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Academics

Learning that opens doors

From Senior One to Senior Six, LNDC follows Rwanda's national curriculum and prepares every girl for the national examinations set by NESA.

Taking notes during the alumni visit, May 2025 · Photo: Imbuto Foundation

Two levels

A clear path from S1 to S6

Students build a strong general foundation at Ordinary Level, then specialise at Advanced Level in one of four science combinations.

Ordinary Level

Senior 1 – Senior 3

Three years across the full national curriculum, closing with the O-Level national examination. In 2024/25 every one of our 172 candidates passed.

  • Placement into S1 by NESA after the Primary Leaving Examination
  • A national-best record: Rwanda's top O-Level student in 2023/24
  • Preparation for the S4 placement and A-Level choice

Advanced Level

Senior 4 – Senior 6

Three years of focused study in a chosen combination, leading to the A-Level national examination and on to higher education.

  • Placement into S4 by NESA after the O-Level examination
  • Four science combinations accredited by NESA
  • MCB, PCB, PCM and MPG, all built on mathematics and the sciences

A-Level combinations

Four ways to pursue science

Source: NESA list of accredited schools

MCB

Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology

A path towards medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology and the life sciences.

PCB

Physics, Chemistry, Biology

A path towards medicine, nursing, laboratory and health sciences.

PCM

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

A path towards engineering, architecture and the physical sciences.

MPG

Mathematics, Physics, Geography

A path towards engineering, surveying, environmental and earth sciences.

Results that speak

Among the best in Rwanda, year after year

See the news
O-Level pass rate
100 %
2024/25 national exams, 172 candidates
Source: The New Times
O-Level student in Rwanda
No. 1
Terimbere Ineza Alia Ange Stevine, 2023/24
Source: KT Press
O-Level student in Rwanda
No. 2
Ihimbazwe Niyikora Kevine, 2022/23
Source: KT Press
ORATOR national English competition
1 st
Anabella Mutara, lower secondary, 2026
Source: Rwanda Basic Education Board

Where we learn

The Great Hall and our classrooms

The Great Hall, the “Grande Salle” stencilled on its chairs, is the heart of school life: assemblies, visiting speakers, cultural performances and celebrations all happen here.

In the classroom, girls learn side by side at shared desks, taking notes, asking questions and supporting each other in the spirit of gufashanya, helping one another.

The Great Hall from the back: rows of students at desks facing a panel of speakers on stage
A row of smiling students at their desks in the Great Hall
Two students sit side by side, one smiling with her chin on her hands

Recognition

Results and achievements

Each item links to its original source.

  1. Anabella Mutara of LNDC is named national winner of the lower secondary category at the first ORATOR National English Competition. Rwanda Basic Education Board
  2. LNDC is listed among high-performing O-Level schools, with all 172 candidates passing the 2024/25 national exams. The New Times
  3. Terimbere Ineza Alia Ange Stevine of LNDC is ranked the best O-Level student in Rwanda for 2023/24. KT Press
  4. Ihimbazwe Niyikora Kevine of LNDC is honoured as the second-best O-Level student in the country. KT Press
  5. The LNDC choir's performance of Rosas Pandan, which placed fourth at the CMC 2025 choral competition. YouTube
  6. LNDC debaters compete in the 2024 Money Makeover Challenge run by iDebate Rwanda and the BK Foundation. KT Press

Join the LNDC family

Places in Senior One and Senior Four are allocated nationally by NESA. Find out how admission works, or write to the school office with your questions.

How admission works info@lndc.rw