South Korea, Seoul
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The school campus includes an on-site dormitory within LIX, designed to support autonomous living and communal learning in a calm environment conducive to study and personal development. Dormitory access follows structured hours: Sunday evening check-in from 19:00 to 21:00, with Monday morning entry before 08:15 possible if arranged with the dormitory supervisor; Friday afternoon departure is permitted from 17:00. A daytime schedule runs from 07:15–22:00, including classes, supervised study, meals, and group work, with outside excursions allowed only at specified times with parental approval. The on-site cafeteria is operated by J&J Catering Co., Ltd for the 2024–2025 school year, and cafeteria fees are paid to the service provider rather than the school. The campus is located at 23 Bibong-gil (151 Gugi-dong), Jongno-gu, Seoul, and a virtual tour displays on-campus spaces.
Annual educational events include primary-school storytelling, poetry festivals, mathematics contests, and exchanges with Korean or French schools; middle and high school participate in mathematics contests, the Cambridge B1 Preliminary for Schools English test, moral education, and Model United Nations (MUN). Extra-curricular activities (AES) comprise primary-school reading Korean books, movement and dance, multi-sports, judo, reading, and theatre; and middle/high-school offerings such as a pop music band, basketball, cryptography, football and basketball, French classes, orchestra, photo club, ping-pong, and preparations for entrance exams for grandes écoles in France. The program changes each trimester. Cultural exchanges and trips are part of AES and exchanges with France are common.
Lycée International Xavier (LIX) is a French school in Seoul, on the north side of the Han River. The principal describes its setting as next to Bukhansan National Park and about 15 minutes from central Seoul. Students follow the French curriculum, with pathways to the Diplôme National du Brevet (end of grade 9) and the Baccalauréat in high school. Instruction is in French, and foreign languages taught include English and Korean. From middle school, students may also study Chinese or Spanish and Latin. The school offers boarding and provides school bus information on its site. Activities listed include Model United Nations (MUN), orchestra, theatre and sports options such as judo and basketball.