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.

Starting in September 2022, the Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) is being replace by the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI). Students entering Première in an international section will now spend their Première (11th Grade) and Terminale (12th Grade) years working towards this new diploma. The first exam session of the BFI will be in the spring of 2024.

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

What is the BFI?

Like the OIB, the BFI is a particularly demanding version of the French baccalaureat, which offers multiple pathways to expand their international exposure and linguistic skills. In addition to the full French national curriculum, students at the Lycée International take eight additional hours of classes in the language of their section, taught at native level. The current OIB subjects, English Language and Literature (ACL) and History and Geography (DNL), will now be complemented by a new course called Connaissance du Monde (CdM), or Contemporary US Society.

The BFI significantly increases the importance of the international sections in our students’ academic trajectory, with final exam coefficents that comprise 41% of the total, as opposed to the present 26% for the OIB. Spoken communication skills are emphasized, with students preparing a “capstone” oral presention for an individual research project in addition to the existing oral examinations in Language/Literature and History/Geography and the Grand Oral.

What is the OIB?

The Option International du Baccalauréat (OIB) is a special version of the French Baccalaureate created by French educational authorities in 1985 in cooperation with various other countries, including the United States. It requires intensive preparation of about 50 hours per week during the last two years of high school (Première/11th and Terminale/12th). To obtain this international version of the Baccalaureate, students must pass rigorous oral and written examinations in language/literature and history/geography in the language of the cooperating country in addition to the standard French baccalauréat exams.

In the case of the American version of the OIB, examiners are approved by the Franco-American (Fulbright) Commission, with authority delegated by the College Board (creators of the SAT and Advanced Placement exams).

All American Section Terminale students take the OIB. Students obtain their final score based on a weighted average of all grades on the various disciplines tested through written and oral examinations. S/he passes when this overall score is at least 10 on a 0–20 scale. Each year in France about 80% of all Terminale students pass their academic Baccalaureate examinations.

The Class of 2023 will be the last class to sit the OIB. The class of 2024 will sit the the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) exam.

American Section OIB Results

The pass rate of American Section students taking the OIB has been 100% since 1985, and our student’s mention (honors) rate is equally impressive, far exceeding the national average. Overall grades of 12-14 receive the mention assez bien (honors). From 14-16 they are awarded mention bien (high honors) and averages over 16 warrant the mention très bien (highest honors).

In 2022, 52% of our student were awarded mention très bien (moyenne 16-18), and 8% mention très bien avec félicitations du jury (moyenne 18+). Another 28% received mention bien (moyenne 14-16), and 12% of the class was awarded mention assez bien (moyenne 12-14). This far exceeds the national average.

HISTORY OF AMERICAN SECTION OIB RESULTS:

	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Très Bien	60%	53%	67%	53%	59%	40%	41%	40%	49%	44%
Bien	28%	38%	24%	31%	20%	40%	41%	47%	39%	37%
Assez Bien	12%	5%	9%	14%	15%	20%	15%	11%	10%	19%
no mention	0%	3%	0%	2%	6%	0%	3%	2%	2%	0%

OIB Results and University Destinations

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

Beyond the Lycée

OIB Results and
University Destinations

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