0 to 5 year old

In Auckland, there is a French playgroup, which operates 100% in French: Les Petits Lascars. Visit their website for more info.

Les petits lascars

Frenz is currently exploring the possibility of opening French daycares in Auckland. More to come soon!

5 to 11 year old

In our partner schools, children are taught the New Zealand curriculum in French and in English. With bilingual education, children become more than bilingual: they become fully biliterate, with native speaker proficiency in all academic subjects in both French and English.

All the teachers are native French speakers and registered to teach as primary school teachers in NZ.

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5-11

11 to 13 year old

Kowhai Intermediate in Auckland and Haeata Community Campus are the only intermediate schools in New Zealand offering bilingual programmes for children in Year 7 & 8.

Kowhai Intermediate

11-13

Who is Bilingual

Education for?

who is it for?

The programme is best suited for children who already have a basis in the French language. This ensures they can receive the best education possible while progressing through the curriculum. It is not a programme designed to learn French but rather to learn in French. On the flip-side, children do not need to know English. Most schools provide non-English speakers with extra support (called ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages).

Certain schools accept international fee paying students while others only accept NZ citizens/permanent residents or children of work visa holders.

Most schools accept children through out the school year, while others only accept children in February of the current school year.

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Testimonials

We still see the benefits of our children's bilingual education with FRENZ now that they are at intermediate and highschool. Their literacy level is much higher than expected and their teachers have mentioned this is likely due to the bilingual background. It's hard brain gym switching languages all the time, therefore it must be good for you!!'

'Of course it's about the benefits for the children, but FRENZ is also a great community of families who have chosen to immigrate to NZ. So at baseline, we have a lot in common, and we have met some of our best friends in the FRENZ community!!'

'The multilevel aspect of the FRENZ class is challenging in some aspects, but it's also really enriching when you see the mentorship and the mana some older children develop in the eyes of the younger learners

Elodie, former parent at La Découverte - August 2025

Testimonials