Lycée Rochambeau

Lycée Rochambeau is a private French international school in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Bethesda, Maryland.School and communityLycée Rochambeau was founded in 1955, and has a current total enrollment of approximately 1100 students, the largest of the nine French schools in the United States.

Lycée Rochambeau is a non-denominational, coeducational, day school serving students from pre-kindergarten (age 3, petite section) through high school and the last year of the French secondary system (Terminale) on three campuses located just outside the city of Washington, D.C.The Lycée's secondary school accommodates approximately 309 students on an 11acre campus in Bethesda, Maryland, 10mi from downtown Washington, D.C. Approximately forty-nine percent (48.996%) of students hold French citizenship (with a large percentage of those holding a second citizenship), fourteen percent (14%) are U.S. citizens, and thirty-seven percent (37%) come from fifty-five (55) other nations. Many Lycée students come from families who are in Washington, D.C. on postings with embassies, foreign-owned corporations, and multilateral organizations.Graduation requirementsTo receive the high school diploma accredited by the State of Maryland, Lycée Rochambeau students must complete a minimum of 21 Carnegie units. Twenty of these units must be in specified areas: 4 units in English 4 units in French 4 units in Social studies to include 1 credit in U.S. History 3 units in Science 3 units in Mathematics 2 units in a third foreign language The French Baccalauréat degree is awarded only when a student has completed a fifth year of study and has passed the Baccalauréat examinations.

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