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Collège International Français de Sarajevo

Bosnia And Herzegovina, Sarajevo

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School Essentials

Foundational information about the school

Location

Paromlinska 66, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The school is located in the city of Sarajevo. CIFS provides school transport with buses covering almost the entire city, bringing students to the campus around 8:20 a.m.

Levels

Kindergarten (2-6 years); Elementary School (6-11 years); Middle School (11-15 years); High School (15-18 years).

School Type

The school is a private international French school in Sarajevo. It is part of the Odyssey Education group and follows the French National Education program under the partnership with AEFE. It is the only French school in Bosnia and Herzegovina approved by the French Ministry of Education and by Sarajevo Canton.

Additional Learning Support

Small class sizes with groups of fewer than 25 students. Language support for non-French speakers (FLE-FLSCO) begins from kindergarten to help transition to French.

Country Affiliation

France

Day Structure

Daycare runs from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.; after-school care continues until 5:30 p.m. Extracurricular activities take place on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Bus Service

The CIFS offers a school bus service. Morning pickups bring students to CIFS around 8:20 a.m. Afternoon drop-offs are scheduled: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 4:10 p.m. and 5:10 p.m.; Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., 4:10 p.m., and/or 5:10 p.m.; Friday at 12:30 p.m. Buses cover almost the entire city of Sarajevo.

Fees

Application fees
- A registration (application) fee is required; the school's registration form lists "FRAIS D'INSCRIPTION" as part of the enrollment charges.

Tuition fees by year group
- No published schedule of tuition amounts by year group (maternelle / élémentaire / collège / lycée) for the 2026/27 academic year was found in the school documents available for review. The registration paperwork identifies "FRAIS DE SCOLARITÉ" (tuition fees) as a billed item but does not publish per-grade or per-term figures in the publicly available registration materials. The detailed tuition tariff is handled in the school's financial regulations.

Per-term / per-year detail
- The public enrollment documents do not provide numeric per-term or per-year tuition figures by year group. The registration form and related documents indicate that specific amounts and billing rules are set out in the school's financial regulations and the contract signed at the start of the school year.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Billing and payment modalities are governed by a contract/"règlement financier" that is signed at the beginning of each school year. The publicly available registration materials and internal regulations state that parents sign the financial regulation at enrolment, but they do not publish a standard invoicing calendar, installment schedule, or specific payment deadlines in the documents reviewed.

Boarding fees
- Boarding is not offered; the school's services are described as day-school services (canteen, morning and after-school care options, and school transport), with no boarding/internat program or boarding fees indicated in the school materials.

Other costs and fees (explicit amounts found)
- School meals (canteen): when reported in a version of the registration materials, hot meals are shown with a daily price of 5.70 KM per day.
- Own packed lunch option: one registration form version lists a cost of 1.00 KM per day for bringing a home meal.
- School transport (big-bus): a registration-form variant lists a standard figure of 130 KM per student per month for school bus service. Bus stops and timetables are published in the transport section of the registration materials.
- Morning daycare: a morning drop-off/daycare service 07:30–08:20 is stated as a free service in the registration materials. Afternoon extended-care options exist but their tariffs are set in the financial regulations (not published in the registration form).
- School uniform: the school operates an online uniform order page (polo, T‑shirt, sweatshirt, etc.); prices are not published on that page. Families are expected to purchase required uniform items through the school's uniform order process.
- School materials, textbooks and certain consumables: the registration form lists "FRAIS DE MATERIEL" / material fees as a line item; specific amounts are not published in the form.
- Extracurricular activities and camps: these are listed as charged items ("ACTIVITÉS EXTRA-SCOLAIRES" / camps), but specific fees and schedules are not published in the registration materials reviewed.

Refund information
- Refund rules (refundability of registration, tuition or ancillary fees) are governed by the school's financial regulations and contract signed at the start of the year. No explicit refund policy text or refund amounts were published in the registration form or internal regulations available for review.

Fee payment options
- The available public documents (registration form, internal regulations) do not list specific payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, direct debit) or bank account details in the materials reviewed. The registration materials and internal regulations indicate that payment modalities are defined in the financial regulation (contract) executed at enrolment. Parents arrange payment under that contract.

Brief summary of missing items found during review
- The school's published registration forms and internal regulations identify the categories of fees and show a small number of explicit ancillary charges (canteen per‑day amount, packed lunch option, transport monthly rate, free morning daycare) but do not publish a full tuition fee schedule (per year group or per term), billing calendar, detailed payment methods, or refund terms in the documents available for the 2025/26 materials reviewed. The registration paperwork repeatedly directs that the definitive tariff and payment rules are set in the school's financial regulations and contract to be signed at the start of each school year.

Pupil Nationality Mix

Open to all nationalities. The curriculum is multilingual from kindergarten onward with lessons in French, English and BHS.

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The school at a glance
Instructs in French
Fees Unlisted
Ages 2 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 270
Type Co-educational
Opened 1998
Bus Service No

CIFS Sarajevo is a private international French school in Sarajevo, offering the French National Education program under AEFE and part of the Odyssey Education Group. From nursery to Terminale, the school serves students aged 2 to 18 and currently welcomes around 266 pupils across 15 classes in a single, spacious, Austro-Hungarian-styled building. Lessons are taught in French, English and Bosnian, with a curriculum that follows the French system from early years through lycée, where the Diplôme National du Brevet attests competencies at the end of collège, and the baccalaureate is prepared at the attached Belgrade lycée. CIFS emphasizes a citizenship-oriented approach, blending theory and practical learning while respecting individual trajectories. The school is the only French institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina approved by the French Ministry of Education and Sarajevo Canton. Extracurriculars include multisport, Chinese language, arts and piano, chess, offering opportunities for language learning and cultural exchange after school.

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