The Agency for French Education Abroad, or Agency for French Teaching Abroad,[1] (
French: Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger; AEFE), is a national public agency under the administration of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France that assures the quality of schools teaching the
French national curriculum outside France. The AEFE has 495 schools[2] in its worldwide network, with
French as the primary language of instruction in most schools.
Schools are either directly managed (gestion directe), contracted (conventionné) or
accredited (homologué).[4] The schools provide an education based on the French national curriculum for pupils of various cultures from
preschool through
secondary school, and some receive substantial financial support from the
French government. The schools provide an education[citation needed] leading to a
baccalauréat, and students have access to all other French schools at their own educational level.
Schools are located throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. Most of their pupils are children of French expatriates but they also include many regular pupils attracted by the quality of schooling provided.[citation needed] In any given academic year, around 160,000 students study in these schools.
School names
While there are no public guidelines for naming schools in the AEFE network, they tend to have some similarities. A school that follows the French curriculum through secondary school (
high school in the United States and
sixth form college in Great Britain) is often named a Lycée Français and prepares students for the French
baccalauréat. Schools that combine the local and French curricula are often called French-American or
Franco-Mexicain schools. Schools that offer the
International Baccalaureate are often called International School or Lycée International.
Schools operated by or receiving funding from AEFE
^"
Plan d'accès." Agency for French Education Abroad. Retrieved on 10 June 2015. "Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger (AEFE) 23, place de Catalogne 75 014 PARIS"
^"Rechercher un établissement" (in French). Agency for French Education Abroad. Retrieved 2024-03-15. - See the color key.
The Agency for French Education Abroad, or Agency for French Teaching Abroad,[1] (
French: Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger; AEFE), is a national public agency under the administration of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France that assures the quality of schools teaching the
French national curriculum outside France. The AEFE has 495 schools[2] in its worldwide network, with
French as the primary language of instruction in most schools.
Schools are either directly managed (gestion directe), contracted (conventionné) or
accredited (homologué).[4] The schools provide an education based on the French national curriculum for pupils of various cultures from
preschool through
secondary school, and some receive substantial financial support from the
French government. The schools provide an education[citation needed] leading to a
baccalauréat, and students have access to all other French schools at their own educational level.
Schools are located throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. Most of their pupils are children of French expatriates but they also include many regular pupils attracted by the quality of schooling provided.[citation needed] In any given academic year, around 160,000 students study in these schools.
School names
While there are no public guidelines for naming schools in the AEFE network, they tend to have some similarities. A school that follows the French curriculum through secondary school (
high school in the United States and
sixth form college in Great Britain) is often named a Lycée Français and prepares students for the French
baccalauréat. Schools that combine the local and French curricula are often called French-American or
Franco-Mexicain schools. Schools that offer the
International Baccalaureate are often called International School or Lycée International.
Schools operated by or receiving funding from AEFE
^"
Plan d'accès." Agency for French Education Abroad. Retrieved on 10 June 2015. "Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger (AEFE) 23, place de Catalogne 75 014 PARIS"
^"Rechercher un établissement" (in French). Agency for French Education Abroad. Retrieved 2024-03-15. - See the color key.