Founded in 1996 under the name École Française de Shanghai (EFS), it is currently affiliated with the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) as a contracted school (conventionné).

[1][2] The school is governed by the Association des Parents d'Élèves du Lycée Français de Shanghai.

It is an international nonprofit school which welcomes over 1450 students of more than 45 nationalities, from Pre-kindergarten to the French Baccalaureate (from 2 to 18 years old) on its Qingpu and Yangpu campuses.

[4] School Type : International School Established : 1995 Campuses in Shanghai : 2 campuses (Qingpu and Yangpu )} Grades Offered : Pre-K to Grade 12 Primary Language : French, English, and Chinese.

Student Age ：2-18 Number of Students ：1450 Student/Teacher Ratio ：1:9 Class Size ：15 [5] Formerly the École Française de Shanghai,[6] it was established in 1995 as an elementary through high school in Changning District, adjacent to the Xijiao State Guest Hotel.