Up-date: January 2017
International Section
From 6 ° to Terminale (from Year 7 to 13)
Objectives of the International Section
Exams
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Encouraging the development of the language of English-speaking students and
enabling non-English-speaking students to practice English thoroughly and aim for a
mother tongue level
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Promoting the transmission of the cultural and literary heritage of English-speaking
countries
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Offering the experience of a pedagogical approach typical of Great Britain, in addition to
the French curriculum
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Preparing and ensuring the success of students in the British and French exams of the
International Section
DNB OI
Diplôme National du Brevet Option Internationale (Secondary Junior School certificate,
International Option)
Two oral tests in language & literature and in history-geography are added to the tests of
the classical French DNB
IGCSE
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Equivalent O-level GCE (Ordinary-level General Certificate of Education).
Minimum level of education to gain access to higher education in the United-Kingdom or to
qualify for a job
IELTS
International English Language Testing System (substitute for TOEFL)
English language test jointly administered by the University of Cambridge, the British
Council and the Australian IDP Education Organisation
OIB
French Baccalaureate, International Option (not to be confused with the IB - International
Baccalaureate) - Written tests of LV1 and history-geography are replaced by written and
oral tests in literature and history-geography in English.
Bilingual and bicultural baccalauréat, where English is at the same level as French, and
where history and geography combine the curriculum of two countries.
Warning! The International Section is very demanding for students
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Skills in English and French
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The student must be able to follow a demanding school schedule
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The family must be supportive in this project
COURSE
CURRICULUM
FULL FRENCH CURRICULUM
- English language and literature (7h)
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A 2-YEAR PREPARATION TO IGCSE
- History-geography in English (2h)
- Arts and/or Physical education (1h30 to 3h)
- Spanish, German or Mandarin (3h)
- English language and literature (6h)
- History-geography in English (3h)
- History-geography in English (4h)
DNB OI
6°
ADMISSION
OF
CONDITIONS
Tests
5°
Tests
4°
Tests
- Written and oral tests
- LFS students from “Anglais +" programme automatically integrate the
International Section
A 2-YEAR PREPARATION TO OIB
- English language and literature (6h)
3°
Tests
IGCSE
IELTS
2nde
1°
OIB
Tale
Tests
- Students who enter this Stream in 3ème or 1ère (Year 10 and year 12) undertake to remain until the
examination (IGCSE or OIB)
- Only students from an international equivalent curriculum will be admitted in 2nde and Terminale
(Year 11 and 13).
Lycée Français de Singapour – 3000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 Singapore 569928 Tel: (65) 6805 0000 | Fax: (65) 6805 0199 | www.lfs.edu.sg
Application Schedule for students already enrolled in LFS
Sending registration
files to families
22
February
March
Application
deadline
Oral tests
Admission committee meeting and
publication of results
15
10
From 20 to 24
April
May
From 10 February to 14 March
From 18 April to 13 May
Processing of the applications
and written admission tests
Collecting application requests of families
June
From 16 to 27 May
Consultation of the
educational teams
Application Schedule for new students
Processing of the applications by the educational
teams & written and oral tests
Processing of the applications by the educational
teams and written & oral tests
29
From 30 May to 10 June
February
March
April
May
June
July
Application
deadline
(Dispatch of the file upon receipt of wishes)
Sept.
From 29 August to 2 Sept.
27
10
Collecting application requests of families
August
Admission committee meeting
and publication of results
Admission tests for the International Section
Admission in 6°, 5° & 4° (Year 7, 8 & 9)
A written test of 1h30:
Candidates will have to read an excerpt from a fictional text and answer
questions of understanding and interpretation
They will have to write an imaginary sequel to the excerpt read
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An oral test of 5 minutes - candidates must already be fluent in English
Candidates should be prepared to talk about their motivation for
studying in the SI section and the place of English in their life.
Candidates may too be asked to read a small section of the reading text
(from the written test) aloud with some follow-up questions.
Admission in 3° (Year 10)
A written test of 1h30:
Candidates will have to read a passage from a text and answer
comprehension and interpretation questions
Read and closely analyse from a choice of two texts (poem or prose)
without any preparation
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An oral test of 5 minutes - candidates must already be fluent in English
Candidates should be prepared to talk about their motivation for
studying in the SI section and the place of English in their life
They may be asked to read a text aloud and then they will be asked
questions on this text.
Admission in 1° (Year 12)
A written test of 1h30:
Candidates will be given a thought provoking text to read that is
related to language and literature
They will have to choose between two subjects and write an essay.
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An oral test of 10 minutes - candidates must already be fluent in English
Candidates will be asked about their motivation for taking the OIB,
and to articulate what they hope to do in the future.
They should also be prepared to discuss the content of their written
essay.
Lycée Français de Singapour – 3000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 Singapore 569928 Tel: (65) 6805 0000 | Fax: (65) 6805 0199 | www.lfs.edu.sg