Lycee Francais de Koweit

In Brief

If you need the French baccalaureat for university entry in France or other Francophone countries, LFK is the only serious option in Kuwait and the fees are reasonable by AEFE-network standards. Non-French families considering it for language exposure should think carefully - the programme is designed for French-first learners.

LFK has been part of the AEFE network since 2010, meaning its curriculum and teaching standards are overseen by the French Ministry of Education. The school was founded in 1989 by Mme Mona Al Khaled - described as the first Kuwaiti woman to hold a French university degree - and has grown to around 1,200 students from Maternelle through Terminale. The 100% baccalaureat pass rate is the headline number and consistent with the French system's expectation of schools at this level.

Teaching is delivered primarily in French, with Arabic, English, and Spanish offered as structured language subjects. The school also runs a Section Internationale Americaine (SIA) and a European Section, which gives families flexibility within the French framework. These sections allow students to engage with English-medium content alongside the core French curriculum - a useful option for bilingual families who want the baccalaureat without a fully monolingual environment.

Fees for 2026-2027 run from KWD 1,924 tuition at Maternelle to KWD 3,518 at Lycee, plus a KWD 100 non-refundable registration fee and textbook costs. These sit at the lower end of fees in Salmiya's international school market. For families without a French-language background, integration can be demanding in the early years - the school expects children to follow the programme in French from the outset, and support for non-Francophone children varies.