Affordable IB Schools in Dubai 2026: Fees & Ratings
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French
29K - 62K AED
Dubai Academic City
Last updated · Sources: KHDA inspection reports, published 2026-2027 fee schedule · methodology
Lycee Francais International is a French school located in Dubai Academic City. The school serves families in the area and focuses on providing quality education aligned with the French curriculum.
Annual tuition fees range from AED 29,488 to AED 62,363. The school is accessible to residents from Academic City, Al Rowaiyah First, and Al Rowaiyah Second, making it a convenient choice for many families in the vicinity.
Annual tuition at Lycee Francais International ranges from AED 29,488 (Pre primary) to AED 62,363 (Grade 11) for 2026-2027, across 15 year groups, or about AED 2,457 to AED 5,197 a month. All 15 grade fees are unchanged from 2025-2026.
KHDA rated Lycee Francais International "Outstanding" in its 2023-2024 inspection, up from "Very good" at the previous inspection. The school has been inspected 14 times since 2008-2009.
This French-curriculum school was rated outstanding overall. Inspectors highlighted outstanding attainment in French and English, strong leadership and governance, and excellent personal development. Areas for improvement include raising attainment in Arabic and Islamic Education, and using assessment data more effectively to guide teaching and curriculum planning.
Source: KHDA inspection report 2023-2024 (PDF, pages 1-21), inspected 29 to 02 February 2024. Restated by BestSchool.ae.
Of the 69 performance indicators rated in both reports, 18 improved, 0 declined and 51 kept the same rating.
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Of the 5 recommendations made in 2022-2023, 5 can be checked against the 2023-2024 ratings: 4 show an improvement, 1 no change yet.
Arabic as an Additional Language — Progress (Primaire): Acceptable → Good · Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures (Maternelle): Very good → Outstanding · Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures (Primaire): Very good → Outstanding · Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures (Lycée): Very good → Outstanding
Teaching for effective learning (Maternelle): Very good → Outstanding · Teaching for effective learning (Primaire): Very good → Outstanding
Parents and the community: Very good → Outstanding
9 related indicators kept their ratings in 2023-2024
Teaching for effective learning (Maternelle): Very good → Outstanding · Teaching for effective learning (Primaire): Very good → Outstanding · The effectiveness of leadership: Very good → Outstanding · School self-evaluation and improvement planning: Very good → Outstanding
| Indicator | Phase | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students' achievement | |||
| Islamic Education — Attainment | Primaire | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Attainment | College | Good | - |
| Islamic Education — Attainment | Lycée | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Progress | Primaire | Good | Good |
| Islamic Education — Progress | College | Good | - |
| Islamic Education — Progress | Lycée | Good | Good |
| Arabic as a First Language — Attainment | Primaire | Good | Good |
| Arabic as a First Language — Attainment | College | Good | - |
| Arabic as a First Language — Attainment | Lycée | Good | Good |
| Arabic as a First Language — Progress | Primaire | Good | Good |
| Arabic as a First Language — Progress | College | Good | - |
| Arabic as a First Language — Progress | Lycée | Very good | Very good |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Attainment | Primaire | Acceptable | Acceptable |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Attainment | College | Acceptable | - |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Progress | Primaire | Acceptable | Good |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Progress | College | Good | - |
| Language of instruction — Attainment | Maternelle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Language of instruction — Attainment | Primaire | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Language of instruction — Attainment | College | Outstanding | - |
| Language of instruction — Attainment | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Language of instruction — Progress | Maternelle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Language of instruction — Progress | Primaire | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Language of instruction — Progress | College | Outstanding | - |
| Language of instruction — Progress | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| English — Attainment | Maternelle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| English — Attainment | Primaire | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| English — Attainment | College | Outstanding | - |
| English — Attainment | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| English — Progress | Maternelle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| English — Progress | Primaire | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| English — Progress | College | Outstanding | - |
| English — Progress | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Mathematics — Attainment | Maternelle | Very good | Outstanding |
| Mathematics — Attainment | Primaire | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Mathematics — Attainment | College | Outstanding | - |
| Mathematics — Attainment | Lycée | Very good | Outstanding |
| Mathematics — Progress | Maternelle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Mathematics — Progress | Primaire | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Mathematics — Progress | College | Very good | - |
| Mathematics — Progress | Lycée | Very good | Outstanding |
| Science — Attainment | Maternelle | Very good | Very good |
| Science — Attainment | Primaire | Very good | Very good |
| Science — Attainment | College | Very good | - |
| Science — Attainment | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Science — Progress | Maternelle | Very good | Very good |
| Science — Progress | Primaire | Very good | Outstanding |
| Science — Progress | College | Very good | - |
| Science — Progress | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Learning skills | Maternelle | Very good | Outstanding |
| Learning skills | Primaire | Very good | Very good |
| Learning skills | College | Very good | - |
| Learning skills | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Islamic Education — Attainment | Collège | - | Good |
| Islamic Education — Progress | Collège | - | Good |
| Arabic as a First Language — Attainment | Collège | - | Good |
| Arabic as a First Language — Progress | Collège | - | Good |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Attainment | Collège | - | Good |
| Arabic as an Additional Language — Progress | Collège | - | Good |
| Language of instruction — Attainment | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| Language of instruction — Progress | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| English — Attainment | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| English — Progress | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| Mathematics — Attainment | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| Mathematics — Progress | Collège | - | Very good |
| Science — Attainment | Collège | - | Very good |
| Science — Progress | Collège | - | Very good |
| Learning skills | Collège | - | Very good |
| Students' personal and social development | |||
| Personal development | Maternelle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Primaire | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Personal development | College | Outstanding | - |
| Personal development | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Maternelle | Very good | Outstanding |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Primaire | Very good | Outstanding |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | College | Very good | - |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Lycée | Very good | Outstanding |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Maternelle | Very good | Very good |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Primaire | Very good | Outstanding |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | College | Very good | - |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Lycée | Very good | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| Teaching and assessment | |||
| Teaching for effective learning | Maternelle | Very good | Outstanding |
| Teaching for effective learning | Primaire | Very good | Outstanding |
| Teaching for effective learning | College | Very good | - |
| Teaching for effective learning | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Assessment | Maternelle | Very good | Very good |
| Assessment | Primaire | Very good | Very good |
| Assessment | College | Very good | - |
| Assessment | Lycée | Very good | Very good |
| Teaching for effective learning | Collège | - | Very good |
| Assessment | Collège | - | Very good |
| Curriculum | |||
| Curriculum design and implementation | Maternelle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Curriculum design and implementation | Primaire | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Curriculum design and implementation | College | Outstanding | - |
| Curriculum design and implementation | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Curriculum adaptation | Maternelle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Curriculum adaptation | Primaire | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Curriculum adaptation | College | Outstanding | - |
| Curriculum adaptation | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Curriculum design and implementation | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| Curriculum adaptation | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| The protection, care, guidance and support of students | |||
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Maternelle | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Primaire | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | College | Outstanding | - |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Lycée | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| Care and support | Maternelle | Very good | Very good |
| Care and support | Primaire | Very good | Very good |
| Care and support | College | Very good | - |
| Care and support | Lycée | Very good | Very good |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Collège | - | Outstanding |
| Care and support | Collège | - | Very good |
| Leadership and management | |||
| The effectiveness of leadership | Whole school | Very good | Outstanding |
| School self-evaluation and improvement planning | Whole school | Very good | Outstanding |
| Parents and the community | Whole school | Very good | Outstanding |
| Governance | Whole school | Very good | Outstanding |
| Management, staffing, facilities and resources | Whole school | Very good | Outstanding |
Inspectors rated this French curriculum school very good overall. Students achieved outstanding results and fluency in French and English, supported by an outstanding, adaptable curriculum and strong personal development. A newly appointed principal leads effective leadership, though Arabic and Islamic Education achievement and teaching consistency still need improvement.
Source: KHDA inspection report 2022-2023 (PDF, pages 2-20), inspected 27 February to 03 March 2023. Restated by BestSchool.ae.
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