Lycée Prince de Liège (LPL) is a Belgian
international school
International schools are private schools that promote education in an international environment or framework. Although there is no uniform definition or criteria, international schools are usually characterised by a multinational student body an ...
in
Gombe,
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
. It serves
Francophone Belgians and other Francophones of the ages 2–21.
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Archive
. Lycée Prince de Liège. Retrieved on 26 October 2015. It is a part of the Association of Belgian Schools Abroad, in French: (AEBE).
Dutch-speaking Belgians in Kinshasa go to a separate school,
Prins van Luik School
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.
History
It was established in September 1966.
King
Albert II of Belgium
Albert II (born 6 June 1934) is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 until his abdication on 21 July 2013.
Albert II is the son of King Leopold III and the last living child of Queen As ...
laid the cornerstone of the current campus, located on land purchased by the
Belgian government
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. This campus opened in 1969.
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Student body
In the 1972–1973 school year, it had up to 2,500 students.[ That number has never been reached ever after. As of 2015, the school had 894 students. In May 2018, it had 870 students.
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See also
* Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Primary education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is not free or compulsory.
The education system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is governed by three government ministries: the ''Ministère de l'Enseignement Primaire, Se ...
* List of international schools
This is a list of notable international schools from around the world.
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
* Baku International School
* Internat ...
References
Further reading
* Boutsen, Bruno.
Le lycée Prince de Liège comme un moyen
Archive
. ''La Libre
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''. Monday 3 August 2009.
External links
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Lycée Prince de Liège
1966 establishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Belgian international schools
Educational institutions established in 1966
Elementary and primary schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
International high schools
International schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Schools in Kinshasa
Gombe, Kinshasa
High schools and secondary schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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