← Back to the rankingLycée Français Saint Louis de Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden · est. 1959 · Private
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Lycée Français Saint Louis de Stockholm (LFSL) is a French school in Stockholm founded in 1959, with a primary school, collège and lycée from CP to Terminale (ages 6-18). In 2025-2026, 694 students attended the part accredited by France: 318 in primary (16 classes), 249 in the collège (11 classes) and 127 in the lycée (6 classes); about 89 more children attend a Swedish preschool (förskola) with a French language orientation, outside the French accreditation. The school has an agreement with the AEFE, and its French accreditation (homologation) from CP to Terminale was renewed in summer 2026; the Swedish state recognises it as an international school. Teaching is in French following the French Ministry of Education curriculum; Swedish is taught to all from CP, English from CP, and German or Spanish is added from 5ème. Graduates earn the brevet, the French baccalauréat or the trilingual Baccalauréat Français International (French, Swedish, English); Swedish-speaking students can also earn the Swedish gymnasieexamen. In 2026 all candidates passed the baccalauréat and the brevet. The school is governed by a foundation under Swedish law. Original: 'La langue française est la langue de communication et de scolarisation au sein du LFSL.'
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $15 712 a year
157 590 SEK
Programmes
French programme
Admits from
6 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
French
Languages taught
Swedish, English, German, Spanish, Latin
Registration fee
≈ $188
1 890 SEK
About the fees Fees for 2026-2027 for children with a valid Swedish personnummer, living in Sweden, for whom the school receives a municipal subsidy: CP-CM2 14550 SEK per year, 6ème-3ème 16020 SEK, Seconde-Terminale 18210 SEK. In primary, lunches, supplies, outings and projects are included. The full rate is 157590 SEK for 2026-2027: it applies to lycée students whose parents are not EU, EEA or Swiss nationals, to children in any year for whom the municipality has not guaranteed funding, and to families without a personnummer; part may be refunded if a subsidy is later received. Large family discounts: 15% for the third child, 20% for the fourth, 25% for the fifth and following. Fees are invoiced in two instalments by semester. The One Year in Stockholm programme, including school, host family, living costs and insurance, costs 24000-26000 EUR.
Admissions The school is open to children of all nationalities, but French proficiency is essential from CP (age 6). Its mission is to educate French children living in Sweden, local children and children of other nationalities whose families chose the French system. Places depend on class capacity; for CP to 3ème priority goes to children of French and foreign families in Sweden for a limited period coming from the French system, then siblings of current students, for CP children from the school's own preschool, then time on the waiting list. For the lycée priority goes to expatriate children from the French system and local children educated throughout in the French system. Children not from the French system take a level test. Required documents include proof of nationality, a certificate from the previous school, report cards and, on transfer, a leaving certificate (exeat). After an offer, a registration fee is paid and the financial regulations signed. Enrolment for 2026-2027 is closed. Preschool waiting list registration is through the City of Stockholm portal and requires a Swedish personnummer.
Stages and year groups Grades CP-Terminale, 33 classes. French Ministry of National Education curriculum, homologation from CP to Terminale: primary CP-CM2 (24 hours a week plus 2 hours of Swedish, optionally the Section Internationale Suédoise with extra Swedish hours), collège 6ème-3ème with the Diplôme National du Brevet and its international option, lycée Seconde-Terminale with three tracks: the baccalauréat général, the trilingual Baccalauréat Français International (French, Swedish, English), and the baccalauréat together with the Swedish gymnasieexamen. A Swedish preschool (förskola) following the Swedish curriculum with a French language orientation, outside the French accreditation. The One Year in Stockholm programme for students in Seconde, Première and Terminale.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
AEFE · accreditationThe school is an AEFE partner school (conventionné), with its curriculum recognised by the French education ministry.
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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 2026: 100% of candidates passed the baccalauréat, more than 38% with the highest distinction (Très Bien) and more than 90% with a distinction; the brevet 100%, 50% Très Bien and more than 92% with a distinction; the international option of the brevet and the Baccalauréat Français International 100%. In 2025, 100% passed the baccalauréat and 98% the brevet.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Clubs and activities: Rugby Club Lycée Français
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 sizenot stated
What the listings show: French national teaching status for seconded teachers, degrees for locally recruited staff
Teachers are French expatriate teachers holding French national teaching status on secondment to Sweden, and qualified French, French-speaking, English and Swedish teachers recruited locally. The head of the lycée and the head of the primary school are French expatriates employed by the AEFE. The primary school (figures for the start of 2023) has 16 class teachers, 4 specialist teachers, 4 English teachers, 5 Swedish teachers and a languages coordinator.
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 policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
Health team: two school nurses, a special needs teacher, a school psychologist and two counsellors (Swedish and French) who oversee the equal treatment plan; they are on site throughout the school day. There is an anti-alcohol and anti-drug plan, support plans for children with learning difficulties and extra lessons of 1 hour per week.
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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 data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data61 "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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