"Education is compulsory in France for children aged between three and 16 years of age. Schools can be public or private and, under certain circumstances, there is the possibility of home-schooling. Some parents moving to France may choose an international school for their children or teenagers, with lessons taught partly in English, sometimes following a UK or American curriculum. We moved to France with children aged 14 and 11 in 2018."
"It was a baptism of fire for them both: our eldest spoke reasonable French (for a British school kid) and our youngest knew numbers and colours and the French word for platypus ( ornithorynque in case you were wondering). It turns out that none of this was adequate preparation. The hours were long, the teachers exacting and the kids ranged (as they do everywhere) from kind and caring, to eager to pounce on any sign of weakness."
"Despite this, they both made friends and studied hard. Our eldest is due to graduate from the Sorbonne with a linguistics degree in the summer (2026) and the youngest has just started an architecture degree in Paris. If you enrol your children in a French school, you may well find that staff will help you organise extra French classes for them."
Education in France is compulsory for children aged three to 16. Schools include public, private, international, and the option of home-schooling. International schools may offer lessons partly in English and follow UK or American curricula. Families new to France often choose local schools to encourage language immersion. A family who moved in 2018 enrolled teenagers in a local collège; the experience involved long hours, exacting teachers, and mixed peer behaviour, but led to friendships and academic progress. Schools can arrange français langue seconde (FLS) classes to support non-native speakers.
Read at The Good Life France
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