Admissions Procedure
There are three main routes into the British Section, designed to facilitate the integration of students with different linguistic profiles into the bilingual curriculum:
a. Fluent English and French speakers
Children who already speak both languages fluently will be considered for entry to both the mainstream British Section and French classes. Should the assessment process indicate the need for reinforcement in one of the languages, the applicant may be considered for either Français spécial (see below) or the Fast-track English class in Le Pecq (as appropriate and depending on the availability of places).
b. Anglophone students (non-francophone)
Children who speak little or no French can join the British Section via one of the Français spécial classes, available from CE1 to Seconde. This involves an intensive one-year course in French before pupils are integrated into mainstream classes. During this year, pupils are also taught in English in the mainstream British Section classes.
c. Francophone students (pupils learning English as a foreign language)
Academically able francophone children with the ambition and motivation to become bilingual can enter the British Section through the Fast-track English classes in Le Pecq (starting in 6ème) or, later, through the specialised Seconde Accueil class at the Lycée International. Depending on satisfactory progress, and the availability of places, these students normally enter mainstream British Section classes in Seconde and Première respectively.
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A brief description of the profile of each class can be found below the infrographic.
Mainstream classes: for bilingual English and French speakers.
Français Spécial programme: for anglophone children who speak little or no French available from CE1 (Year 3) to Seconde (Year 11) based at our host schools in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. This involves an intensive one-year French immersion course before pupils are integrated into mainstream French classes. During this year, pupils are also taught in English in the mainstream British Section classes.
Fast-track classes: La classe Fast-track English de la Section Britannique au Collège Pierre et Marie Curie du Pecq, s’adresse aux élèves francophones ayant un très bon niveau scolaire, le potentiel et une grande motivation pour pratiquer l'anglais de manière approfondie dans le but d'atteindre un niveau bilingue. Si le dossier scolaire et la capacité d'accueil au Lycée International le permet, les élèves de la classe Fast-track poursuivent leur scolarité en Seconde (classe bilingue) au Lycée International.
For academically-able francophone children with the ambition and motivation to study a native-speaker English curriculum, who enter the British Section at our host school Collège Pierre et Marie Curie, Le Pecq starting in 6ème. Depending on satisfactory progress, they may enter mainstream British Section classes in Seconde.
Seconde Accueil class: La classe Seconde Accueil de la Section Britannique au Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, s’adresse aux élèves francophones qui, d’une part ont obtenu d’excellents résultats au collège et, d’autre part, manifestent une motivation particulièrement forte pour la langue anglaise dans le but d'atteindre un niveau bilingue. Si le dossier scolaire le permet, les élèves de la Seconde Accueil poursuivent leur scolarité en Première (classe bilingue) au Lycée International.
For academically-able francophone children with the ambition and motivation to study a native-speaker English curriculum, who enter the British Section through the Seconde Accueil class at the Lycée International in Seconde. Depending on satisfactory progress, they normally enter mainstream British Section classes in Première.