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 2–21.[2] It is a part of the Association of Belgian Schools Abroad, in French: Association des écoles à programme belge à l'étranger (AEBE).

Lycée Prince de Liège
Address
1, Avenue de la Gombe, Kinshasa (Gombe)
Coordinates4.3180049°S 15.289709899999934°E / -4.3180049; 15.289709899999934
Information
EstablishedSeptember 1966 (1966-09)
Websitelyceeprincedeliege.be

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

History

It was established in September 1966.[4] King 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

In the 1972–1973 school year, it had up to 2,500 students.[2] That number has never been reached ever after. As of 2015, the school had 894 students. In May 2018, it had 870 students.

See also

References

  1. "Accueil Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine." Lycée Prince de Liège. Retrieved on 26 October 2015. "Lycée Prince de Liège (Ecole belge), 1, Avenue de la Gombe, Kinshasa (Gombe)"
  2. "Historique Archived 2015-10-25 at WebCite" (Archive). Lycée Prince de Liège. Retrieved on 26 October 2015.
  3. "Contact". Prins van Luik School. Retrieved 26 October 2015. "Av de la Gombe Kinshasa DR Congo".
  4. "Le Lycée Prince de Liège".

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