[1] The French government owns the land which houses the school, while the nonprofit organization Sociedad Francesa de Enseñanza (SFE, French: Société Française d'Enseignement de Montevideo) operates the school.

[2] By 2015 the French government and the Sociedad Francesa de Enseñanza engaged in a political conflict regarding the operation of the school.

[2] The French Ambassador, Sylvain Itte, sent a letter to parents stating that France may discontinue support of the school on 1 August 2015.

[3] If the French government decided to sever its relationship, it would take control of the building and expel the school from it, as well as end its three million euro support.

The Sección Europea (European Section), an extracurriculum programme, uses mathematics and literature to give additional English instruction.