International French School of Kathmandu (EFIK, french: École française internationale de Katmandou) is a private international school in Nepal delivering the French National Curriculum with multilingual education in French, English and Nepali. International French School of Kathmandu is listed as a French school located outside the territory of French Republic and has the official status of "French School Abroad". It is part of the Agency for French Education Abroad network (

AEFE The Agency for French Education Abroad, or Agency for French Teaching Abroad, (french: Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger; abbreviation: AEFE), is a national public agency under the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

). The school operates under the responsibility of Parents' Association and its board members. The school was founded in 1987 in

Gairidhara Gairidhara ( ne, गैह्री धारा) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. It borders the Narayanhity Palace, Lazimpat Lazimpat ( ne, लाजिम्पाट) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the ca ...

as a Kindergarten. The school was first named "Badaboum". In 1990, the school moved to

Lazimpat Lazimpat ( ne, लाजिम्पाट) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. It is close to the Narayanhity Palace, and is well known in Kathmandu for its hotels, restaurants, schools, colleges, embassies and depart ...

to its current premises. In 2011, the school carried out an earthquake-proofing of the buildings. Since 2016, International French School of Kathmandu opened a Lower-Secondary section (from age 11 to 16) through French Online-tutored education (

CNED The National Centre for Distance Education (''Centre national d'enseignement à distance'' or Cned in French) is a French public institution under the oversight of the Department of Education dedicated to providing distance learning material. It ...

External links

www.efiktm.com Website created in 2013 and updated in 2016

www.ecolenepal.com/ Website created in 2008

School page on AEFE website
{{French schools in the Mideast and Subcontinent

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

International schools in Nepal Schools in Kathmandu Educational institutions established in 1987 1987 establishments in Nepal