Collège & Lycée Victor Hugo, Colomiers

Collège & Lycée Victor Hugo: state school & international pupils

The Lycée Victor Hugo and the Collège Victor Hugo de Colomiers is a French state school teaching the national curriculum with an additional British section for international pupils. It is a French school that offers a home to a not-for-profit charity called English 31. The charity has 44 years of experience in delivering an engaging and inspiring programme of Teaching and Learning which develops native English proficiency through the study of the English Language, Literature and Culture.

The English 31 scheme is based in two local state schools in Colomiers, Toulouse, in the Simone Veil primary school for students aged 6-10 and the Collège/ Lycée Victor Hugo for students aged 11-18.

Curriculum

Pupils of the British Section are integrated into the French educational system and follow a French/English bilingual programme taught at the Collège & Lycée. Currently over 548 pupils aged from 5 to 18 follow this programme, leading to the French national Diplôme International du brevet in Collège and the Baccalaureate Français International(BFI). More information on exams can be found here.

 Lycée Victor The school also offers double baccalaureate programmes in German (Abibac) and Spanish (Bachibac).

Fees & Admissions

Tuition fees range from 1445 to 1637 euros annually. For more information and prices of both examinations and school trips click here.

The school requires that students already have a high standard of written and spoken English. The school warns that the bilingual programme is demanding, as pupils must satisfy high academic expectations of English 31’s French partner schools. A guide to apply to the school can be found here.

Location

The Simone Veil primary school and the Collège and Lycée Victor Hugo are located in Colombiers, just outside the city centre of Toulouse. It is a 20-minute drive from Toulouse city centre.

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