Senegal, Dakar
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The Lycée Français Jean Mermoz welcomes about 2,500 students from CP to Terminale. It is a directly managed establishment in the AEFE network, homologated by the French Ministry of National Education. The campus is securely designed with well‑equipped facilities and magnificent sports installations on site.
The campus includes magnificent sports facilities.
The school is homologated by the French Ministry of National Education and delivers the French national education system from the early years through the lycée. It emphasizes multilingual education, with instruction in French and additional languages (English, Spanish and German). Students study French, languages, mathematics, sciences, humanities and social sciences, sport and art, and may choose optional or elective sections and programs such as PARLE (English), LCE Spanish, the American Section (SIA), the European English section with DNL in English, Latin, and a Theatre option. The lycée also offers specialized tracks and complementary programs (e.g., Prépa Scientifique, Prépa Sciences Po Paris, Prépa Arts).
Extracurricular and life on campus include the Basketball school sports section (open to fifth grade and second year, with recruitment by application), the Section Internationale Américaine (SIA), the Section Européenne Anglais, the Latin option, and the Theatre option. Music and media clubs are active, including a Music Club and the Radio Voices of Mermoz (with a related RadioActive club).
Lyce Français Jean Mermoz in Senegal is a directly managed AEFE French international school serving students aged 6 to 18 (from CP to Terminale). It follows the official French curriculum, with a Section Internationale Américaine (SIA) integrated across the program and preparing students for the Baccalauréat Français International. The school provides multilingual education, with instruction in French and additional languages including English, Spanish and German. Parle Anglais is offered in the middle years, and the lycée includes a European English section with a DNL option. Optional offerings include a Théâtre option, Latin, and a range of specialty subjects in Première and Terminale for general and technological tracks. Complementary programs include Prépa Scientifique, Prépa Sciences Po Paris and Prépa Arts. Established in 1976 and AEFE-managed since 1990, the campus accommodates about 2,500 students on a securely designed site with substantial sports facilities. The school is homologated by the French Ministry of National Education. A hallmark is the bilingual SIA pathway alongside strong language, theatre and arts programs.