School seal of Lycée Pilote de l'Ariana Lycée Pilote de l'Ariana المعهد النموذجي بأريانة

Teaching & departments

Four years of rigorous, science-focused study, taught by experienced teachers across thirteen departments and seven languages.

The courtyard seen through the school's carved stone screen
The pathway

Four years to the Baccalaureate

  1. 1st year
    Common Core

    A broad foundation across sciences, languages and humanities for every student.

  2. 2nd year
    Sciences

    The first round of streaming, toward the scientific tracks.

  3. 3rd & 4th years
    Mathematics, Experimental or Technical Sciences

    The second round of streaming, crowned by the national Baccalaureate.

The teachers of the Lycée Pilote de l'Ariana gathered in the courtyard
The teachers of LPA, October 2017.
Departments

What we teach

Mathematicsالرياضيات
The backbone of the Mathematics track, and of the school's olympiad teams.
Physics & Chemistryالعلوم الفيزيائية
Laboratory work at every level, and the home of the Young Physicists teams.
Life & Earth Sciencesعلوم الحياة والأرض
Biology and geology, central to the Experimental Sciences track.
Computer Scienceالإعلامية
Programming and algorithms, from the classroom to national competitions.
Arabicالعربية
Language, literature and expression, in class and in Le Phénix magazine.
Frenchالفرنسية
The language of the sciences in Tunisian secondary schools.
Englishالإنقليزية
A heritage of the English Pioneer School, which taught in English until 1990.
Philosophyالفلسفة
Critical thinking and argument, studied in the final years.
History & Geographyالتاريخ والجغرافيا
Understanding Tunisia and the world, past and present.
Islamic Thought & Civicsالتفكير الإسلامي والتربية المدنية
Values, citizenship and civic life, including the civic education club.
Physical Educationالتربية البدنية
Basketball, handball, volleyball and gymnastics on the school's own grounds.
Arts & Musicالفنون والموسيقى
Music, visual arts and the school's award-winning regional music entries.
A technology teacher with his students in the technology lab
Department spotlight
Technologyالتكنولوجيا
Mechanics, electricity and automation for the Technical Sciences track, learned at the workbench on real industrial equipment.Visit the department →
Resources

Past tests and exercise sheets

Tests set at LPA, exercise sheets and revision papers from 1998 to 2013, for all four years, sorted by year and subject: mathematics, physics, life and earth sciences, and Arabic. The 4th-year mathematics series was prepared by Mr Latrach, a former LPA mathematics teacher. The site is in French.

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Languages

Seven languages

Every student studies Arabic, French and English, and may add a fourth language.

Arabic French English Spanish German Italian Chinese

Dark: studied by all students. Outlined: optional.

Facilities

Where learning happens

  • 5Science laboratories
  • 21Classrooms, plus four specialised rooms
  • 1Library and a multipurpose hall
  • 4Courts and a gymnastics room for physical education
Beyond the classroom

Where teaching leads

Olympiads & tournaments Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad gold, the Bibilashvili Award at USAYPT, national programming olympiads. Competition news → National laureates Students with the best Baccalaureate averages in the country, most recently in 2025. Results news → Honouring our teachers Tributes to teachers on retirement, on World Teachers' Day, and in memoriam. Teacher stories →