Lycée Claudel

Lycée Claudel, founded in 1962 under the auspices of the French Embassy in Canada, is Ottawa's premier French-language international school offering the French National Curriculum and the French Baccalaureate to students aged 3–18. Located on the Ottawa River in Gloucester, Lycée Claudel serves approximately 1,400 students from France, Quebec, and over 50 other nationalities. The school is officially approved by the French Ministry of National Education (AEFE) and is accredited by the Ontario Ministry of Education. As the school of choice for French diplomatic families in Ottawa — Canada's capital — Claudel occupies a central role in the francophone diplomatic community. The school offers rigorous instruction entirely in French through the Baccalauréat, producing bilingual graduates who gain admission to France's Grandes Écoles, Sciences Po, McGill, Ottawa U, and leading universities in the US and UK. Lycée Claudel is an indispensable institution for the French and francophone community of the National Capital Region.