About Us

The secondary school is located directly on the main road that was named after it. While this location gives the school a prominent presence in the city, it also presents several challenges, including heavy traffic congestion and vehicle noise. Efforts are currently underway to establish a second entrance to the school from a quieter road, although some obstacles remain, including the private ownership of the neighboring land.
Aley Official Secondary School was founded on January 1, 1969, in a small building near the market, under the leadership of Principal Mr. Khaled Abd El Samad. From the beginning, teaching was offered in both the French and English sections at the secondary level only, with 133 students enrolled during the first academic year.
In the academic year 1971–1972, the school moved to its current campus, which originally consisted of two buildings. Due to increasing demand and enrollment growth, the intermediate level was added in 1973. Thanks to the positive leadership of the principal, the number of students grew significantly. However, following the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, Mr. Khaled Abd El Samad moved to the central administration in Beirut, and Mr. Shafik Fakih was appointed principal in 1975.
Student enrollment continued to rise and reached its peak during the 1977–1978 academic year, when 1,775 students were registered. Because the school could no longer accommodate this large number, a double-shift teaching system was adopted, with morning and afternoon sessions alternating between the French and English sections.

Later, due to the war, the Israeli invasion, and the opening of additional secondary schools in the region, enrollment declined to 368 students during the 1985–1986 academic year. In 1987, the intermediate level was cancelled, and teaching became limited to one building, while the second building was used by the Lebanese University – Faculty of Business Administration, which later became an official university branch.