Lycée Français Jean Mermoz

The Lycée International Jean Mermoz is located in the Cocody district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The campus address places the site in the Cocody Angré area and is listed as Boulevard Latrille, BP 3726 Abidjan 01. It operates as a French international school within the Cocody area and is accessible via local transport networks in Abidjan. The school uses an external bus service arranged through ATMS-CI for some routes.

The school covers 16 levels of instruction from Toute Petite Section (TPS) through Terminale, with 15 levels homologated. The progression spans maternelle (TPS/PS to Grande Section), élémentaire (CP to CM2), collège (Sixième to Seconde) and lycée (Première to Terminale).

The institution is a private French international school and is part of the Mission Laïque Française network, homologated by the French Ministry of Education and associated with the AEFE framework. It is a single, co-educational French curriculum setting that serves students from early years to high school.

The student body is mixed, with approximately 35% French, 31% Ivorian, and 33% from other nationalities. The total enrollment is about 2,395 pupils across the age range from preschool to terminale. The school maintains an international profile with a diverse national mix.

The school provides student support through two CPEs (guidance staff) and a health service with an on-site infirmary. There is an external Cambridge-oriented program and language support through the collège des langues. These services are coordinated with the school's admissions, health, and academic teams.

France, via the Mission Laïque Française network and AEFE; the school is a French international establishment abroad.

Religious affiliation is not part of the school's stated framework; it operates as a secular, laïque French international school within the Mission Laïque Française.

In the primary years (TPS–CM2), the day runs from about 7:30 a.m. to around 12:45–12:50 p.m., with the primary cycle described as continuing through the school day. In the secondary years (collège et lycée), timetables vary by grade: Sixième typically 7:30–11:30, Seconde around 8:30–12:00, and 5e–3e around 13:30–16:00, while Terminale is around 7:30–11:30 and Première around 8:30–12:00; start times commonly begin around 7:30.

The school provides a school bus service managed by the external provider ATMS-CI. In 2024–2025, ATMS-CI maintained a front desk at the lycée for registrations and re-registrations, with service hours roughly 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; contact details and route information are published by the school. There are separate documents for ABIDJAN and Bassam routes, and there is a dedicated transport contact for families. NB: bus service does not operate during intermediate holidays.

LFJM Dubai follows the French national curriculum under the AEFE network, delivering a bilingual, intercultural education with strong English and Arabic language provisions. In primary, the curriculum is organized into Cycle 1 (maternelle), Cycle 2 (CP–CE2), and Cycle 3 (CM1–CM2–6e). In the collège, the school runs 6e to 3e and culminates in the Diplôme National du Brevet, with core subjects including French, English, Arabic, Spanish from 5e, mathematics, physics–chemistry, SVT, technology from 5e, history-geography, education morale et civique, media et information, arts, music, and an option of English literature. In the lycée, Seconde, Première and Terminale lead to the Baccalauréat général, with terminale offering specialty subjects in HGGSP, HLP, LLCE, mathematics, physics–chemistry, SVT and SES. English language provision starts from Petite Section with five weekly English periods following the Cambridge curriculum; CE2 onward includes Cambridge exam preparation and an 8-period English Literature option from 3e, with Cambridge Young Learners up to FCE and IGCSE First/Second Language. The Arabic program includes tracks for native speakers and non-natives, aligned with UAE standards and CEFR.

Social and emotional learning at the Lyce9e Frane7ais Jean Mermoz Dubai is grounded in its mission to support well-being and personal development, with climate initiatives such as the Non au Harce8lement day and the Phare program that trains adult referees and student ambassadors to promote a supportive, inclusive school culture.

The school operates a Pf4le inclusion that identifies Besoins Educatifs Particuliers (EBEP) and develops a Plan d'accompagnement personalize (PAP) and Projet personalize de scolarisation (PPS), coordinating with families, teaching teams, and medico-social services to support learners with conditions including significant learning difficulties, health-related needs, learning disabilities, social or familial challenges, high potential, and disability.

English as an Additional Language is taught from preschool with five weekly English periods aligned to the Cambridge curriculum, with ability-based streaming in secondary and an optional English-first-language Literature track; LFJM Dubai is an official Cambridge exam center offering Young Learners up to IGCSE assessments.

Mental wellbeing is addressed through climate initiatives such as the Phare program and anti-bullying activities (Non au Harc0ement), and LFJM hosts parent events on adolescent mental health with school psychologists.

Safeguarding and child protection at LFJM Dubai include a four-step harassment protocol and the pHARe program that trains staff and student ambassadors to prevent harassment and promote safety, supplemented by parent engagement.

The Lycée Français Jean Mermoz de Dubai operates as a French international school in Dubai and is a partner of the AEFE network. Admission is organized through Admission Guidelines and a procedures flow (Procédure d'inscription), with Tuition Fees and a FAQ Inscriptions section available as part of the admissions resources. A visit option (Visite) is offered for prospective families. The school also provides Terms & Conditions. These admission resources are accessible from the school's admissions menu.

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