← Back to the rankingLycée Français Anna de Noailles
Bucharest, Romania · est. 1920 · Private
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The Lycée Français Anna de Noailles is a French school in Bucharest in the AEFE network (the agency for French education abroad) with établissement conventionné status, from kindergarten at age 2.5 to the final year. It was founded around 1920 by the Union of the French of Romania; in 1949 the communist authorities closed it, in 1960 it reopened as an embassy school, in 1990, after an agreement with the AEFE, it opened to everyone, in 1998 it took the name Anna de Noailles, and in 2013 it moved to a large new campus. It has 1100 students, split equally between primary and secondary, of 23 nationalities: 57% Romanian, 36% French. Teaching is in French following the French Ministry of Education curriculum, leading to the diplôme national du brevet and the French baccalauréat; the school is recognised by the Romanian agency ARACIP. Romanian is compulsory for all, English starts in CP, and German or Spanish is added in 5ème. From 6ème there is an American international section: literature and half of history and geography in English with native speakers, leading to the international option of the brevet and the baccalauréat. The school is run by a Romanian non-profit foundation whose board consists only of elected volunteer parents; 65% of primary teachers are tenured French Ministry of Education teachers.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $10 371–13 139 a year
9 180–11 630 EUR
Programmes
French programme
Admits from
2.5 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
French
Languages taught
Romanian, English, German, Spanish, Latin
Class size
at most 20 students per year group in the American section
Registration fee
≈ $113
100 EUR
About the fees Fees for 2026-2027 for self-paying families: for nationals of other countries (not France, Romania or the EU) 9180 euro in kindergarten and primary, 11410 euro in collège and 11630 euro in lycée; for French, Romanian and EU nationals 7790, 10140 and 10455 euro. If a company pays, fees are higher: 10770, 13440 and 13760 euro for other nationals and 9600, 12155 and 12590 euro for French, Romanian and EU nationals. Payment is in two instalments (40% and 60%); a 10% discount applies from the third child. The American international section adds 950 euro a year in collège and 1050 euro in lycée; lycée options cost from 270 to 510 euro. The school warns that all amounts are reviewed annually.
Admissions The school is open to all nationalities, but places are limited: the admissions committee reviews applications against several criteria in no order of priority - nationality, the parents' employment (posted by French administrations or French companies), French proficiency for the requested level (except the youngest kindergarten groups, TPS, PS and MS), school reports and previous schooling, entrance tests if the school considers them necessary, the family's interest in the school's project, siblings at the school, children of alumni. Pre-registration for 2026-2027 ran through the Eduka portal from 10 January 2026, with confirmations from 11 March 2026; for the current year families write to the secretariat. The American section requires excellent French; candidates are invited to an interview. The AEFE gives means-tested scholarships to French families, and the school may give other students temporary aid for up to 3 years (except kindergarten).
Stages and year groups Grades TPS, PS, MS, GS, CP-CM2, 6ème-3ème, 2nde-Terminale. French system from Toute Petite Section to Terminale: maternelle (TPS from age 2.5, PS, MS, GS), école élémentaire (CP-CM2, ages 6-10), collège (6ème-3ème, ending with the diplôme national du brevet), lycée (2nde-Terminale, French baccalauréat). American international section from 6ème: up to 20 students per year group, 3 hours of American literature a week (1 hour in 6ème), history and geography half in English; leading to the DNB option internationale and the Baccalauréat Français International. Lycée options: theatre, Sport et Nature, aeronautics, But is it art?; Latin, and via CNED Italian, Chinese and Russian.
Address Șos. București-Ploiești 160A, sector 1, București 015016
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
AEFE · accreditationThe Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) lists the school in its register as a partner school under agreement (conventionné). It follows the French curriculum from kindergarten to the baccalauréat and has an American international section.
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AEFEAgency for French Education Abroad
It runs the network of French schools worldwide, while the accreditation itself, the homologation, is granted by the French education ministry and inspected by French state inspectors. A leaver from a homologated school moves into a school in France without an entrance examination. Homologation is granted stage by stage, so it sometimes covers only part of the year groups.
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The state programme of France. A school is homologated by the French ministry of education, and a leaver may move into a school in France without entrance tests. Homologation is granted stage by stage, so it sometimes covers only part of the year groups.
What this means for this school. Which year groups of this school are covered by homologation - only the primary ones, or all the way to the final year - is not stated here. The difference matters: it decides whether the school takes a child through to the French baccalaureate or hands them on to another school halfway.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results According to the school, 100% of students pass the baccalauréat, 85% of them with honours (mention); the year of these figures is not stated.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Makerspace
Clubs and activities: Association Sportive (school sports club) · Radio ADN (school radio) · Option Théâtre (theatre option) · Ambassadeurs en Herbe (multilingual public speaking contests) · BIMUN · Débats-toi (science debates) · Cinesofia (school film festival) · Winston Churchill Competition
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
65% of primary teachers are tenured French Ministry of Education teachers. The foundation employs 120 staff directly, and the AEFE posts another 25. Literature and history in the American section are taught by native English speakers; there is a lab technician for science. Teachers are trained in first aid, in teaching students with special educational needs and dyslexia, and in safety measures.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
✓Staff training
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The medical office is run under the school doctor, and a French-speaking nurse is present daily and contacts emergency services when needed; no treatment is given at school. A psychologist joins for specific missions or periods, and students can consult them confidentially. A health and citizenship education committee runs prevention on nutrition, sleep, internet use, gaming addiction, drugs and smoking. There is a support protocol for children with special needs. Staff are trained in first aid and safety measures, and drills are held.
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Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data85 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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