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🇫🇷 Duolingo English Test for France — from São Tomé and Príncipe
More than 200 French institutions accept the DET, primarily for English-taught programs at business schools and universities.
What France asks for
Scores run on the 10–160 scale; English-taught programs generally want 105–120.
Admission is not the same as the visa
For English-taught programs in France, English proof generally ties to the program's admission decision. French-taught programs require French-language proof separately. Check your specific program and current French student-visa rules.
From São Tomé and Príncipe — the essentials
- Costs in
- São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra (Db)
- Credentials
- Ministério da Educação e Ensino Superior — reconhecimento de habilitações
- Funding to search
- Bolsas do governo português, Camões (Portugal), Brazilian scholarships (PEC-G), Erasmus+
- Where students go
- Portugal, Brazil, Angola, France, Cuba
- Apply from
- São Tomé, Trindade, Santo Amaro
São Tomé and Príncipe is Portuguese-speaking, so Portugal is the leading destination (study in Portuguese); English-taught programmes need Duolingo English Test/IELTS. At about $70 the DET is taken online from São Tomé and Príncipe — no test-centre travel, and far cheaper than IELTS.
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AlmiDET is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Duolingo. All practice material is original and never copied from the Duolingo English Test. Acceptance figures and score bands change — always confirm the current requirement on the official university or government page before you rely on it.