Edited by Giulia Ceccon · Chief Marketing Officer
French-curriculum schools in Spain are part of the French overseas education network and deliver the French national curriculum from maternelle through to terminale, giving pupils continuity with schools in France and preparation for the French baccalauréat. Many schools now offer the international pathway of the French baccalaureate (the BFI, which replaced the old OIB option) or bilingual tracks that combine the French programme with extra international or local-language study. Instruction is primarily in French but most schools teach Spanish and English as compulsory additional languages, and in Catalonia you will commonly see Catalan integrated into the timetable. Fees vary by city and provider: families should expect a one-off enrolment charge plus annual tuition and extras, with published guides showing many Madrid and Barcelona international schools sitting in the mid-thousands to low-tens-of-thousands of euros per year depending on age and services. Parents should plan to apply early (applications commonly open in the autumn/winter before the following school year), expect language assessment or interviews for non-French speakers, and check each school’s published admissions window and waiting-list practice.
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