Lycée Prince de Liège

Lycée Prince de Liège (LPL) is a Belgian international school in Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It serves Francophone Belgians and other Francophones of the ages 2–18.[2] It is a part of the Association des écoles à programme belge à l'étranger (FR).

Dutch-speaking Belgians in Kinshasa go to a separate school, Prins van Luik School.[3]

History

It was established in September 1966. Albert II of Belgium laid the cornerstone of the current campus, located on land purchased by the Belgian government. This campus opened in 1969.[2]

Student body

As of 2015 the school has 894 students. In the 1972-1973 school year it had up to 2,500 students.[2]

References

  1. "Accueil." Lycée Prince de Liège. Retrieved on 26 October 2015. "Lycée Prince de Liège (Ecole belge), Av. de la Gombe, Kinshasa (Gombe)"
  2. 1 2 3 "Historique" (Archive). Lycée Prince de Liège. Retrieved on 26 October 2015.
  3. "Contact." Prins van Luik School. Retrieved on October 26, 2015. "Av de la Gombe Kinshasa DR Congo"

Further reading

External links

Template:DRC-school-stub

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.