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Karim Hadj-Ali
Director of studies
Lycée
Lycée · Ages 15 – 17
A common core, then the stream that fits you.
In L1, a common core in science and technology or in humanities. Streaming is prepared with each family in the second term, then L2 opens one of the five streams Nakhla teaches. Technical mathematics, which needs workshops, is not offered.
- Ages 15 – 17Ages
- 3Year groups
- 24Pupils per class, at most
- 4Languages taught
- 345 000 DZDAnnual tuition
The year groups
- L1Lycée year 1
- L2Lycée year 2
- L3Lycée year 3 (final)
How pupils learn here
How we teach: Lycée
A common core to choose from
In L1, science and technology or humanities, and a streaming decision prepared with each family in the second term.
Small streams
In L2 and L3, five of the six national streams, often with fewer than fifteen pupils.
Three mock Bacs
Marked as the exam is, with revision in groups of twelve on Tuesday afternoons.
The programme
Hours and coefficients, subject by subject.
The national programme’s weekly hours and coefficients, as they count in the report card’s averages.
Year 1: common core
Common core: science & technology
| Subject | Hours / week | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 5 | 5 |
| Physics & chemistry | 4 | 4 |
| Life & earth sciences | 3 | 4 |
| Arabic | 3 | 3 |
| French | 3 | 3 |
| English | 3 | 2 |
| Technology | 2 | 2 |
| History & geography | 2 | 2 |
| Islamic education | 2 | 2 |
| Computing | 2 | 1 |
| Physical education | 2 | 1 |
31 h a week
Common core: humanities
| Subject | Hours / week | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | 5 | 5 |
| French | 4 | 4 |
| English | 3 | 3 |
| History & geography | 3 | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | 2 |
| Islamic education | 2 | 2 |
| Life & earth sciences | 2 | 1 |
| Computing | 2 | 1 |
| Physical education | 2 | 1 |
26 h a week
Years 2 and 3: six national streams
Experimental sciences
| Subject | Hours / week | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| Life & earth sciences | 5 | 6 |
| Physics & chemistry | 5 | 5 |
| Mathematics | 5 | 5 |
| Arabic | 3 | 3 |
| French | 3 | 2 |
| English | 3 | 2 |
| Philosophy | 2 | 2 |
| History & geography | 2 | 2 |
| Islamic education | 2 | 2 |
| Physical education | 2 | 1 |
32 h a week
Mathematics
| Subject | Hours / week | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 7 | 7 |
| Physics & chemistry | 5 | 6 |
| Arabic | 3 | 3 |
| French | 3 | 2 |
| English | 3 | 2 |
| Life & earth sciences | 2 | 2 |
| Philosophy | 2 | 2 |
| History & geography | 2 | 2 |
| Islamic education | 2 | 2 |
| Physical education | 2 | 1 |
31 h a week
Technical mathematicsNot offered at Nakhla
A national stream that needs technical workshops the school does not have. Pupils who aim for it are guided to a technical lycée.
Management & economics
| Subject | Hours / week | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting & finance | 5 | 6 |
| Economics & management | 4 | 5 |
| Mathematics | 4 | 5 |
| History & geography | 3 | 4 |
| Arabic | 3 | 3 |
| French | 3 | 2 |
| English | 3 | 2 |
| Law | 2 | 2 |
| Philosophy | 2 | 2 |
| Islamic education | 2 | 2 |
| Physical education | 2 | 1 |
33 h a week
Literature & philosophy
| Subject | Hours / week | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 7 | 6 |
| Arabic | 6 | 6 |
| History & geography | 4 | 4 |
| French | 4 | 3 |
| English | 3 | 3 |
| Mathematics | 2 | 2 |
| Islamic education | 2 | 2 |
| Physical education | 2 | 1 |
30 h a week
Foreign languages
| Subject | Hours / week | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|
| French | 5 | 5 |
| English | 5 | 5 |
| Arabic | 4 | 5 |
| Spanish | 4 | 4 |
| History & geography | 3 | 3 |
| Philosophy | 2 | 2 |
| Mathematics | 2 | 2 |
| Islamic education | 2 | 2 |
| Physical education | 2 | 1 |
29 h a week
A typical week
The timetable of a Lycée year 2 class
A real timetable from the school, Sunday to Thursday. Tuesday afternoon is free in primary and middle school, as everywhere in Algeria.
| Time | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | Mathematics | Islamic education | History & geography | History & geography | French |
| 09:00 | Philosophy | French | Life & earth sciences | Mathematics | English |
| 10:15 | Life & earth sciences | Arabic | Physics & chemistry | French | English |
| 11:15 | Physics & chemistry | Arabic | Physical education | Arabic | Physics & chemistry |
| 12:15 | Lunch and break | ||||
| 13:30 | Islamic education | Life & earth sciences | Mathematics | English | Life & earth sciences |
| 14:30 | Mathematics | Physics & chemistry | Philosophy | Life & earth sciences | |
| 15:30 | Physics & chemistry | Physical education | Mathematics | ||
Languages
The classroom’s languages
- Arabic
- French
- English
- Spanish
The exam
Baccalauréat
13 June 2027
In L3, the baccalauréat closes school life. The school presents candidates in the five streams it teaches, and prepares for what comes after: guidance applications to university and the grandes écoles.
Three mock Bacs a year, marked as the exam is. Revision sessions in groups of twelve on Tuesday afternoons, and individual tracking of averages that alerts the form tutor before the class council.
See the exam resultsBeyond the classroom
Activities and clubs open to this stage
- Science fair
- Debating in English
- Tutoring younger pupils
Robotics & coding
18 000 DZD a year
Chess
9 000 DZD a year
Drama
12 000 DZD a year
Music (oud, piano)
15 000 DZD a year
Science club
Free
Visual arts
10 000 DZD a year
Sports teams
Free
Fees
What a year costs
345 000 DZDa year
This stage’s annual tuition, payable in three instalments. The cantine, transport, after-school care and activities are options.
Estimate my family’s feesfictional characterFrequently asked questions
Questions about this stage
How is the stream decided?
With the pupil, their family and the class council, based on L1 results and the wishes expressed in the second term.
Why is technical mathematics not offered?
Because it needs mechanical, electrical or civil engineering workshops the school does not have. We would rather say so than teach it badly.
Does the school help with life after the Bac?
Yes: a guidance interview for every L3 pupil, meetings with former pupils now at university, and help with applications.
A place for your child in Lycée?
The application is made online and picks up where you left it. The stage is already chosen.