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International and French-language programmes, in Mexico City and its surroundings.
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École française d'Alembert et Diderot
Mexico — San Miguel Chapultepec (Miguel Hidalgo), calle Gobernador Manuel Reyes Veramendi 20 et 32 · City
French · SpanishFrench curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
AEFE-accredited — partner school (établissement partenaire)
About this school
AEFE directory: partner school, accredited for 9 of 11 levels (pre-school to lower secondary). The school's website indicates teaching in French and Spanish from pre-school onwards, and two buildings (Veramendi 20 and 32; “Escuela Primaria” and “Escuela Primaria y Secundaria”).
Liceo Franco-Mexicano (Section française du Lycée franco-mexicain), campus Polanco
Mexico — Polanco (Miguel Hidalgo), avenida Homero 1521 · City
French · SpanishFrench curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
AEFE-accredited — contracted school (établissement conventionné)
About this school
AEFE directory: French section under agreement (section conventionnée), 15 of 15 levels accredited (pre-school to upper secondary). The school's website states that the Polanco campus takes pupils from pre-school to the baccalauréat and that the sections follow the programmes of the French Ministry of National Education; teaching in French, with Spanish included on account of the school's Franco-Mexican character (not detailed on the pages consulted).
Liceo Franco-Mexicano, campus Coyoacán
Mexico — Oxtopulco Universidad (Coyoacán), calle Xico 24 · City
French · SpanishFrench curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
AEFE-accredited — school under agreement with the AEFE (établissement conventionné) (Section française du Lycée franco-mexicain)
About this school
Second campus of the Liceo Franco-Mexicano: “El plantel de Coyoacán recibe alumnos de Maternal a Secundaria” (school website). The AEFE directory gives only the Polanco address; the accreditation covers the whole school.
Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades (UNAM) — filière francophone bilingue
Mexico — établissement non précisé · City
Spanish · FrenchLocal curriculum
Upper secondary only
LabelFrancÉducation (bilingual French-language stream, literature and communication), decree of 4 June 2026
About this school
Public upper secondary school attached to UNAM; the decree refers to “Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades”, in Mexico City, without specifying which of its schools (planteles). A bilingual stream within a Mexican curriculum, not a French school.
Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt
Mexico — Colegio Sur (Pedregal, Tepepan, La Noria) et Colegio Poniente (Prado Norte, La Herradura) ; Colegio Norte à Naucalpan (Lomas Verdes) · City
German · Spanish · EnglishGerman · National
From pre-school to upper secondary
German school abroad (German Schools Abroad network, Deutsches Internationales Abitur)
About this school
“Bicultural and trilingual” education from kindergarten to preparatoria, with dual certification: Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA) and Bachillerato Alemán UNAM. Three colegios: Norte (Zona Esmeralda, Lomas Verdes I and II, on the outskirts: Naucalpan / Atizapán), Poniente (Prado Norte, La Herradura) and Sur (Pedregal, Tepepan, La Noria); levels by campus and exact addresses not verified. Languages: German and Spanish based on the curriculum, English based on the stated trilingual character.
Colegio Ciudad de México — Polanco
Mexico — Polanco (Miguel Hidalgo) · City
SpanishIB · National
From primary to upper secondary
IB World School (PYP, MYP and Diploma Programme)
About this school
Information taken from the IB register only (language of instruction: Spanish); the register gives neither address nor website. Mexican school (SEP incorporation not verified) offering the IB continuum. A second campus, Plantel Contadero (Cuajimalpa), appears on the IB register (001902) with no programme specified: not listed.
Colegio Suizo de México, campus Ciudad de México
Mexico — Del Valle (Benito Juárez), Nicolás San Juan 917 · City
German · Spanish · EnglishSwiss · IB · National
From pre-school to upper secondary
Swiss school abroad; IB World School (Diploma Programme, authorised in 2009 according to the IB register as surveyed on 14 October)
About this school
From maternal to CCH (UNAM bachillerato) according to the campus timetables; IB Diploma Programme presented on the website (“Bachillerato Internacional” page). “Multilingual” education of Swiss inspiration; fact sheet published in Spanish and German. Exact breakdown of languages of instruction not verified. Other campuses in Cuernavaca and Querétaro (outside scope).
Tecnológico de Monterrey — Prepa Tec, campus Ciudad de México
Mexico — quartier non vérifié · City
SpanishIB · National
Upper secondary only
IB World School (Diploma Programme)
About this school
Upper secondary school (preparatoria) attached to ITESM, listed on the IB register as “ITESM (Campus Ciudad de México)”; address and website not given by the register and not verified.
The American School Foundation (ASF)
Mexico — Las Américas (Álvaro Obregón), calle Bondojito 215 · City
English · SpanishAmerican · IB · National
From pre-school to upper secondary
About this school
American curriculum from K1 to grade 12 (American high school diploma), with the IB Diploma Programme and AP courses as options, and a Mexican programme leading to the SEP certificate. The school describes itself as an “accredited American School” without naming the accrediting body on the pages consulted. Spanish included for the Mexican programme.
The Edron Academy
Mexico — Olivar de los Padres (Álvaro Obregón) · City
English · SpanishBritish · IB · National
From pre-school to upper secondary
British Schools Overseas (BSO) according to the school; IB Diploma Programme
About this school
Adapted English National Curriculum and SEP programme (Key Stage 3), IGCSE (Key Stage 4), then the IB Diploma Programme (Key Stage 5). The school describes itself as trilingual without specifying the third language on the page consulted.
The Peterson Schools (Peterson School)
Mexico — Cuajimalpa, Lomas et Pedregal (trois campus) · City
English · SpanishIB · British · National
From pre-school to upper secondary
About this school
English-Spanish bilingual school from pre-school to preparatoria: IPC at primary level, Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma Programme at upper secondary level (“british” retained for the IGCSE). Cuajimalpa, Lomas and Pedregal campuses (Pedregal: pre-school and primary); exact breakdown of levels by campus not verified. SEP incorporation assumed for the Mexican part, not verified.
Greengates School
Naucalpan de Juárez (État de Mexico) · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish · IB · National
From pre-school to upper secondary
IB World School (Diploma Programme); Nord Anglia Education group
About this school
The greengates.edu.mx domain redirects to the school's Nord Anglia page. English National Curriculum with IEYC and IPC at primary level, Cambridge IGCSE then the IB Diploma Programme, from pre-school to upper secondary; the page mentions the SEP (Mexican validation) without detail. IB authorisation not cross-checked on ibo.org (anti-bot check).
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Where this list comes from
Schools taken from the AEFE directory, the decree of 4 June 2026 on the LabelFrancÉducation and the IB database (survey of 14 October), supplemented by well-known international schools checked one by one on their official websites. The SEP register was not consulted. Covers Mexico City (Ciudad de México) and one school on the outskirts (Naucalpan); excludes schools offering only the Mexican programme and several international schools whose websites could not be consulted (see notes).
Compiled from the registers cited; it does not claim to be complete.
- AEFE — annuaire des établissements homologués (Mexique : Section française du Lycée franco-mexicain ; École française d'Alembert et Diderot)
- Arrêté du 4 juin 2026 fixant la liste des établissements scolaires étrangers labellisés « LabelFrancÉducation » (ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères, NOR EAEM2614924A)
- IB — Colegio Suizo de México, campus Ciudad de México
- IB — Colegio Ciudad de México - Polanco
- IB — Colegio Ciudad de México - Plantel Contadero
- IB — ITESM (Campus Ciudad de México)
- Liceo Franco-Mexicano — Escolaridad (campus Polanco et Coyoacán)
- École française d'Alembert et Diderot — site officiel
- The American School Foundation — Upper School
- Greengates School (Nord Anglia Education)
- Peterson School — site officiel
- Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt — site officiel
- The Edron Academy — site officiel
- Colegio Suizo de México — Horarios y colegiaturas, campus CDMX
List updated on Oct 15, 2026.
Your guide to healthcare
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Mandatory health insurance
No
The official list of documents required for the temporary resident visa, published by a Mexican consulate, includes no health insurance: only proof of solvency or a family tie, the application form, the passport and the visa fee are required.
Access to the public system
Under conditions
Employees are covered by the IMSS mandatory scheme through their employer. A person without any social security scheme can take out, at any time of the year, the IMSS voluntary enrolment “Seguro de Salud para la Familia” for themselves and their family…
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Your cover · General rules
Mandatory health insurance
The official list of documents required for the temporary resident visa, published by a Mexican consulate, includes no health insurance: only proof of solvency or a family tie, the application form, the passport and the visa fee are required.
Read the details
The official list of documents required for the temporary resident visa, published by a Mexican consulate, includes no health insurance: only proof of solvency or a family tie, the application form, the passport and the visa fee are required. No insurance requirement was found for permanent residence, but the corresponding list was not consulted.
Access to public healthcare
Employees are covered by the IMSS mandatory scheme through their employer. A person without any social security scheme can take out, at any time of the year, the IMSS voluntary enrolment “Seguro de Salud para la Familia” for themselves and their family…
Read the details
Employees are covered by the IMSS mandatory scheme through their employer. A person without any social security scheme can take out, at any time of the year, the IMSS voluntary enrolment “Seguro de Salud para la Familia” for themselves and their family, in return for an annual contribution paid in advance according to age band. Each member must have a CURP and a social security number (NSS); a medical questionnaire may be required. Certain pre-existing conditions (notably malignant tumours, chronic degenerative diseases, chronic kidney failure, HIV) are excluded, and waiting periods apply to certain conditions (Articles 83 and 84 of the RACERF regulation).
- Employee
- Employees are enrolled with the IMSS by their employer under the mandatory scheme; the precise conditions (contributions, coverage of dependants) were not verified on an official page during this survey.
- Self-employed
- Without a social security scheme, self-employed workers can take out the “Seguro de Salud para la Familia” voluntary enrolment, on the conditions and according to the scale stated; other voluntary enrolment options for the self-employed were not verified.
- Temporary residence
- No health insurance is required for the visa; once resident and holding a CURP, the permit holder can take out IMSS voluntary enrolment or private insurance.
- Permanent residence (retiree)
- No insurance requirement was found, as the official list of documents was not consulted. Retirees without a social security scheme can take out IMSS voluntary enrolment, whose contribution rises with age and which excludes certain pre-existing conditions.
Your first steps
- Obtain the CURP (assigned to resident foreign nationals) and then the social security number (NSS) for each family member.
- Apply online on the IMSS digital services portal (first registration) or at the IMSS sub-office (subdelegación) for your place of residence, with official identification and proof of address.
- Complete the medical questionnaire when requested.
- Pay the annual contribution at the designated bank; services start on the first day of the month following enrolment.
- Renew every year, in the days before the expiry date (contributions paid are not refunded).
Official sources
- Incorporación al Seguro de Salud para la Familia en el IMSS (trámite IMSS-02-014) — Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
- Visa de Residente Temporal — requisitos (consulat du Mexique à Las Vegas, 2026) — Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (Mexique)
Information updated on Oct 15, 2026.
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