← Back to the rankingLycée français de Varsovie René-Goscinny
Warsaw, Poland · est. 1919 · Private
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Lycée français de Varsovie René-Goscinny (LFV) is a French school in Warszawa from nursery to lycée for children aged 2 to 18. It was opened in 1919 at the initiative of the French government, closed during the war and reopened in 1954; since 1990 it has been part of the AEFE network under its direct management, and it has carried the name of René Goscinny since 1995. More than 700 pupils from 45 countries attend. The curriculum and diplomas are French, following the French Ministry of Education: maternelle, élémentaire (CP-CM2), a four-year collège with the Diplôme National du Brevet and a three-year lycée with the baccalauréat. The language of instruction is French; Polish and English are taught from nursery, and German or Spanish and Latin are added in collège and lycée. Since 2020 there has been an international Polish section with advanced Polish and history-geography in Polish, leading in the lycée to the French international baccalaureate (BFI). There is an induction programme for children who do not speak French. The school is secular, with no religious education.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $9 684–13 299 a year
37 500–51 500 PLN
Programmes
French programme
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
French
Languages taught
Polish, English, German, Spanish, Latin
Class size
About 22 pupils per class on average, 20-25 in primary and lower secondary, about 25 in the upper years; some lessons are taught in groups.
Registration fee
≈ $955
3 700 PLN
About the fees Fees for 2026-2027 in PLN, in two instalments: September-December and January-June. Nursery and primary (ages 2-11): 15000 + 22500 = 37500 PLN a year; collège and lycée (ages 11-18): 20600 + 30900 = 51500 PLN a year. Families with three or more children at the school get a 10% discount for the younger children (not for the two eldest). Textbook rental and school insurance are included in the annual fee.
Admissions The school admits children of different nationalities: French, Polish and others; for those without French, from the second year of nursery there is support in French as the language of schooling (FLSco) for one to two terms, and at the end of CM2 all pupils without French citizenship take the DELF PRIM at level A2. Enrolment is online via the EDUKA platform in four steps: application, review by the administration, payment of fees, electronic signature of the contract by both legal guardians. The school year starts in September, but new pupils are also accepted during the year. Pupils can join the international Polish section in primary (CP-CE2) at any time; in collège and lycée they need Polish good enough to follow lessons.
Stages and year groups French national curriculum (AEFE, accredited by the French Ministry of Education): maternelle for ages 2-6, élémentaire in two cycles (CP, CE1, CE2 and CM1, CM2), a four-year collège with the Diplôme National du Brevet (DNB) and a three-year lycée (2nde, 1ère, Terminale) with the baccalauréat; three specialist subjects in 1ère and two in Terminale. International Polish section since 2020: 3 hours of Polish a week in primary, 4 hours of Polish language and literature and 2 hours of history-geography in Polish in collège and lycée; a bonus in the brevet and baccalauréat, and in the lycée the French international baccalaureate (BFI) with a French-Polish bilingual programme. Lycée options also include audiovisual arts, biology and geology in English, law (DGEMC), Latin and advanced mathematics. Classes have about 20-25 pupils.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
AEFE · accreditationAEFE runs the school directly (établissement en gestion directe): the curriculum is French and recognised by the French education ministry.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
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 The school reports a 100% pass rate in the baccalauréat, the brevet and the DELF; the brevet pass rate has been 100% for many years. The school does not publish average scores.
Where leavers go: Imperial College London · École normale supérieure · University of Warsaw (UW) · Politecnico di Milano
The school does not publish a summary list of university destinations; universities are named in profiles of alumni from various years on the testimonials page. The school describes the baccalauréat as a passport to Polish, French, European and Anglo-Saxon universities; there are careers advisers for collège and lycée and a careers forum every two years.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: All teachers are certified by a ministry of education (French or Polish); 70% are native speakers.
The school names its leadership: the head, the deputy head, the primary head and the administrative director; each nursery class has a Polish-speaking assistant.
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
·Counsellornot stated on the website
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
Each site has a qualified nurse during school hours; a doctor carries out compulsory check-ups (end of nursery, primary, collège and new pupils) and comes when called; health records follow Polish and French rules.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
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 data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 "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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