Lycée français Victor Hugo

Lycée français Victor-Hugo, also known as Französische Schule Lycee Victor Hugo in German, is a French international school in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, which belongs to the AEFE network of schools. The school serves students from "maternelle" up to the "lycée" level. The French school is located in the district of Praunheim, to the northwest of Frankfurt. Students are taught the French national curriculum and they can choose to prepare the Baccalauréat or the Abibac. The current head of the school is Mr. Pascal Meyer.HistoryIn 1949 the first classes were taught to French students living in Frankfurt. In the 1960s the initiative developed into a school with different classes, an official status and more than 150 students. With 550 students in 2000 the school opened at its current location in Praunheim. The primary school obtained Ersatzschule status in 2007 and the middle school in 2012. By 2014 enrollment had reached 1,000 students, divided into 48 classes.About the school The LFVH is a French school with an international recruitment: over 35 different nationalities are typically represented. The school moved to its current premises in 2000. The building was designed by architect Michel Regembal (also known for his contribution to the Stade de France). After being run by parents' associations for decades the school came under AEFE control in 2000. In 2007 the primary school obtained Ersatzschule status and so did the middle school in 2012. The German Staatliches Schulamt Frankfurt supervises the school's German component of the curriculum and the delivery of the Abitur. In September 2014 there were 1004 students registered in the school. LFVH is a whole-day school, including in the primary section.