OIB Results and
University Destinations

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.

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.