Dear parents, welcome to Lycée Condorcet Sydney. My name is Nicolas L’Hotellier and I have the privilege of being the principal of this wonderful school, which is part of the network of French schools abroad. This network is the largest of its kind in the world, and is led by the Agency for French Education Abroad, the AEFE.
Our school welcomes nearly 1100 students of more than 50 different nationalities, from pre-kindergarten to the end of secondary school. We are simultaneously an international school with a French curriculum, and an independent school in New South Wales. We are proud of this dual identity, which is an asset for us and our students.
Sport, the arts and multilingualism are at the heart of our educational approach and our students participate in numerous projects and competitions at local, national and international level.
Our school is fortunate to offer our students three different secondary school leaving certificates to choose between. The Baccalauréat, first of all, the signature of French education, and the same certificate that students in France and in French schools around the world aim to obtain. An international variation of this same certificate is the OIB, ‘Option Internationale Britannique’, which allows our students to obtain official recognition of their advanced language skills, and finally the International Baccalaureate, a diploma that does not come under the Ministry of National Education. These diplomas are of equal value and enjoy an excellent reputation with universities around the world. They correspond to different student profiles and therefore allow us to offer pathways which cater to different strengths, ambitions and learning preferences.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or wish to discuss your child’s future at Lycée Condorcet Sydney. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Nicolas L’Hotellier,
Principal