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50 years of presence in Uganda

At the end of the 1960s, French people working in Uganda felt the need for their children to begin or continue their education in a French-speaking setting. They combined their efforts to create a school that provides French education for both their children and those of French-speaking families living in the country.

This is the starting point of the story, both short and already rich in Kampala, of the French School Les Grands Lacs.

At the time, the Little French School, as it was called, should not accommodate more than fifteen students. On January 28, 1973, the small French school was transferred to premises located at 18 Lumumba Avenue, that is to say to the place occupied today by the French Embassy!

5 years later, the workforce has more than tripled! 47 students are welcomed there, mainly children of French-speaking African nationals. But the proportion of Ugandan students continues to increase.

Timeline

1987
It was in 1987 that the first college classes appeared. Probably due to a lack of staff, the college closed in 1999 and only reopened in 2004 with only 6 students.
1991
The school moved to the current site. The first stone was laid by Mrs. Danielle Mitterrand on March 20, 1991. On October 30, 1991 the move took place. The school then had 71 students. It was at this time that she entered into an agreement with the AEFE.
1994
A dark episode in the history of Rwanda, inflates the workforce significantly. A hundred students then come to occupy the school benches
2008
The Lycée section will be created with the support of the CNED.
2015
The last college class is approved
2018
The School is celebrating its 50th anniversary!
2020-2021
The global health crisis forces the school to close for many months. Thanks to the professionalism and dynamism of the teachers, effective distance learning has been put in place.
2022
210 students when the school reopens on January 10. The 2nd class is in the process of being approved.

The French school is today the concrete face given to the friendship between France and Uganda for 50 years!