Educational project
multilingual and international

International education from 2 to 18 years of age

The Lycée Français de Bilbao is part of a network of 580 secondary schools around the world. Our mission is to guarantee a education that is multilingual and personalised of a8> high quality with an international and humanistic vision.

Our educational project is oriented to the academic and personal development of our students, through an active pedagogy committed to excellence, innovation and teaching values. We strive for our students to learn in a close, familiar and safe learning environment, which allows them to build a critical and responsible thinking with their community.

Educating in kindergarten, primary, secondary and high school.

The Lycée Français de Bilbao offers a complete and continuous schooling, from the age of 2 to the Baccalaureate at the age of 18. With a differentiated pedagogy, the French educational system adapts to each stage of the child's development, motivating and enhancing their abilities to ensure the success of all.

Multilingual education:
4 languages with certifications

The center welcomes students of all nationalities and offers them support in French thanks to a personalized integration program, which allows the enrollment of non-French speaking children or beginners at any age, from elementary to high school. The multilingual program allows students to obtain a C1 level of the reference framework in French, Spanish, English and B2 in Basque.

Double degree:
Spanish and French

A future
open to the world:
openness
international

The Lycée Français de Bilbao belongs to the AEFE, a worldwide network of more than 580 educational centers dedicated to promoting educational excellence. Studying at our school enables students to pursue higher education studies at prestigious universities around the world.

Active pedagogy:
experimenting to learn, motivating to progress

French Schools places its students at the center of the learning process, with the aim of increasing their level of motivation and promoting sustainable learning. The teaching staff pays special attention to the importance of sensory awareness, coexistence, interest in the child and respect for his or her development in order for him or her to become a more confident, curious and motivated person. Learning through experience, curiosity, motivation, research, reflection and argumentation.

Education in values:
cooperation, respect, honesty, tolerance, justice, friendship...

We seek to achieve academic success for each of our students while forming responsible, conscientious people, with high moral values and capable of responding to the challenges of a changing and heterogeneous society. Cultural diversity, pedagogical innovation and language learning are part of the backbone of our teaching.

Request a personalized visit to

At the Lycée Français de Bilbao we make every effort to offer personalized advice to all families, in order to accompany them in the enrollment process and solve all their doubts.

Through the following form you can request a personalized visit. You can also contact us by phone or through our Whatsapp channel.

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honorable mentions

Our educational community is committed to the quality of education and the well-being of our students.

Links of interest to families:

In this section, we offer practical information for families about the educational project of the Lycée Français de Bilbao.

School project

Student protection

French International Baccalaureate BFI

European English Program

Academic results and guidance

4 structures in one

The 2-year class

French program
as a foreign language

Equivalences

Languages and certification

What they think of us...

Excellent establishment. Effective teaching methods and a teaching team that shows kindness towards students.

A different educational system, a familiar place, a staff attentive to the students, so that they become good people with the ability to reason for themselves. I recommend it

We have had our children in the school for 10 years. We are happier every year. Great involvement of the elementary director and the new general director. Excellent teachers. Total immersion in French. Good values. Excellent level. Good atmosphere.

Lycee Francais de Bilbao is a magnificent international, family school that works for excellence from a human point of view, looking towards the future of our children. Excellent choice for the future. Highly recommended.

I don't usually post reviews but this time the occasion deserves it. I have only good words to dedicate to the Liceo. I have placed my son this year and I couldn't be happier with the change we have seen in him. We would like to thank the teachers for their great involvement with the students and the good atmosphere they create. Thank you very much!

We chose the school because it teaches people to think and because it is present all over the world, which facilitates geographic mobility. But, in addition to this, we have found a very familiar school with a super involved team. It's nice to see how happy the children go to school.