The Gebre-Mariam French-Ethiopian High School, commonly known as Lycée Guébré-Mariam (LGM) (Amharic: ገብረ ማርያም ትምህርት ቤት), is a French international school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was established in 1947 and in the same year had integrated the Mission laïque française. It covers maternelle (preschool) through terminale, the final year of lycée (senior high school). It includes multilingual education in French, English and Amharic from preschool for all students. As of 2017, the school has about 1,800 students, ranging from 3 to 18 years.
The French government spends around €4 million every year on LGM, which comes out to about €2,500 per student.
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Namesake
The school's name commemorates Dejazmach Gebre Mariam Gari, who was an Ethiopian anti-fascist resistance fighter during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and the subsequent Italian occupation of Ethiopia. His name, Gebre Mariam, translates to “servant of Mary”.
The hyphen in the school's name is due to a French punctuation convention. (See French orthography#Hyphens)
Notable alumni
Helen Pankhurst
Liya Kebede
Ethiopian Records
Amde Akalework
Sahle-Work Zewde
Chef Yohanis
Betty G.
The LGM has a website dedicated to its alumni, former LGM students.