Lycée Français International d'Alicante Pierre Deschamps vs Lycée Français International Murcia

	L Lycée Français International d'Alicante Pierre Deschamps Alicante, Spain	L Lycée Français International Murcia Alicante, Spain
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year €6,330 - 7,640	Fees / year €5,800 - 7,430
Age range	Age range 2 - 18 years	Age range 2 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum French Curriculum, SEN focussed, Bespoke Curriculum	Curriculum French Curriculum
Pupils	Pupils 1,500	Pupils 650
Typical class size	Typical class size 23	Typical class size —
Instruction language	Instruction language French, Spanish, English	Instruction language French, English, Spanish
Opened	Opened 1962	Opened 1987
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service Yes
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Camí el de Marco, 21, 03560 El Campello, Alicante, Spain	Location Avenida del Golf, 107, Urbanización Altorreal, Molina de Segura, Murcia 30506, Spain
Stages	Stages From age 2 to 18; preschool through high school (TPS to Terminale)	Stages From age 2 to 18: Early Years (2–6), Primary (6–11), Secondary (11–15), and Bachillerato (16–18). The school teaches French, English and Spanish.
School type	School type French international school; part of Mission laïque française and AEFE	School type Private school with international character; part of the Mission Laïque Française network.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix Multicultural environment; about 70% Spanish nationals; rest from France, the United Kingdom, Algeria, Russia, and the United States	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support —	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation Approved by France and Spain	Country affiliation France (Mission Laïque Française network).
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure Early Years and Primary: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00–16:40; Wednesday 9:00–12:00.
Bus service details	Bus service details School transport provided by Vectalia (Alicante); Bus 21 – Stop Fabraquer Liceo Français; Tram line 3 – Stop Muchavista	Bus service details School transport available with bus routes Alfa and Beta.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application and registration fees - New registration (maternelle): EUR 700. - New registration (from CP and above): EUR 1,100. - Re‑registration (annual): EUR 360. - Entrance / placement test (when required for non‑French system students): EUR 120 per pupil. Annual tuition fees by school level (total per school year and standard billing periods) - Maternelle (pre‑school): EUR 6,330 per year. Standard billing: payment is divided into ten periods; the equivalent installment is the annual fee divided by 10. - École élémentaire (CP to CM2): EUR 6,330 per year. Standard billing: divided into ten periods. - Collège (6ème to 3ème): EUR 7,110 per year. Standard billing: divided into ten periods. - Lycée (2nde to Terminale): EUR 7,640 per year. Standard billing: divided into ten periods. Note on installment amounts: the school divides the annual tuition into ten payment periods (typically September to June). For each level, the monthly instalment (indicative) equals the annual fee divided by 10. The centre will invoice annex services (canteen, guardería, transport, extracurricular providers) when those services are provided and add them to the corresponding monthly debit. School meals and catering - Half‑board (five days/week): EUR 1,530 per year. - Half‑board (four days/week): EUR 1,320 per year. - Unit lunch ticket (single meal): EUR 10 per ticket. - Locker (casier): EUR 30 (one‑off). Locker costs are charged in the first semester. Supervision and after‑school care (garderie) and related services - Morning care (elementary 07:30–08:00; maternelle 07:30–08:20): EUR 160 per year. - Afternoon care 15:30–17:00: EUR 380 per year. - Afternoon care 17:00–18:00: EUR 380 per year. - One day/week option (15:30–17:00): EUR 190 per year. - One day/week option (17:00–18:00): EUR 190 per year. - Exceptional / occasional guardería session: EUR 10 per session. Other recurring and one‑off fees - External supervised student (Collège–Lycée) option (externe surveillé): EUR 300 per year. - Costs for school trips (including overnight stays) are charged to families and invoiced according to the trip conditions. - Textbooks and school materials: families are responsible for textbooks; materials loaned by the school library (CDI/BCD) not returned are charged at the real cost. Billing schedule and payment terms - Tuition and ancillary fees are annual charges due from the first day of the school year; by default the school divides payment into ten periods for practical purposes (normally September to June). Families who join or leave during the school year must pay for the month of entry or departure in full; annex fees are billed when the service is provided. - Indicative monthly debit dates: between day 1 and day 10 of each month from September to June. - Direct debit (bank domiciliation) is the required payment method; families must provide bank details. If a direct debit is rejected, the school sends an electronic non‑payment notice and an administrative charge of EUR 30 is applied; the debt must then be paid by credit card or bank transfer by the indicated date. The school may permit a single annual payment by bank transfer upon written request and acceptance. Failure to pay may lead to amicable recovery, legal proceedings, and temporary exclusion of the pupil. Discounts, scholarships and support - Sibling discount: where three or more children from the same family are enrolled under the same payer, reductions apply: a 30% reduction for the third child (applies to the youngest child) and a 50% reduction for the fourth and subsequent children (applies to the youngest child). The discount is applied once per family and distributed equally among legal guardians when applicable. - Consular or other scholarships may cover all or part of registration, tuition, transport and maintenance; when an official French consular scholarship (when applicable) is notified to the school, the school applies the scholarship to invoices and may reimburse registration fees when the scholarship notification is received. Refund and cancellation rules - Registration and re‑registration fees are not refundable in general; an exception exists where a French consular scholarship is awarded and the school refunds registration fees upon receipt of the official scholarship notification. - When a pupil arrives or leaves during the academic year, tuition, half‑board and transport charges are calculated on a monthly basis (generally each month started is due). For individual international mobility not managed by the school, families must continue to pay 50% of the tuition to guarantee the pupils place during the absence. Non‑payment before the end of the term may lead to temporary exclusion. Boarding (internat) - Boarding is not offered by the Lycée français international d'Alicante; boarding fees are not applicable. Accepted payment methods and administrative charges - Primary method: bank direct debit (mandatory). Alternative methods if direct debit is refused or by prior arrangement: credit card payment or bank transfer. A rejected direct debit triggers an administrative charge of EUR 30. Annual single payment by bank transfer may be allowed on request and after explicit acceptance by the school. Administrative and practical notes related to fees - Locker charges are collected in the first semester. School trips and extracurricular activities organised by third‑party providers are invoiced separately by the provider or by the school and billed when provided. Materials lent by the library not returned are billed at real cost. The school may apply sanctions or collection procedures for unpaid invoices.	Fee details Application fees - Initial registration (first-time inscription): EUR 700 (one-time). - Initial registration for siblings: EUR 340 (one-time). - Annual re‑registration (renewal of place): EUR 340 per academic year (charged with the May invoice of the preceding school year). Tuition fees (by school year) — monthly, annual (10 months) and per academic period Notes on periods used below: the school treats the academic year as 10 billable months (September–June) divided administratively into three periods: 1st period = September–December (4 months), 2nd period = January–March (3 months), 3rd period = April–June (3 months). All amounts shown are in EUR. - Pre‑school (TPS) and Infant (PS, MS, GS) — morning only (no lunch): EUR 278 per month; annual (10 months) EUR 2,780; 1st period (4 months) EUR 1,112; 2nd period (3 months) EUR 834; 3rd period (3 months) EUR 834. - Pre‑school (TPS) — full day with lunch: EUR 526 per month; annual EUR 5,260; 1st period EUR 2,104; 2nd period EUR 1,578; 3rd period EUR 1,578. - Infant (PS, MS, GS) — full day (without lunch option listed separately above): EUR 526 per month; annual EUR 5,260; 1st period EUR 2,104; 2nd period EUR 1,578; 3rd period EUR 1,578. - Primary (1º–5º Primaria): EUR 611 per month; annual EUR 6,110; 1st period EUR 2,444; 2nd period EUR 1,833; 3rd period EUR 1,833. - Secondary (6º Primaria, 1º–3º ESO): EUR 689 per month; annual EUR 6,890; 1st period EUR 2,756; 2nd period EUR 2,067; 3rd period EUR 2,067. - Upper Secondary / Lycée (4º ESO, 1º–2º Bachiller): EUR 733 per month; annual EUR 7,330; 1st period EUR 2,932; 2nd period EUR 2,199; 3rd period EUR 2,199. Cafeteria / half‑board (monthly and annual) - Infantil — 5 meals/week: EUR 165.50 per month; annual EUR 1,655; 1st period EUR 662; 2nd period EUR 496.50; 3rd period EUR 496.50. - Infantil — 4 meals/week (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri): EUR 143.50 per month; annual EUR 1,435; 1st period EUR 574; 2nd period EUR 430.50; 3rd period EUR 430.50. - Primary / Secondary — 5 meals/week: EUR 169 per month; annual EUR 1,690; 1st period EUR 676; 2nd period EUR 507; 3rd period EUR 507. - Primary / Secondary — 4 meals/week (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri): EUR 146.50 per month; annual EUR 1,465; 1st period EUR 586; 2nd period EUR 439.50; 3rd period EUR 439.50. Additional cafeteria options (single tickets / carnet): single meal ticket EUR 11.50; carnet 5 meals EUR 50; carnet 10 meals EUR 100. Transport (school bus) - Standard route (Murcia and nearby pedanías): EUR 210 per month; annual EUR 2,100; 1st period EUR 840; 2nd period EUR 630; 3rd period EUR 630. - Occasional bus tickets available: single bus ticket EUR 9; 10‑ticket carnet EUR 80; 20‑ticket carnet EUR 140. - Transport billing: the transport fee is a period service charged globally (minimum invoiceable fraction 50% if fewer trips), and occasional use is possible via tickets. Other costs and optional services - Morning childcare (guardería) — monthly: EUR 51.50; annual EUR 515; 1st period EUR 206; 2nd period EUR 154.50; 3rd period EUR 154.50. - 5‑ticket booklet for morning childcare: EUR 25. - Wednesday afternoon childcare — monthly: EUR 43.50; annual EUR 435; 1st period EUR 174; 2nd period EUR 130.50; 3rd period EUR 130.50. - 5‑ticket booklet for Wednesday afternoon childcare: EUR 65. - Material (Infant & Primary): EUR 190 per school year (charged with the first September invoice). - IT equipment fee (Secondary): EUR 85 per school year. - Solidarity fund contribution: EUR 10 per school year. - Supervised external service (for external students from CE2 / from 3º Primaria): subscription option EUR 2 per day monthly, or EUR 3 per day occasional. - Penalty for repeated late pick‑ups: EUR 30. Billing schedule and payment terms - Annual tuition and related charges are recognized as due on the first day of the school year (September) and are split for billing into ten instalments covering September–June. - The financial schedule specifies two instalments at the start of October and at the start of May, and one instalment at the start of each month from November through April; monthly debits are executed approximately around the 6th of the month. Material, IT equipment and the solidarity fund are charged on the first September invoice; re‑registration is charged with the May invoice. - Regular payment method: domiciliation (direct debit) to a Spanish bank account — families must complete a Spanish bank direct‑debit mandate for each enrolled child. - In case of a rejected or unpaid direct debit, families must regularize by bank transfer within 10 days and a penalty of EUR 30 will be applied; continued non‑payment may result in withdrawal of the pupil and collection proceedings. Access to services is conditioned on payment of fees. Boarding - Boarding is not offered; there are no boarding fees. (The school provides day services, canteen, transport and childcare options.) Refunds and cancellations - If a family requests definitive withdrawal of a pupil at the end of the course, the school must be notified before May 30 of the current school year in order for the re‑registration fee to be refunded by bank transfer; no refund will be made for notifications received after that date. - Registration and re‑registration fees are otherwise treated as non‑refundable and cannot be applied toward a future registration except as explicitly provided by the school's financial regulations. - Half‑board (comedor) and transport are contracted by period at fixed prices (charged even if not used daily); reductions to cafeteria fees are possible only in exceptional, justified cases (for absences exceeding a month, documented and approved by the administration). Accepted payment methods (summary) - Primary payment method: Spanish bank direct debit (domiciliación bancaria) — mandatory for tuition, transport, comedor, material and re‑registration. - If a direct debit fails, the family must make a bank transfer to regularize within 10 days; a EUR 30 administrative penalty applies for rejected payments.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details Multilingualism: Our students learn in French, English, and Spanish from age 2, with native or bilingual teachers for each language. Our educational project targets a C1 level in all three languages. From ages 2 to 18, students remain at the school from Très Petite Section to Terminale. It is a multicultural environment with 70% of students Spanish and others from France, the United Kingdom, Algeria, Russia, and the United States. The education system is supported and approved by the education ministries of France and Spain, enabling access to higher education in Spain, France, and beyond. We belong to the Mission Laïque Française and AEFE, and promote an active, learner-centered pedagogy with well-equipped classrooms.	Curriculum details Multilingual education starts from age 2. The school teaches French, English and Spanish as its three languages. The infant program runs from 2 to 6 years with 26 hours of teaching per week. Primary education runs from 6 to 11 years, with French as the core language and the languages Spanish and English, plus mathematics, prioritized. Secondary education runs from 11 to 15 years, with the mastery of French and the development of a literary culture in French and Spanish. Bachillerato (ages 16 to 18) offers three general modalities: Literature and Arts, Sciences, and Economics and Social Sciences. The campus comprises 17,530 m² in total, with 5,388 m² dedicated to buildings, including new classrooms for primary and secondary. The school is the only French international school in Murcia and belongs to the Mission Laïque Française network.
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Exam results	Exam results More than 100 students graduate each year, and the school serves about 1,500 students from kindergarten through the final year of lycée. It is multicultural with more than 25 nationalities and multilingual. It reports a 100% pass rate on Selectividad and the Baccalauréat. Eighty-one percent of students obtain places at the world's leading universities.	Exam results —
Higher education progression	Higher education progression Graduates typically pursue higher education at universities around the world. Many continue studies in Spain and France, with access to universities in both countries and beyond. The school's international networks support admission to higher education internationally.	Higher education progression Studies guidance is individualized from early secondary. 97% of students access their first-choice university. In the last three years, 32% have chosen to continue their studies in France, and more than 10% pursue studies in other countries beyond France and Spain.
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
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Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
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Facilities	Facilities
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Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
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Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
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Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions Open House Days; Reserve a place; Enrollment; Request an online appointment; We are always available to meet with you on any topic.	Admissions Admission process 2025/2026 at Lyce9e Frane7ais International de Murcie. Open enrollment. Step 1: Organize a visit by filling the form on this page. Step 2: Come to discover the Lyce9e Frane7ais International de Murcie. Step 3: Online registration. Come meet us! Schedule a visit to see our facilities and meet the staff who bring our international and humanist educational project to life. Admission to preschool is granted subject to availability for children aged two by December 31 of the current calendar year. Admission to elementary is granted for the cours préparatoire (CP) level within available places for children aged six by December 31 of the current calendar year. Admission to secondary: Students coming from the French education system are admitted on file. Students coming from other systems: At collège, students are admitted on file after a French-language interview; At lycée, students are admitted by examination. After review of the file, the selected student will be invited to take tests lasting one hour in four subjects, depending on the intended class. Online inscriptions: Inscription en ligne.
Scholarships	Scholarships Eduardo, a scholarship student funded by the French Ministry.	Scholarships AEFE Scholarships 2026/2027. First session a0 CC B1. Deadline for filing and sending dossiers: Thursday, January 29, 2026. The Consular Scholarship Council will review first-time applications from families newly established in the consular district and renewals. Timeline: 02/01/2026 to 29/01/2026: strict deadline to submit dossiers. Mid-April 2026: Consular Scholarship Council meeting in Madrid. Mid-June 2026: National Scholarship Commission meeting in Paris. End of June 2026: Notification of the decision to families. Information: Consulat Ge9ne9ral de France e0 Madrid, 917 00 78 00; social.madrid-fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr; C/ Marques de la Ensenada, 10 - 28004 Madrid. a0AEFE Scholarships 2026/2027. 1st session a0 CCB1. 1. Get information: consult the Consulate General Madrid website (section Your service of social affairs); consult the AEFE information brochure on the AEFE site. 2. Prepare the dossier: Renewal: Form and list of supporting documents (a new dossier must be prepared each year). First-time: Form and list of documents available on the Consulate of France in Madrid site. The dossier must be properly completed and signed; otherwise it will be rejected. 3. Submit the dossier: All dossiers must be deposited or mailed to the Consulate General of France in Madrid no later than 29 January 2026 (postmark). If depositing a dossier for the first time, the officer will contact you to schedule an appointment (in person or by phone). The main conditions for applying for a scholarship: The student must be a French national. The applicant and the child must be registered on the World Register of French nationals living abroad with the Consulate (ensure your registration is active). The child must reside with at least one parent in Spain. The scholarship application and enrollment at the school are two separate formalities (check availability with the school).
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