Lycée Prince de Liège
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1, Avenue de la Gombe, Kinshasa (Gombe) | |
Coordinates | 4°19′05″S 15°17′23″E / 4.3180049°S 15.289709899999934°E |
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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).
Dutch-speaking Belgians in Kinshasa go to a separate school, Prins van Luik School.[3]
History
It was established in September 1966. 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
- ↑ "Accueil." Lycée Prince de Liège. Retrieved on 26 October 2015. "Lycée Prince de Liège (Ecole belge), 1, Avenue de la Gombe, Kinshasa (Gombe)"
- 1 2 3 "Historique" (Archive). Lycée Prince de Liège. Retrieved on 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Contact". Prins van Luik School. Retrieved 26 October 2015. "Av de la Gombe Kinshasa DR Congo".
Further reading
- (in French) Boutsen, Bruno. "Le lycée Prince de Liège comme un moyen" (Archive). La Libre. Monday 3 August 2009.
External links
- (in French) Lycée Prince de Liège