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Lycee Jules Verne
The AEFE accredited French school of Johannesburg, founded 1992, with the main campus in Morningside (Sandton) and a primary annexe in Arcadia, Pretoria. Around 980 pupils across more than 70 nationalities, French Baccalaureate at the exit.
In brief
The AEFE-accredited French school of Johannesburg, founded 1992, with the main campus in Morningside (Sandton) and a primary annexe in Arcadia, Pretoria. Around 980 pupils across more than 70 nationalities, French Baccalaureate at the exit.
Lycée Jules Verne sits in the AEFE network of around 600 French schools in 138 countries, which gives families on diplomatic or corporate rotations a continuous French-curriculum pathway. The Morningside campus runs from pre-primary through Terminale, the Pretoria annexe in Eastwood goes up to Grade 5. Bilingual French-English teaching is structured to bring in pupils with limited French and to keep stronger francophones progressing. Gilles Périnet heads the school.
Families value the diversity, the academic seriousness, and the price discipline relative to the major British and American international schools in Johannesburg. Fees are roughly ZAR 100k to 133k. Best fit for francophone families needing French Baccalaureate continuity, and for non-French families willing to commit to a francophone immersion through to 18.
Fees
Annual fees
| Year level | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary School (Grades 0000-0) | 3 | ZAR 100,602 |
| Primary School (Grades 1-5) | 6 | ZAR 114,369 |
| Middle School (Grades 6-9) | 11 | ZAR 123,413 |
| High School (Grades 10-12) | 15 | ZAR 132,912 |
One-time fees
| Item | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolment Fee (Pre-Primary, non-refundable) | ZAR 8,500 | |
| Canteen Fee - Primary (per annum, mandatory) | ZAR 12,983 | |
| Canteen Fee - Secondary (per annum, mandatory) | ZAR 15,919 | |
| Enrolment Fee (Grade 1-12, non-refundable) | ZAR 29,500 |
Reviews
- AEFE-affiliated French school across Morningside (Sandton) and Pretoria, founded 1992. Around 980 students from 76 nationalities.
- Parent feedback online is short and uniformly positive. One parent said they were extremely impressed with the quality of education and that staff were helpful and dedicated. Another reported tremendous progress in their child's French and was happy overall.
- Reviewers cite ethnic diversity and academic rigour as draws.
- Strong rugby tradition. Other extracurriculars named include ballet, taekwondo, basketball and violin.
- Public review pool is small. No widely surfaced negative signal, but the absence may reflect low review volume rather than absence of issues.
Positives
- Education quality and staff. Parents praise teaching, dedication of staff, and progress in French.
- Diversity. Mix of nationalities and broader cultural footprint named as a reason families chose it.
- Extracurriculars. Sport (notably rugby) and arts options highlighted in editorial coverage.
Leadership
Gilles Perinet
Welcome to the International French school of Johannesburg and Pretoria, Lycée Jules Verne. Our school fully embodies the core values of the AEFE network: academic excellence, openness to the world, humanism, multilingualism and the promotion of French language and culture. From Pre-primary to grade 12, our 976 pupils from 76 different nationalities share a common educational journey, following the official French curriculum and enriched with language programs in English, German, and Spanish.
Accreditations
- Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger 01