International Schools in Lyon, France

Lyon’s international-school scene mixes English-medium private schools that run IGCSE/Cambridge and International Baccalaureate pathways, long-standing bilingual Franco-English schools, and public “sections internationales” attached to the French system that teach part of the programme in another language. Languages commonly taught across these options include English plus German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese, and a small number of schools are authorised to deliver the IB Diploma or Cambridge qualifications. Annual costs vary widely: public international sections are provided within the state system (no tuition, though sections often charge a supplementary fee) while private international schools charge tuition that commonly runs from the low thousands up to around €18,000 a year depending on the school and pupil’s year group. Admissions typically follow a winter/spring cycle with written or oral language tests for section places or international curricula, and private schools frequently require an application fee plus a one-off capital enrolment deposit once a place is offered.

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