main campus at top-ranked bilingual school Lycée International Saint-Germain-en-Laye American Section Paris area

Authentic American education
within a top French public school,
from pre-K to 12 (MS-Terminale)

recent graduates with OIB, top-ranked bilingual school Lycée International Saint-Germain-en-Laye American Section Paris area

Our graduates attend the world’s
top universities, with 100%
success on the coveted OIB diploma

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Bilingual and bicultural: rigorous
native English instruction
alongside a full French curriculum

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14 international sections in
the French Lycée, creating
friendships to last a lifetime

athletic facilities, sports top-ranked bilingual school Lycée International Saint-Germain-en-Laye American Section Paris area

A full range of co-curriculars and
community service to build
the whole person

OIB Results and
University Destinations

The American Section offers a challenging American curriculum in Language/Literature and History/Geography, and follows best practices in current American pedagogy. Our classes are taught in addition to the full French program, as defined by the Ministry of Education. Students leaving the American Section are well prepared to enter demanding Anglophone schools at their appropriate grade level, and our graduates go on to top-ranked universities worldwide.

The French curriculum is taught in French by certified Education Nationale teachers. Considered one of the most rigorous and comprehensive programs in the world, it prepares students for success in highly-selective universities.

The Lycée International has consistently been rated one of France’s top ten public schools with a pass rate of 99-100% in the French Baccalaureate with International Option (OIB). Within the American Section, the success rate has been 100% since 1985.

The  Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) was replaced by the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) in September, 2022. The first exam session of the BFI will be in the spring of 2024.

Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) 
Baccalauréat Français Interational (BFI) 

Beyond the Lycée
In recent years, about fifty percent of American Section graduates have matriculated at Anglophone universities or programs abroad, while the other half have continued their studies in France.