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Lycée français international Simone Veil is a French international school in Düsseldorf, Germany, located at Graf-Recke-Straße 220. It is part of AEFE, the Agency for French Education Abroad, an organization under the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs that operates 566 schools in 138 countries and educates over 390,000 students. The Parent and Friends Association (APE), founded in 1976, is the school's governing body and legal representative in Germany and acts as the employer of locally hired staff; its General Assembly elects a board of 6–10 voting members who oversee the school's finances and projects. The School Council (Schulkonferenz) brings together equal representation from the administration, parents, and staff and has 15 voting members; advisory participants include the General Consul and a representative of the Assemblée des Français de l'Étranger.
LFISV brings together around 46 nationalities from around the world. The school upholds humanistic values, promoting tolerance and equality, and fostering critical thinking, adaptability, empathy and respect to help students contribute to a better, more humane and solidaristic society. Multilingualism is integral: the bilingual French track offers ABIBAC (Abitur and Baccalauréat); the European English track offers the European English track; and the International American Stream prepares students for the International French Baccalaureate (IFB). The school emphasizes social competencies and inclusive education, creating a safe and caring atmosphere that supports teamwork, compassion and individual growth.
All parents may become members of the Parent and Friends Association (APE). The APE, founded in 1976, is the school's governing body and legal representative under German law and acts as the employer of locally hired staff; its General Assembly meets once a year to elect a board of 6–10 voting members who oversee the school's finances and projects. The School Council (Schulkonferenz) is a tri-partite body with equal representation from the administration, parents, and teaching staff, and has 15 voting members; advisory participants include the General Consul and a representative of the Assemblée des Français de l'Étranger.
Lycée Français International Simone Veil is a French international school in Düsseldorf, part of the AEFE network, serving ages 3–18 across four sections: Maternelle, Élementaire, Collège and Lycée. Instruction is in French, with German as the host-country language from early years and English introduced from Moyenne Section. The AbiBac binational section links the French bac with the German Abitur, and the European English and American International Sections offer additional bac paths. The curriculum centers on the French Baccalauréat, with Abibac and BFI options and a shared core including science, philosophy, history-geography, languages, EMC and EPS; DNL is taught in a foreign language for enrichment. The school provides a secondary and primary library network (CDI/BCD), seven computer stations, and strong language provision. Sports feature prominently, with a Sports Week and UNSS participation, plus after‑school activities (APS). In 2024, the school reported a 100% pass rate at the Baccalauréat; about 46 nationalities are represented.
