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Practical guides: South Africa

School and family

Accredited French schools, local schools and children's health.

Some points in this guide concern ties with France (social security, taxes, pensions, French schools) and are labelled as such. If another country's system applies to you, ask your own bodies (social security, pension fund, tax authority) and your country's embassy whether an agreement exists with this destination and what it provides.

Local schools

  • School (or home schooling) is compulsory from 7 to 15; the Department of Basic Education publishes how to enrol.

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    Living in South Africa

French schools

  • French-curriculum schools

    The AEFE lists 2 accredited French-curriculum schools in South Africa: Johannesburg: Lycée français Jules-Verne et son annexe de Pretoria (under agreement with the AEFE); Le Cap: Lycée français du Cap François-le-Vaillant (under agreement with the AEFE).

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    AEFE, Établissements d'enseignement français homologués: South Africa
  • French-curriculum schools

    There are three statuses: directly managed (a service of the AEFE, which pays the tenured staff), under agreement (run by a private association or foundation bound to the AEFE by an agreement) and partner (run by a private body that signed a partnership agreement; staff are not recruited by the AEFE). Accreditation lets pupils continue their schooling without an exam in another accredited school or in France, subject to places, and gives French pupils access to means-tested school grants.

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    AEFE, Les établissements d'enseignement français en réseau

International schools and universities listed

International schools

From OpenStreetMap, a collaborative map: these schools have "international" in their name. The name does not guarantee the curriculum, the language of instruction or any accreditation: check with each school.

Sources for this guide

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