Figure 1.--This is the CE1 class at the Ecole Maraval during 1949. The school is lovated in Oran, Algeria. Only a few of the boys here are wearing smocks.

We note the same kind of schools in colonial Algeria as we find in France itself. Most of the schools are ecoles (primary schools and lycees (secindary schools. There are both state and Catholic schools. In France there were Catholic colleges and a variety of specialized schools, but we do not know about Algeria. We will eventually list the schools both by name and chronologically. Most of the children in these schools look French. This is because most of the available internet sites have been created by students of the schools in the predominately French areas. We do not know of any sites created by children from the schools in the Algerian neighborhoods.

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(Lycée de) Bône

A photograph at a French lycée in Algeria about 1946 shows most of the older boys wearing long pants suits. A few boys have short pants or knicker suits. Most boys wear suit jackets and ties, but a few are not wearing their ties and there is a varieety of jackets.

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(Ecole) Caroubier

Here we have another French ecole (primary school) in Algeria. This is the Ecole Caroubier in 1949-50. We know nothing about the school at this time. The image we have is a CE2 school which would be something like 2nd grade, The children wea a variety of outfits. Several children wear smocks, mostyly vichy (ginham) patterened smocks. At least one boy wears a romper suit. Another boy may wear romper pants.

(Ecole) Chazot

Ecole Chazot is another French Algerian primary school. We do know anything about the school, even where it was located. We have an image of a CE2 class immediately following World war II in 1946. The boys wear shirts, several with sweaters. A few boys wear suit jackets. One boy wears a smock. Another boy seems to be wearing romper shorts.

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(Ecole) Gametta

Here we have a French primary school (ecloe) in Oran, Algeria. It looks to be a state school. We note several school photographs in the 1940s and 50s. There is no school uniform. Many of the boys wear smocks, but they do not seem to be required and there is no standard style. Many of the boys also wear short pants. We notice both nursery school and primary classes. We were confused at first as there were two Ecole Gambetta in Oran, but this school has the one on Rue Shakespere. Hlm added to the school name.

(Ecolle) HLM Gametta

Here we have a French primary school (ecole) in Oran, Algeria. It looks to be a state school. We note several school photographs in the 1940s and 50s. There is no school uniform. Many of the boys wear smocks, but they do not seem tgo be required and there is no standard style. Many of the boys also wear short pants. We notice both nursery school and primary classes. We were confused at first as there were two Ecole Gambetta in Oran, but this school has Hlm added to the school name.

(Lycée E.F.) Gautier

We have some photographs here from the Lycée E.F Gautier in Algeria during the 1955-56 academic year, of classes 3 and 4 years from graduation. That would be the equivalent of American 9th and 10th grades. This is about the latest that I've found it common for boys to be wearing knickers. They seem to have been commonest among boys in their early to mid teens. Younger boys wore either shorts or longs, and older teens wore longs. I suspect that the boys in knickers were those that had reached a compromise with their more old-fashioned parents who didn't think that a boy under 16 should wear longs, while the boys didn't want to be among the few still wearing short pants.

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(Ecole) Hamma-marine

Here we see an image from the Ecole Hamma-marine. I think it was located in Belcourt (Halles centrales). I'm not sure just where that was. We have no information about the school at this time. We do have a class portrait from 1950-51. It was the entry level CP class or roughly the First Grade. Many of the boys wear smocks. Others wear shirts and short pants.

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(Ecole) Kouba

We know nothing about the Ecole Kouba except that it was a primary school located in Algiers during the French colonia era. It appears to be a state boys' school. We do not know what the Kouba that the school is named after was. We do have a series of class portraits taken at the school over time providing a good idea of how the children dressed. We are guessing that the school was in a nice section of the city as the children seem to be rather well dressed.

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(Ecole) Maraval

The Ecoloe Maraval was a state primary school located in Oran, Algeria. We do not have any details on the history of the school, but note that it was operating after World War II. It appears to be a boys' primary school. Most of the children look French, but there are a few boys who look to have been Algerian.

(Ecole de) Momplaisant Garçons

We note some images of the Ecole de Momplaisant Garçons during the 1950s. It was a state primary school for boys in Oran, Algeria. We notice many boys wearing smocks at the school. As with other schools, there was no requirement and there are smocks of many different styles.

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(Ecole de Garçon) rue Négrier

This school was located in Algiers. I'm not sure it had a name. It seems to have been identified only by the street wgere it was located. Ecole de Garçon) rue Négrier. It was a primary school for boys. We know little about it, except that it was operating after World War II.

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(Ecole de Garçon) Pointe Pescande

We do not know a great deal about this school, except that it was a boys' school named Ecole de Garçon Pointe Pescande. It looks to be a primary school as suggested by the name "ecole" The image we have shows the oldest boys in the Cours Supérieur during 1951-52. The boys look to be wearing short pants, many with differet kinds of sandals.

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Rinitaires School

Rinitaires school was located in Oran, Algeria during the French colonial period. We know noting more about the school except that we believe that it was a state school. It was an all boys class, presumably at an all boys school. We have one image from the school from 1949. The class is not identified, but we would guess that it was a maternelle or kindergarten-level class. The class photograph is notable for the variety of outfits and hairstyles. The boys mostly wear short pants, but quite a number of boys wear romper suits or romper pants. At least one boy wears a smock. One boy wears knickers. Almost all of the boys have short hair, but one boy has long ringlet curls, unusual but not unknown at the time.

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Saint-Denis du Sig (1950s)

The school at Saint-Denis du Sig looks to be an ecole. St. Dennis ws a rural community in the Oran area. It was a colony founded by French farmers beginning about 1845. The area appears to have been lrgeky reclaimed land.One source dates the schooluntil1862. This is when the French left. As St Denis du Sig was mostly French, the school may hve closed down at this time. The school wa an all boy school. They look to be mostly French boys, although there seem to be a few AlgeriAn children as well. But they look to be assismilated because they wear French-styled clothing. A few of the boys wear school smocks of varying design. We are not entireky sure about the politics of these assimiated families. Some probably went with the French who left Algeria at the time of independence.