AEFE & BILDUNGSDIREKTION

AEFE, a french ambition

Founded in 1990, the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) embodies France’s ambition to maintain a world-class educational network around the globe. Operating under the supervision of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, it fulfills an essential mission for French families living abroad while promoting the French language and culture worldwide.

This unique network now includes 600 accredited institutions in 140 countries, providing continuous education—from preschool to the baccalaureate—to over 400,000 students, in full compliance with the French national curriculum. Rooted in strong humanist values—tolerance, equality, critical thinking, and openness—it serves as a true multicultural melting pot where students learn not only from academic knowledge but also from one another.

Student success is outstanding: with an average baccalaureate pass rate of 96.7%—often reaching 100% in many schools—the French schools abroad prepare their graduates to access the best higher education opportunities in France and internationally.

At the heart of this model, multilingualism and intercultural dialogue play a central role. With nearly 70% of students coming from foreign backgrounds, they thrive in an open, global environment that fosters personal growth and intercultural understanding.
Thus, the AEFE network builds lasting connections between countries and actively contributes to France’s global influence.

Finally, within this prestigious network, the directly managed schools—including the Lycée français de Vienne—fully embody the excellence and commitment of the French public education system abroad.

La Bildungsdirektion de Vienne

Enseignements autrichiens au LFV

Thanks to the cultural agreement between Austria and France, the Lycée Français de Vienne offers a complementary Austrian education in German as a mother tongue.
Mandatory for Austrian students, this education is also open to students of other nationalities.

L’allemand langue maternelle au LFV

The Bildungsdirektion Wien (Viennese Education Authority) provides LFV with approximately fifty teachers who teach:

• German as a mother tongue,
• Austrian history and geography,
• Religious education,

in accordance with the official programmes of the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research.

Your contact persons

For any questions relating to Austrian teachings:

• Nikola Salmi: from Kindergarten to Primary School (up to CM1)
• Sabrina Kadlecek: from CM2 to Terminale

Complementary Matura and Baccalauréat

Pupils who complete all Austrian courses in German as their mother tongue throughout their schooling may take the Austrian complementary Matura in addition to the French Baccalauréat.
Strong foundations in Vienna's educational landscape

The partnership with the Bildungsdirektion and the presence of Austrian teachers reinforce the integration of the Lycée Français de Vienne into the regional education system. They enable us to offer all our pupils the highest possible standard of teaching of German as a mother tongue.