Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
800 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
60 |
| Most common nationality |
French |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
25% Danish : 75% International |
| Native French speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in French |
For students who struggle with learning French, LFPH offers classes in French as a foreign language (FLE) or French as the language of instruction (FLS), for students both in maternelle, élémentaire and secondaire. These classes are taught by trained foreign language teachers and takes place in small groups. |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Danish, English, Spanish |
| External examinations or assessments available |
Brevet, French Baccalaureate |
| School start time |
Nursery: 8:30 am
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| School finish time |
Nursery: 2:05 pm Elementary: Monday, Wednesday - 2:30 pm, Tuesday, Thursday - 1:30 pm, Friday - 2:00 pm Middle and High School: 5:00 pm |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
No |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Music, languages, arts, dance, science. |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Facilities at the school |
Library |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Lycée Français Prins Henrik Copenhague is an international school that is home to around 800 students. Students ages two years and ten months to eighteen have the unique opportunity to learn in an environment that is open to all languages and different cultural perspectives. The school is part of the AEFE, the Agency for French Education Abroad, a network of more than 500 schools in 139 countries, which offers a curriculum approved by the French Ministry of Education from the first year of maternelle to the last in terminale. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
The instruction is in French in line with the French National education programs. In keeping with its status as Danish law, it integrates the study of language, culture and the Danish history. |