Academic curriculum
Middle school
Junior high/Middle School has 4 levels:
- 6e is at the end of Cycle 3 (Cycle 3 is composed of the 4th and 5th year of elementary school and the first year of middle school);
- 5e, 4e, and 3e make up Cycle 4.
Le collège se trouve sur un site dédié au collège – lycée.
In addition to the academic requirements that strictly follow the French National Education programs, EFI has a reinforced language learning program that has all students attending a weekly volume of:
- 7 hours of English
- 2.5 hours of Arabic for non-Moroccans and 7 hours of Arabic for Moroccans
- 2 hours of either Spanish or Mandarin starting in 7th grade (5e)
Middle school pedagogical specificities
International Arabic Section
All Moroccan middle school students follow the Arabic SI until the end of 9th grade (3e), with 5 hours of Arabic language and literature classes and 2 hours of History-Geography in Arabic (in addition to 2 hours of History-Geography in French).
Common core for all students in English
All students, whatever their nationality, have 4 hours of English per week and take SVT, Visual Arts, and Music in English.
Selection of a 3rd compulsory foreign language
All students are required to choose a third foreign language (Spanish or Mandarin) starting in the 7th grade (5e), for 2 hours per week.
