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Lycée Français d'Irlande

🇮🇪 Dublin · Founded 1967 · National · Ages 3-18

Reviewed by Priscilla Han · 2026-07-24

Ireland's only school in the AEFE French-government network — a fully homologué, bilingual French-curriculum school running an unbroken path from preschool to the French baccalauréat.

Curricula

National

Age range

3-18

Languages of instruction

French, English

Annual fees

SGD Not published

Boarding

No (day school)

Accreditations

AEFE (conventionné), French Ministry of Education homologation

Tier Profile

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Inspection & Accreditation 🟢A — Excellent

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BrightKey's Assessment

The school (founded 1967 and now operating under the name Lycée Français International Samuel Beckett, formerly Lycée Français d'Irlande) delivers the official French national curriculum in Dublin from petite section through terminale. It is conventionné with the AEFE — the French Ministry of Education's overseas schools agency — and is the only such school in Ireland. Teaching is bilingual French/English with reinforced English, and secondary students can prepare Cambridge English certification alongside the French track. The school runs on two sites: a preschool/primary campus in Foxrock and a secondary campus at the Eurocampus in Clonskeagh, shared with St. Kilian's German school.

Why These Ratings?

Inspection & AccreditationA — Excellent

Ireland has no graded public inspection band for international/private schools, so BrightKey caps the rating at A. Within that cap this school earns a strong A: it holds full French Ministry of Education homologation and is conventionné with the AEFE, an externally verifiable government accreditation covering the whole preschool-to-baccalauréat pathway. No verbatim top graded band exists (none is issued in this system), so an S rating is not applicable.

Strengths & Trade-offs

Strengths

  • Fully homologué by the French Ministry of Education and conventionné with the AEFE — the only AEFE-network school in Ireland.
  • Unbroken continuity from petite section (preschool) to terminale and the French baccalauréat.
  • Genuinely bilingual French/English project with reinforced English; secondary students can sit Cambridge English certification.
  • Long-established: operating since 1967.

Trade-offs

  • Tuition fees and enrollment figures are not published on the reviewed sources, reducing cost transparency.
  • Split across two campuses (Foxrock for preschool/primary, Clonskeagh for secondary), which some families find less convenient.
  • Core academic pathway is the French national curriculum; families seeking IB or a British/American track are not served here.

Is It Right For You?

Best For

  • ✓French-speaking families in Ireland wanting continuity with the French national system and baccalauréat.
  • ✓Bilingual families seeking a French/English education with strong English provision.
  • ✓Families who may relocate within the AEFE network internationally.

Not Ideal For

  • ✕Families wanting an IB, British or American curriculum.
  • ✕Families needing boarding (the school is day-only, with a host-family option for lycée students).
  • ✕Families requiring published fee transparency before enquiring.

Curriculum

Teaching is based entirely on the official French national curriculum, from petite section to terminale, leading to the French baccalauréat. An international option of the baccalauréat (English language and literature) is offered. This is a French-system school, not an IB or Cambridge International school, though students can prepare Cambridge English language certification.

Fees

Fees are not published on the reviewed sources. The school's admissions page references tuition and AEFE scholarships (bourses) but does not list figures; contact the school directly for current fees.

Admissions

The school now operates as Lycée Français International Samuel Beckett (formerly Lycée Français d'Irlande). Admissions run through its inscriptions page; places are described as limited. Verify current process directly with the school.

Campus Life

Two Dublin sites: preschool and primary at Foxrock Avenue (Dublin 18), and secondary (collège and lycée) at the Eurocampus on Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh (Dublin 14), a campus shared with St. Kilian's Deutsche Schule since 2001. A host-family programme is offered for lycée-level students.

University Placement

School-reported · not independently verified

School-reported, unverified: specific university destinations and baccalauréat results are not published on the reviewed sources.

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