There are now 4 French curriculum schools and one international bilingual curriculum in Dubai : Lycée Français International Georges Pompidou, Lycée Français International de Dubai (AFLEC), Lycée International Jean Mermoz de Dubai, Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé et ICE Lycée Français International Bilingue.
All are recognized and homologated by AEFE/Agence pour l’Enseignement du Français à l’Etranger, www.aefe.fr.
Lycée Français International Georges Pompidou (LFIGP)
LFIGP started in 1973 in Sharjah. LFIGP has a total of 2,500 students on its 3 different sites: Oud Metha (KG), Academic City (Primary), Academic City (High School) www.lfigp.org
Lycée Français International de l’AFLEC
Opened since 2003. Lycée Français International is located in the Al Nasr Sports Complex in Oud Metha, just behind American Hospital. Almost 3,000 students of 59 different nationalities from maternelle to terminale. https://lfidubai.aflec-fr.org
Lycée Français Jean MERMOZ de Dubai
French curriculum school accepting students from maternelle to terminale as well, Lycée Jean Mermoz is located in Al Quoz area (north and south campus), a very convenient location for popular residential areas of Al Safa, Jumeirah, Meydan/Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid City and Sobha and close to Al Khail/E44 and Sheikh Zayed/ E11 roads. https://www.lfjm.education/visite
Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan
Created in 2003, Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé (LLFP) is also located in newly developed area of Meydan, just 10mn drive from Downtown. First created to cater to the Gulf Lebanese community high demand, LLFP is now an international school with a large mix of nationalities, from maternelle to terminale. www.llfp.com
ICE – Lycée Français Bilingue International
Bilingual curriculum school which follows the PYP/IB curriculum with Ecole Jeanne Manuel expertise. ICE accepts students from maternelle to college only and is also located in Meydan, next to the Meydan Hotel/race course. https://icedubai.org
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