← Back to the rankingLycée Français International Samuel Beckett
Dublin, Ireland · est. 1967 · Private
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Lycée Français International Samuel Beckett is a French school in Dublin under agreement with the AEFE (établissement conventionné) and part of its network of 552 schools in 138 countries. It dates back to 1967, when a small French school with nursery classes opened in Dun Laoghaire; its legal name is École Franco-Irlandaise CLG, and it is run by a board of volunteer parents. Around 500 children from 35 countries study on two sites in south Dublin: nursery and primary in Foxrock, collège and lycée at the Eurocampus in Clonskeagh, shared with the German-Irish St. Kilian's. Teaching follows the official French curriculum in French, with daily English; children without French are welcome at any age and progressively become bilingual. From 5e to 3e students take about 40% of their classes in English together with St. Kilian's students and sit both the French DNB and the Irish Junior Certificate. The lycée prepares for the French baccalauréat, with a European section and an American international section leading to the BFI. A special programme, Un an à Dublin, welcomes upper-secondary students from France and AEFE schools for a year or more, living with Irish host families.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $7 219–10 513 a year
6 390–9 306 EUR
Programmes
French programme
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
French
Languages taught
English, Irish, German, Spanish, Latin
Class size
up to 25 pupils in maternelle, about 25 in collège
Registration fee
≈ $904
800 EUR
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year, in euro per year: Petite Section 9306, Moyenne and Grande Section 7524, élémentaire 6390, collège 6699, lycée for families resident in Ireland 7908, for families resident outside Ireland 10659. The difference depends on where the parents live, not on nationality: a family that moves to Ireland pays the resident fee; non-resident families must enrol through Un an à Dublin. Supplements: BFI International Section 1218 a year, School Football Section 729 a year. Petite Section pupils must pay for hot lunches, 880 a year (Wednesday optional, 230). Eurocampus students in 5e-3e need their own computer, about 800. If a third party such as an employer pays, there is a surcharge of 2000 a year. Discounts of 10% for the second child and 20% for the third and subsequent children if fees are paid on time. Payment in one instalment on 1 August 2026, in three instalments (1 August, 1 December, 1 March) or in ten monthly instalments. For Un an à Dublin: programme fee 1000 in the first year, 750 in the second, 500 in the third, host family accommodation 320 per week. French and dual-national families living in Ireland can apply for AEFE scholarships (application to the French Consulate before 31 January).
Admissions The school is open to everyone: "LFI welcomes Irish and international families", and "Non-French-speaking children are welcome at any age"; no French is required in nursery, and a FLE (French as a Foreign Language) programme supports others. Admissions for the following year open on 1 October, applications are made on Eduka: school reports from the last two years, birth certificate or livret de famille, proof of address, a photo and, if needed, an AEFE scholarship file. Applications are reviewed within 10-15 days in priority order: siblings, French-speaking families and the AEFE network, children of LFI staff and French diplomats, then application date; the Head of School decides. There is no standard interview; the whole process takes 3-5 weeks. The place is secured once the contract is signed and fees are paid. Families living outside Ireland can only enrol through the Un an à Dublin programme (Seconde to Terminale): for students from French schools in France, overseas territories and the AEFE network, with selection, an interview and a host family placement.
Stages and year groups Grades Petite Section - Terminale. A complete French pathway from Petite Section (age 3) to Terminale. Maternelle (PS, MS, GS, ages 3-5) and élémentaire (CP to CM2, ages 6-11) are in Foxrock; élémentaire has 3h30 of English a week plus 1h30 of subjects taught in English, Irish as a subject, and all classes take the French national assessments. Collège (6e to 3e, ages 11-15) is at the Eurocampus Clonskeagh: from 5e to 3e there is a shared programme with St. Kilian's in English (English, History, Geography, PE, CSPE, SPHE), and at the end of 3e students sit the Diplôme National du Brevet and the Irish Junior Certificate. Lycée (Seconde to Terminale, ages 15-18): the general baccalauréat in the classical track or with the European section (5 specialities, 6 combinations in Terminale), or, by selection, the American International Section leading to the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI), which adds English Literature, History-Geography and Global Knowledge. According to the Head, students can join the Irish system at any point. The school does not award the Irish Leaving Certificate: the baccalauréat is recognised by TCD, UCD, DCU and TUD through the CAO.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
AEFE · accreditationThe Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) lists the lycée in its register as a partner school under agreement (conventionné). Students take the French baccalauréat.
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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 Baccalauréat 2024: 100% pass rate, 91% of graduates obtained honours (mention).
Where leavers go: Université Paris-Saclay · CentraleSupélec · Sorbonne Université · Université Paris-Dauphine · ESCP Business School · emlyon business school · NEOMA Business School · Trinity College Dublin (TCD) · University College Dublin (UCD) · University of Galway · King's College London · McGill University
and others, 15 universities in the school's list in allClass of 2024: 31 graduates, 100% passed the baccalauréat, 91% with honours; they went on to 34 universities in 9 countries: 22 to France, 3 to Ireland, 3 to the UK, the others to Canada, the Netherlands and Romania. From 3ème students receive guidance: career fairs, work placements and preparation for higher education in France, Ireland and elsewhere.
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
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Clubs and activities: Football · Basketball · Athlétisme (athletics) · Chess · Coding club · Chorale (choir) · Theatre · Robotique (robotics) · Origami · Badminton · Volleyball · Homework club · ArtZone (art classes) · Dublin Circus Project (circus classes) · Kodokan Ireland (judo) · LFI Irish Dancing · Stretch 'n' Grow (children's fitness) · Chime in & Play (music for toddlers) · Section Sportive Scolaire Football (school football section)
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
Maternelle classes have up to 25 pupils; in the Eurocampus collège around 75 students are divided into four classes of about 25, two thirds from St. Kilian's and one third from LFI. The school mentions an experienced teaching team but does not publish the number or qualifications of teachers; the football section has three coaches following the French Football Federation programme.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
✓Access control
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school describes an anti-bullying protocol, attention to every student's wellbeing and a CPE (student life coordinator) in secondary school. In primary, gates remain closed, children stay in visible, supervised areas and unfamiliar adults may be asked for details; children are collected only by authorised adults who sign them out. Staff must adhere to Children First guidelines and the school's Child Protection Procedures; data is shared with TUSLA as required. Pupils with allergies get an individual care plan with the school doctor. There is no separate child safeguarding document on the site.
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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 data75 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data60 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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