Lycée Classique d'Abidjan

What Lycée Classique d'Abidjan does

Lycée Classique d'Abidjan is a public secondary school located in Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, operating under the authority of the Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (Ivorian Ministry of Education). Founded in the 1940s, the institution delivers the French Baccalaureate program across multiple series (A1, A3, B, D, etc.) to students in the Seconde, Première, and Terminale grades, typically ages 15-19. The school operates under the national COGES governance framework (instituted 1995) and is identified by establishment code 000 395. Reported scale signals include 1,074 candidates in the 2018 Baccalauréat blanc trial examination, suggesting a substantial student body supported by a staff of approximately 39 listed personnel including the Proviseur (KONE Alain-Victor), deputy head (KACOU-BI Fulgence), infirmary staff (Mme KEHOUA Née GBANE Korotoum, Mme DOUE Louise), and teaching faculty.

The school's underlying technology footprint is modest: a Wix-based institutional website (lyceeclassiqueabidjan.org, copyright 2017) provides administrative functions such as grade entry, parent bulletins, and communications, supplemented by a YouTube channel and official Facebook page for community engagement. Extracurricular programming spans 14+ activity clubs covering sports, music, languages (German, English, Spanish), philosophy, and environmental initiatives, plus an infirmary operating four days a week and career-guidance events such as Job Day. Notable alumni ('Anciens Caïmans') include Ivorian political figures (Tidjane Thiam, Laurent Gbagbo, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Francis Wodié, Philippe Mangou, N'Goan Aka Mathias, Jean-Baptiste Gomont Diagou), supporting an intergenerational brand reputation.

The business model is non-commercial: as a state educational institution, the school does not generate product revenue. Enrollment is administered through the Ivorian national education placement system, with no publicly disclosed tuition pricing or pricing model. Operational funding flows through the state budget, supplemented by COGES parent-teacher fees and the MUPELCA staff mutual. International cultural programming has been supported through partnerships with ASIJA and JICA, and a recent energy-sector ceremony (29 April 2026) signals modest expansion of institutional partnerships.

Name

Lycée Classique d'Abidjan

Legal name

Lycée Classique d'Abidjan

Website

https://lyceeclassiqueabidjan.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Public secondary school in Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, delivering the French Baccalaureate program (Seconde to Terminale) under the Ivorian Ministry of Education, with a longstanding alumni base of prominent Ivorian political and business leaders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

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Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping (State/National) (EDAJAFAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Baccalaureat preparation programs
• Student extracurricular activities
• School administration services
• Academic student support

Headquarters

HQ city

Cocody, Abidjan

HQ country

Côte d’Ivoire

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lycée Classique d'Abidjan is a public secondary school in Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire that delivers French Baccalauréat-level general education across the Seconde, Première, and Terminale grades and multiple academic series (A1, A3, B, D, etc.). The school supplements classroom instruction with an extensive extracurricular program (14+ clubs covering sports, culture, music, languages, philosophy, and environment), student welfare services through the school infirmary, and career guidance events such as Job Day. Enrollment is managed through the national education system under the oversight of the Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation.

Product overview

Lycée Classique d'Abidjan is an educational institution (high school/lycée) located in Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The school provides general secondary education services including academic programs, student activities, and school administration services. The institution operates a website that offers information about school activities, academic results, student resources, and administrative services for students, parents, and staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baccalauréat Secondary Education Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Energy sector partnerminorOthers · 29 April 2026The school hosted an institutional ceremony on 29 April 2026 focused on collaboration between the educational world and the energy sector, with the goal of strengthening ties between the school and its partners while celebrating academic excellence.
• ASIJA (Association des Anciens Stagiaires Ivoiriens du Japon)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASIJA collaborated with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to organize a Cultural Day event at the school on 9 March 2018, contributing to the school's international cultural programming.
• JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJICA collaborated with ASIJA to support the Cultural Day event on 9 March 2018, demonstrating the school's international partnerships for educational and cultural exchange.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Lycée Français d'Abidjan: French international secondary school in Abidjan offering the French Baccalauréat to francophone families. Directly comparable as a French-curriculum secondary school serving the same Ivorian upper-middle-class and elite student market in the same city.
• Lycée Mamie Faitai: Public secondary school in Abidjan offering the French Baccalauréat program. Comparable peer operating under the same Ivorian Ministry of Education framework and serving similar local secondary-school student segments.
• Lycée Technique d'Abidjan: Public technical secondary school in Abidjan under the Ivorian Ministry of Education. Comparable as a state-run secondary school following the national curriculum framework, though with a stronger technical/vocational orientation.
• Cours Secondaire Protestant (CSP) Abidjan: Major private Protestant secondary school in Abidjan offering the French Baccalauréat. Directly competes for the same prestige-conscious families seeking Baccalauréat preparation, with comparable extracurricular programming and a strong alumni network.
• Lycée Saint-Gabriel: Catholic secondary school in Abidjan delivering the French Baccalauréat program. Directly competes for elite Ivorian families seeking faith-based secondary education with strong academic outcomes and alumni networks.
• Collège Notre-Dame d'Afrique (CNDA): Catholic secondary school in Abidjan offering French-track secondary education leading to the Baccalauréat. Comparable peer in target market, governance model (Catholic school with parent involvement), and curricular offering.
• Collège Sainte-Marie de Cocody: Catholic private secondary school located in the same Cocody neighborhood, offering French-track education leading to the Baccalauréat. Direct geographic and curricular peer competing for the same Ivorian elite families in Abidjan.

Regional players

• Lycée de Bingerville: Historic French-curriculum secondary school located in Bingerville, just outside Abidjan. Comparable as a long-established lycée with strong alumni ties (notably associated with founding Ivorian political figures) and a similar public-school governance structure.

Emerging players

• Lycée Jean Piaget Abidjan: Private secondary school in Abidjan delivering the French Baccalauréat with emphasis on individualized learning. Comparable as a Baccalauréat-track competitor targeting similar Ivorian families, positioned as a more modern alternative to traditional lycées.

Broad incumbents

• École Bilingue d'Abidjan (EBA): Broader K-12 institution in Abidjan offering bilingual French-English education from primary through secondary. Comparable as a competing secondary school in Abidjan but with a broader curriculum footprint including English-language instruction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCT_9-qQ0XpZW1sV-Uzt8jDQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/lycee.classique.abidjan.officiel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lyc%C3%A9e-classique-d-abidjan

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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