role from primary school onward. From CP, the British Section strengthens English language learning. The school offers a plurilingual curriculum with French and English as core languages and additional offerings in Spanish, German, Mandarin and Russian. English is taught through two tracks: the International British Section and the European Section. The International British Section combines the French Baccalaureate with two English A Levels and leads to the OIB, while also enabling Cambridge examinations and a French Ministry diploma. The European Section focuses on English, History and Geography. The Avançons Ensemble program supports inclusive education. The campus at Forest-Side hosts a Centre de Documentation et d'Information (CDI), and the school has trained about 8,630 graduates with around 82 secondary teachers.
