Dubai · French · fees published for 2026/27
Lycée Français International vs Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan
Talem publishes every year group’s fee at both schools, so the honest comparison is the whole bill, not a range.
What each costs from Petite Section to Terminale
Difference
AED 171,502
28% more at Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan
The two schools publish a different number of year groups (15 and 16), so the totals cover different spans. The per-year figures below are the like-for-like comparison.
Lycée Français International per year
AED 41,492
average across the ladder
Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan per year
AED 49,618
average across the ladder
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How the gap opens up
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Cumulative tuition, one point per year group.
Year by year
Every figure below is the fee each school publishes for that year group.
| Year group | Lycée Français International | Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petite Section | 29,488 | 39,904 | +10,416 |
| Moyenne Section | 29,488 | 39,904 | +10,416 |
| Grande Section | 29,488 | 39,904 | +10,416 |
| CP | 35,385 | 42,004 | +6,619 |
| CE1 | 35,385 | 42,004 | +6,619 |
| CE2 | 35,385 | 44,105 | +8,720 |
| CM1 | 35,385 | 44,105 | +8,720 |
| CM2 | 35,385 | 46,205 | +10,820 |
| 6ème | 41,806 | 46,205 | +4,399 |
| 5ème | 41,806 | 50,405 | +8,599 |
| 4ème | 41,806 | 50,405 | +8,599 |
| 3ème | 47,509 | 54,606 | +7,097 |
| Seconde | 59,338 | 54,606 | -4,732 |
| Première | 62,363 | 60,906 | -1,457 |
| Terminale | 62,363 | 69,307 | +6,944 |
Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan publishes 1 further year group that Lycée Français International does not, so those rows have no counterpart above.
Side by side
| Lycée Français International | Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bur Dubai, Dubai | Nad Al Sheba, Dubai |
| Curriculum | French | French |
| Inspection rating | Outstanding (KHDA) | Very Good (KHDA) |
| Tuition (per year) | AED 29,488 – 62,363 /yr | AED 39,904 – 69,307 /yr |
| Ages / years | 3 - 18 years | 3 - 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Established | 2005 | 2003 |
| Facilities | ClassroomsScience LabsCultural & Computing CentreLibrarySports FacilitiesCanteenHealth ServicesArt RoomsTheatre | 2 Indoor GymnasiumsFootball FieldRunning TrackSwimming PoolSports ComplexScience LabsComputer LabsLibraryArt StudiosMusic RoomsSolar PanelsGreen Spaces |
Lycée Français International vs Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan at a glance
- Lycée Français International publishes annual fees from AED 29,488 to AED 62,363, against AED 39,904 to AED 69,307 at Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan, which works out roughly 16% below Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan across the fee range.
- For Petite Section, Lycée Français International charges AED 29,488 and Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan AED 39,904, so Lycée Français International saves AED 10,416 a year at that stage.
- Both teach the French curriculum.
- Both admit children from age 3, running through to 18 at the top end.
- Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan is the longer-established of the two, founded in 2003, with Lycée Français International following in 2005.
- Location wise, Lycée Français International sits in Bur Dubai and Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé Meydan in Nad Al Sheba, so the school run may decide it.