Lycee Francais Jean Mermoz L.L.C

🏫 About the School

As Dubai’s newest fully-accredited French school, Lycée Français Jean Mermoz (LFJM) opened its doors to meet growing demand for French-language education. With older institutions like Lycée Georges Pompidou and AFLEC reaching capacity, LFJM filled a much-needed gap — offering modern facilities, a rich multilingual program, and a balanced approach to student development.

LFJM follows a “4 classes per grade” model, ensuring low student-teacher ratios and a personal touch for every child’s learning journey.

🎯 Educational Philosophy

LFJM is built on three core pillars:

1. 🤝 Autonomy: Encouraging student independence and responsibility.

2. 🌍 Global Citizenship: Instilling multicultural awareness and values.

3. 🎭 Well-being & Culture: Balancing academic growth with physical, emotional, and cultural development.

From Maternelle to Lycée, the school emphasizes holistic development — inside and outside the classroom.

📚 Curriculum & Languages

LFJM delivers the French National Curriculum 🇫🇷 and is part of the AEFE network, ensuring global standards. Students begin learning in Arabic, French, and English from an early age (CM level), with a strong multilingual emphasis across subjects.

🗣 English teaching is boosted by the Cambridge curriculum, ensuring strong literacy results — with performance often exceeding national French benchmarks.

💡 Support for Students of Determination and non-native speakers is embedded across all levels, including ESL starting from Year 2.

🏟️ Facilities

The purpose-built LFJM campus in Al Quoz offers premium facilities, including:

• 🎭 300-seat auditorium

• 📚 Two libraries

• 🔬 Three modern science labs

• 🏊 Semi-Olympic swimming pool

• 🏀 Two sports courts & two gyms

• 🍽️ Full-service canteen

• 🌳 Outdoor shaded play areas for younger students

Its central location makes it accessible to Jumeirah, Umm Suqeim, and major Dubai roads.

🔍 Areas for Improvement

📉 Arabic & Islamic Education remain LFJM's key challenges, with Arabic as a Second Language and college-level Arabic currently rated as “acceptable” and “inadequate,” respectively. Improvement in these areas is ongoing and under active review.

🌟 School Strengths

✅ Excellent student behaviour and classroom discipline
✅ Strong academic results in Math, Science, English & French
✅ Positive parent-school relationships and consistent communication
✅ Visionary leadership guiding steady school development
✅ Inclusive community supporting 40+ Students of Determination
✅ Spacious, well-equipped campus supporting student growth