There are 15 schools affiliated with the Orthodox Church in Lebanon, three private- free schools, and 12
private non-free schools. Accordingly, Orthodox schools make up 0.54% of the total number of schools in
Lebanon. Also, Orthodox schools take in 10,812 students. In other words, 1.18 % of Lebanese students
attend Orthodox Schools.
1- Private- Free Schools
The three private- free Orthodox schools are located in Beirut, A’aley and Zahleh. They take in 365 students.
This number is relatively low compared to the total number of private-free schools in Lebanon, as shown in
Table no.1.
| Private-free schools in Lebanon and Private-Free Orthodox schools | Table 1 |
| # of Orthodox private and free schools | 3 |
| # of private and free schools in Lebanon | 364 |
| Percentage | 0.82% |
| # of students in Orthodox private and free schools | 365 |
| # of students in all private and free schools | 115,254 |
| Percentage | 0.31% |
| Source : The Monthly : Information International based on statistics issued by the Educational Center for Research and Development 2006-2007 | |
2- Private Orthodox Schools
There are 12 private Orthodox schools all across Lebanon, located according to the following distribution:
Beirut (4 schools), North Lebanon (7 schools) and South (one school). Approximately 10,447
students attend Orthodox schools: 3,064 students in Beirut, 7, 282 students in the North and 101 students
in the South.
Table no.2 shows private and non-free schools in Lebanon including those affiliated with the Orthodox
Church.
| Private non-free schools in Lebanon including those affiliated with the Orthodox Church | Table 1 |
|---|---|
| # of Orthodox private schools with fees | 12 |
| # of private schools with fees | 1,025 |
| Percentage | 1.17% |
| # of students in Orthodox private schools with fees | 10,447 |
| # of students in all private schools with fees | 417,409 |
| Percentage | 2.5% |
| Source : The Monthly : Information International based on statistics issued by the Educational Center for Research and Development 2006-2007 | |
Based on the above numbers Orthodox educational institutions, which admit both Christian and Muslim
students, do not occupy a prominent position in the Lebanese educational sector. There are only a few
Orthodox Church- affiliated schools and the students attending them are not too many compared to other
institutions.
Hence, 0.5 % of schools in Lebanon are affiliated with the Orthodox Church and 1.1% of students in
Lebanon attend those schools.