← Back to the rankingLycée français international Simone Veil
Dusseldorf, Germany · est. 1962 · Private
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The Lycée français international Simone Veil (LfiSV), until 2022 the Lycée français de Düsseldorf, is a French school of the AEFE network in Düsseldorf from kindergarten to the final year. It was founded in 1962 by parents: the first fifteen or so children studied in a building in the garden of the French consulate; since 1977 the school has been on Graf-Recke-Straße, and since 1994 it has included a lycée. About 600 children aged 3-18 attend, with children of 36 nationalities in the kindergarten. Teaching is entirely in French following the curricula of the French education ministry; German is taught from the first year of kindergarten, English from the second, Spanish from grade 8 and Latin from grade 7. Students strong in German join the Deutsch+ groups (some subjects in German, in collège following the German Gymnasium curriculum) and then the AbiBac dual diploma; English speakers join the American International Section with history and geography in English, and the lycée has a European English section and the Baccalauréat Français International. For children without French there is the FLSco programme. The school is run by a parents' association, and tuition is fee-paying.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $6 281–9 716 a year
5 560–8 600 EUR
Programmes
French programme
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
French
Languages taught
German, English, Spanish, Latin
Registration fee
≈ $1 356
1 200 EUR
About the fees Fees for 2026-2027, per year: when the family pays itself (reduced rate) - kindergarten 5940 euros, primary 5560 euros, collège 6740 euros, lycée 8600 euros; the full rate, when the employer pays in full, is 10570, 9910, 12000 and 15350 euros; mixed cases are calculated separately. Discounts on the reduced rate: 10% from the third child, 15% from the fourth. Registration fee: 1200 euros (reduced) or 2500 euros (full), annual re-enrolment 200 or 500 euros. Language sections are charged separately: SIA 1250 euros (2500 at the full rate), AbiBac and the European English section 300-600 euros (600-1200 for new students), Spanish or Latin 300-600 euros, FLSco for new students 1200-1800 euros. Lunch, materials and exams are extra. French families can receive an AEFE scholarship.
Admissions The school is open to children of all nationalities, including those who do not speak French: for them there is the FLSco intensive French programme (charged separately for new students). Kindergarten admits children from the year they turn 3, toilet trained. For primary and secondary, students not from the French system may take an entrance test to assess their level. Enrolment and re-enrolment are online through the Eduka platform; a place is guaranteed once all documents are submitted and the registration fee is paid. New students are admitted to the American International Section based on an English test; the AbiBac and the European section are assigned by language level and teachers' advice. French families can apply for an AEFE scholarship through the consulate in Frankfurt am Main.
Stages and year groups French curriculum: kindergarten (petite, moyenne, grande section, ages 3-5), primary CP-CM2 (ages 6-10), collège 6e-3e with the Diplôme national du brevet exam, lycée seconde to terminale with the French baccalauréat (reformed, 40% continuous assessment and 60% exams). In the lycée students can obtain the baccalauréat with the European English section mention (history and geography in English), the AbiBac (6 hours of German and at least 3 hours of history and geography in German, the baccalauréat and the Allgemeine Hochschulreife at once) or the Baccalauréat Français International (first exams in 2024). The American International Section (SIA) runs in primary and collège. German starts in the first year of kindergarten; in primary the Deutsch+ programme (3 hours of subjects in German), in collège a Deutsch+ group following the German Gymnasium curriculum. The school prepares for DELF, DSD and Cambridge English language certificates (for an exam fee) - these are language exams, not a Cambridge International programme. There is no IB.
Address Graf-Recke-Straße 220, 40237 Düsseldorf
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
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground
Campus: One site on Graf-Recke-Straße in Düsseldorf, where the school has been since 1977; after an arson attack in 1985 the buildings were rebuilt and have been extended since: a lycée building with a laboratory (1994), a kindergarten extension (1998), a building with a canteen, eight classrooms and two practical rooms (2012-2013), and a two-storey 2018 building with primary and secondary classrooms, a lift, a documentation centre, an art and music room, two equipped laboratories and a student lounge. In 2021 an 850 m² multisport pitch, playground areas for athletics and table tennis opened, and play areas were renewed. There is a gym, a primary library and a documentation centre for grades 6-12 with computers and magazines. Lunch is optional, by subscription. After classes (14:30 to 17:30-18:00) childcare is run by AWO Düsseldorf, and there are paid clubs for primary pupils. The school is raising funds for a green playground with an outdoor classroom and a Tech Lab with robotics, 3D printing and laser cutting.
Clubs and activities: MATH.EN.JEANS (maths research club) · Club chinois (Chinese language and culture) · Association sportive UNSS (school sports association) · Ambassadrices et Ambassadeurs en herbe (young ambassadors language debates) · Jeunes reporters internationaux (young international reporters) · Olympiades scientifiques (science olympiads) · Conseil de la vie lycéenne (student council)
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: According to the school, teachers are highly qualified and receive regular in-service training; the kindergarten has qualified and certified teachers.
The team page names kindergarten, primary and secondary staff with their subjects (including kindergarten assistants); collège and lycée teachers are subject specialists trained in France.
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 roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The student life service, led by an education counsellor (CPE), welcomes students in the morning, monitors absences, supervises breaks and lunch, and helps with conflicts. There is a coordinator for students with special educational needs, individual learning plans and health plans for children with chronic illnesses and allergies. In 2022 the school became the first in the AEFE network to receive the German Schule ohne Rassismus - Schule mit Courage label.
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