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LFI Samuel Beckett follows the French curriculum across two Dublin campuses. Younger pupils attend Foxrock; secondary pupils study at the Clonskeagh Eurocampus, with some classes shared with St Kilian’s. The final qualification remains French.
Lycée Français International Samuel Beckett is a French school in Dublin, from preschool through the final secondary year, Terminale. It has an agreement with AEFE, the French agency for education abroad; this is the meaning of conventionné. Its official website is lfi.ie. At the research date, the homepage advertised 2026/27 admissions open with limited places.
LFI and St Kilian’s Deutsche Schule are separate schools, although they share the Eurocampus and some Junior Cycle teaching. Compare their eventual qualifications and language requirements before choosing between them.
LFI is a day school. Senior pupils from other AEFE schools can spend a year with a host family. This is a specific exchange arrangement, not general boarding provision for all ages.
The main decision is whether the French Baccalauréat is the intended qualification. The selective Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) American section is another version of that French route, not the IB Diploma. Also assess the child’s French readiness and the journey to the relevant campus.
LFI is relevant to families of any nationality seeking the French national curriculum in Dublin. The school says it gradually introduces French to children who do not already speak it. Ask how that support works at the intended entry stage. From CP, the first year of French primary school, the programme is French elementary education, not an Irish primary curriculum with additional French lessons.
If you want an English-medium IB programme, boarding or the Irish national curriculum, compare schools offering those directly. LFI’s shared classes do not turn it into an Irish-curriculum school.
The school began in 1967 as a Petite École Française in Dún Laoghaire. Secondary provision moved to Clonskeagh in 2001; the programmes page dates the Eurocampus partnership to 2005.
Foxrock serves maternelle and élémentaire, the preschool and primary stages, at Foxrock Avenue, Newpark, D18 HP73. Contact primaire@lfi.ie or +353 1 289 4063.
Petite section begins at age 3. Maternelle classes have a stated maximum of 25 pupils. Their published hours are 8:15–14:40 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 8:15–12:35 on Wednesday.
Clonskeagh Eurocampus serves collège and lycée, the lower- and upper-secondary stages, at Roebuck Road, D14 P7F2. Contact secondaire@lfi.ie or +353 1 288 4834. The homepage describes it as one of six Eurocampuses worldwide.
Shared classes with St Kilian’s begin in cinquième (5e). The head’s letter says 40% of collège classes run in English with St Kilian’s. The programmes page describes about half of lessons in 5e–3e as shared. These descriptions cover different year ranges; ask for the timetable for the intended class.
Shared subjects include English, history, geography, physical education, CSPE (Civic, Social and Political Education) and SPHE (Social, Personal and Health Education).
The programmes page also gives about 75 pupils, four classes of about 25, and a cohort split of two thirds St Kilian’s and one third LFI. The pupil and class totals do not reconcile as written. Confirm the size and composition of the child’s actual class rather than treating these figures as a consistent enrolment breakdown.
Families with children at both sites should test both journeys against the school timetable. Being in south Dublin does not make the two daily drop-offs interchangeable.
The homepage names an open day on Saturday 26 September on both campuses. It does not print the year on that banner. Ask the live calendar.
At the research date, the homepage advertised 2026/27 admissions open with limited places. Start through its Eduka link, labelled “Commencer l’inscription”. The reviewed pages do not give a closing date or current waiting-list length; ask admissions about the child’s year group.
The football section sportive, a specialist sports programme, has 40 places. Its selection days are 3, 4, 10 and 11 September 2026. These are selection dates for that programme, not general school-admission deadlines.
The head’s letter describes later transfer to the Irish system as possible. Before planning such a move, ask how the child’s subjects, language level and school year would align with the receiving school.
The programmes page gives the fees below without an academic year beside the amounts. The homepage’s 2026/27 admissions heading does not establish that these are 2026/27 fees. Obtain a dated schedule before budgeting.
| Stage | Published annual fee; year not specified |
|---|---|
| Petite section: first preschool year | €9,306 |
| Moyenne and grande section: later preschool years | €7,524 |
| Élémentaire: primary | €6,390 |
| Collège: lower secondary | €6,699 |
| Lycée: upper secondary | €7,908–€10,659 |
Bursary information and payments are accessed through Eduka and “Frais & activités”. Ask which rate applies to the child and whether the family is eligible for a French-state bursary. Request lunch, Wednesday-afternoon childcare and football-programme charges separately; they are not itemised in this tuition table.
French is the working language in Foxrock, with daily English. In élémentaire, the programmes page lists 3 hours 30 minutes of English each week, plus 1 hour 30 minutes of DNL: another subject taught through an additional language. Irish is also studied, with an exception described only as a very specific situation. Ask which exemption, if any, applies to your child. The school explicitly says this is not a bilingual system.
English-medium subject teaching increases in stages:
At the end of troisième, pupils take the Diplôme national du brevet (DNB), the French lower-secondary qualification, and the Irish Junior Cycle examinations.
Upper secondary, or lycée, leads to the French Baccalauréat, with a standard or European-section route. The selective BFI American section includes English literature, history-geography and connaissance du monde, a course exploring the contemporary world. Confirm the entry requirements and subject choices for that section.
The homepage reports 100% Baccalauréat success and 91% with a distinction, or mention. These are school-reported results, not an independent ranking.
Choose LFI if French-medium education and the Baccalauréat fit the child’s plans. If applying to Irish universities, check the intended course’s requirements and the Central Applications Office (CAO) guidance for the particular qualification and subjects.
Compare St Kilian’s for a German-Irish programme leading to the Leaving Certificate, or St Andrew’s for its IB and Leaving Certificate options. Shared Eurocampus classes do not mean shared admissions, fees or final qualifications.
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