École Française d'Islamabad (EFI) or the École Française Alfred Foucher was a French international school in Diplomatic Enclave I in Islamabad, Pakistan,[1] serving maternelle (preschool) through lycée (senior high school).[2] Students in the secondary levels used the distance education programme of the National Centre for Distance Education.[3]
The school was affiliated with the French embassy and the French cultural centre.[4]
History
editThe school was established in 1979 and moved to its final facility in 1993.[2]
After the September 11 attacks in the United States, 26 families with children that were enrolled at the EFI left Pakistan by the end of that month. By November 2001, the student body had recovered somewhat, with 14 new students enrolled.[5]
In 2002, after an attack at a convent school in Murree, the French school and the cultural centre were closed for one year. In October 2008, the French government had the school and the cultural centre closed for an indefinite period.[6] Adrien Arbouche, the embassy's press councillor, stated that there were security concerns over the operation of the school. The closure was criticised by the Pakistani government and the parents of the school's students.[4]
Student body
editIn 2006, there were 63 students at the school, of whom 59% were non-French and 41% French. At the time, 49 were primary students and 14 were secondary students.[7] By 2008, the number of students had reduced to 50.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Activités à l'Ecole française Alfred Foucher, Islamabad" [Activities at the French School Alfred Foucher, Islamabad]. ambafrance-pk.org. Embassy of France in Pakistan. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
House No 77 to 80, Street 5, Diplomatic Enclave 1, P.O Box 1068, Islamabad
- ^ a b "EFI home page". efi.edu.pk. Ecole Francaise Alfred Foucher. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Islamabad École française". aefe.diplomatie.fr. Agency for French Education Abroad. Archived from the original on 15 October 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Baabar, Mariana. "French school closed down in Islamabad" (Archive). The News. Thursday 30 October 2008. Retrieved on 12 October 2015.
- ^ Neumann, Benjamin (6 December 2001). "En Terre d'Islam, Opération Camouflage chez les Expatriés" [In Islam's Land, Camouflage Operation among Expatriates]. L'Express (in French). Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Malik, Sajjad (25 June 2008). "French school and cultural centre closed in Islamabad". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "The beginning of the School year of the Ecole française d'Islamabad, Ecole Alfred Foucher". ambafrance-pk.org. Embassy of France in Pakistan. 11 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
External links
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- École Française d'Islamabad at the Wayback Machine (archive index)