Account
Shortlist
Currency
Lycée Français de Bilbao logo

Lycée Français de Bilbao

Spain, Bilbao

Shortlist
View full profile

School Essentials

Foundational information about the school

Location

Barrio de Galbarriatu, 10, 48170 Zamudio, Bizkaia, Spain. Zamudio is part of the Bilbao metropolitan area in the Basque Country. The Lycée Français de Bilbao operates a bus network with 11 routes across the Greater Bilbao area, including Getxo, Gorliz, and Castro.

Levels

Maternelle (nursery/preschool, including TPS for age 2) and maternelle up to 6, Primary (6–11), Collège (11–15), Lycée (15–18).

School Type

French international school affiliated with the AEFE network (France) in Zamudio near Bilbao.

Additional Learning Support

A multidisciplinary wellbeing team supports students, including a Conseillère principale d'éducation (CPE), a school psychologist, and a nurse.

Country Affiliation

AEFE network (France).

Day Structure

School day hours are 8:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday.

Bus Service

Bus service with 11 routes across the Greater Bilbao area (from Getxo to Gorliz and Castro), with two daily schedules: one serving secondary students and morning care, the other serving nursery/primary students and after-school activities; service overseen by a Transport Committee and provided by a transport company.

View full profile
Managed by doris 👵🏼
The school at a glance
Instructs in French, Spanish, English
Fees Unlisted
Ages 2 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 833
Type Co-educational
Opened 1933
Bus Service Yes

Lycée Français de Bilbao is a private French international school in Zamudio near Bilbao, serving ages 2 to 18. The curriculum is French with plurilingual education in French, Spanish, English and Basque. It offers the Baccalauréat Français International in two pathways, trilanguage and quadrilingual, with language targets B2 in two languages for trilanguage and B1/B2 in C for quadrilingual. The European English program, launched in 2023, provides history-geography and mathematics in English from 6e to 2nde, with PARLE recognition. An official dual diploma in French and Spanish supports university access worldwide, alongside active pedagogy and modern facilities. The campus includes libraries, laboratories, technology spaces, dedicated dining rooms, a gym and outdoor play areas. Extracurriculars cover sports, arts and creative activities, and technology clubs, with partnerships through the Association des familles d'élèves. The school promotes citizenship and intercultural understanding, and provides age-group libraries and a nutritionist to support dietary needs today.

Back to all schools

doris
linked-in-logo facebook-logo instagram-logo
© 2026 doris Worldwide Ltd. All rights reserved.