The choice of school for your bilingual, bicultural child depends on a long list of factors, including their general scholastic aptitude, the length of your stay in France, plus your address and your budget. Here is a selection of well-known schools from ages 2-18, plus where to get more information.

French public schools offer a generally high level of instruction and many children integrate perfectly well into the French-only classroom.

But there are also many reasons to opt for bilingual education, including the need to keep your child on a curriculum comparable to what they'll return to in your home country or simply because you want them to socialise with other international children like themselves.

For many, an international section in a French public school is a good compromise; while the French curriculum is state-funded, some international sections are tuition-based. See our Guide to the French education system for more explanation.

PRIVATE BILINGUAL SCHOOLS

In the Paris Area

The Bilingual Montessori School of Paris
(Ages 2-6)
65 quai d'Orsay
75007 Paris
01 45 55 13 27
www.montessori-paris.com

American School of Paris
(Ages 4-18)
41 rue Pasteur
92210 Saint Cloud
01 41 12 82 82
www.asparis.org

British School of Paris Junior School
(Ages 4-10)
Chemin du Mur du Parc
78380 Bougival
01 39 69 78 21
www.bsparis.net

British School of Paris Senior School
(Ages 11-18)
38 quai de l'Ecluse
78290 Croissy sur Seine
01 34 80 45 90
www.bsparis.net

Ecole Active Bilingue

Primary School (Ages 3-10)
Monceau
6 avenue Van Dyck
75008 Paris
01 46 22 14 24
www.eab.fr

Lamartine
123 rue de la Pompe
75116 Paris
01 45 53 89 36

Middle School
16 rue Margueritte
75017 Paris
01 46 22 40 20

Upper School
24 bis rue de Berri
75008 Paris
01 45 63 30 73

L'Ermitage, International School of France
(Ages 2 – 18)
46 avenue Eglé
78600 Maisons-Laffitte
01 39 62 09 54
www.ermitage.fr

International School of Paris
(Ages 3-18)
6 rue Beethoven
75016 Paris
01 42 24 09 54
www.isparis.edu

Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel
(Ages 4-18)
70 rue du Théâtre
75015 Paris
01 44 37 00 80
www.eabjm.com

Lycée International Montessori
(Ages 5-18)

Nursery school
29, rue de Noisy, 78870, Bailly       

Primary-secondary
5, rue de Chaponval, 78870, Bailly       
01 34 62 51 73
www.lyceeinternationalmontessori.fr

Nice

Ecole Internationale Active
(Ages 2-10)
Le Pain d'Epice
23 boulevard Gambetta
06000 Nice
04 93 44 75 44
www.internationalschoolofthefrenchriviera.net

Le Pain de Sucre
43 chemin du Pain du Sucre
06800 Cagnes sur Mer
04 93 73 70 41

International School of Nice
(Ages 4-18)
15 avenue Claude Debussy
06200 Nice
04 93 21 04 00
www.isn-nice.org

Montpellier

Ecole Privée Bilingue Internationale
(Ages 2-18)
Domaine Massane
34670 Baillargues
04 67 70 78 44
www.ecole-privee-bilingue.fr

Pau

International School of Béarn
(Ages 2 ½-11)
Rue des Fougères
64160 Morlaàs
06 12 56 68 67
www.isbearn.com

Toulouse

International School of Toulouse
(Ages 4-18)
2 allée de l'Herbaudière
Route de Pibrac
31770 Colomiers
05 62 74 26 74
www.intst.net

Bordeaux

Bordeaux International School
(Ages 2 /12-18)
252 rue Judaïque
33000 Bordeaux
05 57 87 02 11
www.bordeaux-school.com

Strasbourg

Bilingual International School of Strasbourg
(Ages 5-14)
1 rue des Greniers
67000 Strasbourg
03 88 15 28 00
www.lucieberger.com

Lille

Ecole Internationale de Lille Metropole
(Ages 6-18)
418 bis rue Albert Bailly
59700 Marcq en Baroeul
03 20 65 90 50
perso.orange.fr/eabjmlille/

PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH AMERICAN OR BRITISH SECTIONS

In the Paris Area

Anglophone Section, Fountainebleau
(Ages 6-18)
48 rue Guérin
77300 Fontainebleau
01 64 22 11 77
www.anglosection.com

Lycée-Collège Edouard Branly
(Ages 11-18)
8 rue Baüyn de Perreuse
94130 Nogent sur Marne
01 48 73 22 12
www.edouard-branly-nogent.com

Lycée International-American Section
(Ages 4-18)
B.P. 5230, rue du Fer à Cheval
78175 Saint German en Laye
01 34 51 74 85
www.lycee-intl-american.org

Lycée International-British Section
(Ages 3-18)
B.P. 5230, rue du Fer à Cheval
78175 Saint German en Laye
01 34 5 62 64
www.lycee-international.net

Grenoble

Cité Scholaire Internationale de Grenoble
(Ages 11-18)
4 place de Sfax
B.P. 1570
38012 Grenoble Cedex
04 38 12 25 00
www.ac-grenoble.fr/cite.scolaire.internationale

Marshall Mcluhan American School
(Ages 11-18)
4 place de Sfax
38012 Grenoble Cedex
04 38 12 25 47

La Baule

Cité Scolaire Internationale de Grand Air
(Ages 11-18)
77 avenue du Bois d'Amour
B.P. 123
44503 La Baule Cedex
02 40 11 58 00
www.lycee-grand-air.net

Rennes

Lycée Ile de France
(Ages 15-18)
15 avenue Charles Tillon
B.P. 8316
35083 Rennes Cedex
02 99 54 44 43
pharouest.ac-rennes.fr/e352009U/lycee/sommaire.htm

Strasbourg

Lycée International de Strasbourg
(Ages 15-18)
1 rue des Pontonniers
67081 Strasbourg Cedex
03 88 37 15 25
www.lycee-pontonniers.fr.st

Lyon

Cité Scolaire Internationale
(Ages 6-18)
2 Place de Montréal
69361 Lyon Cedex 07
04 78 69 60 06
www2.ac-lyon.fr/etab/lycees/lyc-69/csi/accueil

UPDATED September 2006

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