Lycée Prince de Liège

Lycée Prince de Liège
Address
1, Avenue de la Gombe, Kinshasa (Gombe)
Coordinates	4°19′05″S 15°17′23″E / 4.3180049°S 15.289709899999934°E / -4.3180049; 15.289709899999934
Information
Established	September 1966 (1966-09)
Website	www.lpl-rdc.com

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 [fr] (AEBE).

Dutch-speaking Belgians in Kinshasa go to a separate school, Prins van Luik School.^[3]

History

It was established in September 1966.^[4] 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.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• List of international schools

References

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

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