EFIR — École Française Internationale de Riyad, Riyadh

Year level

Age

Fee

Kindergarten 1-3

SAR 35,000

Grades 1-9

SAR 39,500

Grades 10-12

SAR 43,500

Item	Age	Fee
Application Fee		SAR 1,224
Annual Registration Fee		SAR 5,000

Item

Age

Fee

Application Fee

SAR 1,224

Annual Registration Fee

SAR 5,000

Public parent review pool is thin. Two parent reviews average a middling score and one comment is dismissive without specifics, so it carries little weight on its own.
Outside the parent pool, what matters is the structural picture: AEFE-network French school, around 1,380 pupils, only roughly a quarter French nationals, so the cohort is more international than a typical French-curriculum school abroad.
Published data flags strong public exam outcomes (a 99% Brevet pass rate in 2021 and 97% on the Baccalaureate) and a not-for-profit governance model with elected parent representatives on the school council.
Fees sit in the mid-range for Riyadh international schools (around SAR 39,000–44,000). Reviewers do not flag cost as a friction point.
Among parents and expat community members, EFIR comes up as the default French-curriculum option in Riyadh; substantive first-hand feedback from current parents did not surface.

Cohort and identity. More international than a typical French-curriculum school, with around 25% French nationals

Academic outcomes. Strong Brevet and Baccalaureate pass rates reported by editor reviews

Governance. Not-for-profit structure with elected parent representatives on the school council