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Lycée Moliére

Brazil, Rio De Janeiro

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School Essentials

Foundational information about the school

Location

Rua Pereira da Silva, 728, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lycée Molière (annex), Rua Conde de Baependi, 63, Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Levels

Preschool through the Baccalaureate; cycles: Cycle 1 (preschool), Cycle 2 (primary), Cycle 3 (middle school); Lycée includes Seconde, Première, Terminale.

School Type

French international school (AEFE network) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Additional Learning Support

Support for students with special educational needs is provided.

Country Affiliation

France (AEFE network).

Fees

Application / first-installment fee
- A first installment is required to confirm an application/registration. The first-installment amounts are shown per year group (see Tuition section below).

Tuition fees — annual and installment amounts by year group (currency: R$)
- Toute Petite Section (TPS) / Petite Section (PS) / Moyenne Section (MS) / Grande Section (GS):
- New-student annual (13 installments): R$ 57,460
- First installment (1× at enrolment): R$ 4,420
- Re-enrolment annual (12 installments): R$ 53,040 (12 × R$ 4,420)
- Monthly combined amount (tuition + cantine): R$ 4,725 (tuition R$ 4,420 + cantine R$ 305).

- Maternelle (extended-hours options):
- Maternelle (until 16:00):
- New-student annual: R$ 67,240
- Re-enrolment annual: R$ 62,820 (12 × R$ 5,235)
- Monthly combined amount: R$ 5,635 (tuition R$ 5,235 + cantine R$ 400).
- Maternelle (until 17:00):
- New-student annual: R$ 70,396
- Re-enrolment annual: R$ 65,976 (12 × R$ 5,498)
- Monthly combined amount: R$ 5,898 (tuition R$ 5,498 + cantine R$ 400).
- Maternelle (until 18:00):
- New-student annual: R$ 73,564
- Re-enrolment annual: R$ 69,144 (12 × R$ 5,762)
- Monthly combined amount: R$ 6,162 (tuition R$ 5,762 + cantine R$ 400).

- École élémentaire (CP, CE1, CE2, CM1, CM2):
- New-student annual: R$ 63,960
- Re-enrolment annual: R$ 59,040 (12 × R$ 4,920)
- Cantine annual: R$ 4,050 (10 × R$ 405)
- Monthly combined amount: R$ 5,325 (tuition R$ 4,920 + cantine R$ 405).

- Collège (6ème, 5ème, 4ème):
- New-student annual: R$ 65,260
- Re-enrolment annual: R$ 60,240 (12 × R$ 5,020)
- Cantine annual: R$ 4,150 (10 × R$ 415)
- Monthly combined amount: R$ 5,435 (tuition R$ 5,020 + cantine R$ 415).

- Collège / Lycée (3ème) and Lycée (2nde, 1ère, Terminale):
- New-student annual: R$ 66,690
- Re-enrolment annual: R$ 61,560 (12 × R$ 5,130)
- Cantine annual: R$ 4,150 (10 × R$ 415)
- Monthly combined amount: R$ 5,545 (tuition R$ 5,130 + cantine R$ 415).
- Note: Lycée students may opt out of mandatory cantine and can purchase daily meal tickets at R$ 30 each.

Semesters / extracurricular fee examples
- Extracurricular activity annual fees (examples):
- 1 hour/week: R$ 1,150 per year.
- 2 hours/week: R$ 2,300 per year.
- Full-day packages (5 days/week) with discounts applied:
- 2 hours per day (up to 16:00) — reduced package: R$ 9,780 per year (approx. 15% reduction cited in schedule).
- 3 hours per day (up to 17:00) — R$ 12,936 per year (approx. 25% reduction).
- 4 hours per day (up to 17:55) — R$ 16,104 per year (approx. 30% reduction).
- These extracurricular fees are payable by semester, in up to three instalments.

Cantine (school restaurant) fees and terms
- Cantine is mandatory for all students except lycée students.
- Cantine annual fees and monthly breakdown (examples by cycle):
- Maternelle (standard): R$ 3,050 per year (10 × R$ 305).
- Elementary / Fundamental I: R$ 4,050 per year (10 × R$ 405).
- Collège and Lycée (lunch only): R$ 4,150 per year (10 × R$ 415).
- Cantine is billed and paid directly to the school restaurant in 10 instalments. Lycée students may buy single meal tickets at R$ 30 each.

What the fees include
- Tuition fees include: language support (FLSCO or PLSCO as needed), mandatory exam fees (DNB for 3ème; BAC for Première and Terminale), and basic school materials (textbooks and notebooks) estimated at R$ 1,500.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- New students: the annual tuition is divided into 13 equal instalments; the first instalment is due at enrolment (the first instalment amount is listed per year group).
- Re-enrolled (continuing) students: the annual tuition is divided into 12 monthly instalments.
- All monthly instalments (after enrolment) must be paid no later than the 10th day of each month of the academic year.
- Late payments incur interest at 1% per month plus a penalty of 2%, in line with local legislation.

Discounts and concessions
- Families with three or more children enrolled at the school receive a 15% discount for each sibling.
- Early-payment discounts: 8% discount for payment of the full annual tuition before 10 January 2026; 4% discount for early payment of a semester before 10 January 2026.

Boarding / residential provision
- Lycée Molière operates with daytime class hours and does not offer boarding or residential accommodation. Class hours are published for each cycle (maternelle, élémentaire, collège, lycée).

Other costs and optional charges
- Estimated basic school materials: R$ 1,500 per year (included in fees as indicated).
- Uniforms, school t-shirts and transport arrangements are handled separately by the Parents' Association (APE) and represent additional cost lines (uniforms and transport sales managed by APE).
- Extracurricular activities are optional and billed separately by semester. Payment can be made in up to three instalments for these activities.

Refunds and cancellations
- The published school fee documents do not set out a general tuition refund schedule. Refunds, cancellations or special requests are processed by the school's financial office (Direction financière / Trésorerie). Parents may contact the finance office for written conditions on refunds or exceptional cases.

Fee payment methods and administrative contacts
- Invoicing is managed by the school's finance/treasury office; the school issues payment slips and account statements for instalments. The school provides second copies of payment slips (boletos) and a parent portal for remittance and re-enrolment information.
- Payments are handled through the school's treasury processes; for treasury/fees queries contact: Tesouraria (Treasury) — email: tesouraria@lyceemoliere.com.br. For cantine enrolment/payment contact the cantine office at cantinaliceu@hotmail.com. The finance office and rematriculation channels manage issuance of boletos and billing queries.

Practical billing notes
- Expect the first instalment amount (the required enrolment payment) to be the one listed in the table for each level under the heading “1ère fraction (1x)”. Subsequent monthly amounts for continuing students appear in the table as the 12× monthly figure.
- Cantine bills are separate (10×) and are added to the monthly amount shown as the combined monthly (mensualidade) in the fee table.

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The school at a glance
Instructs in French, Portuguese
Fees R$3,050 - 73,564
Ages 2 - 17 years
Type Co-educational
Opened 1982
Bus Service No

Lycée Molière is a French international school in Rio de Janeiro, part of the AEFE network and administered by the Brazilian non‑profit SFBE. Founded in 1982, it serves about 880 students from early years through Terminale (ages 2–17). Instruction follows the French Ministry of National Education programs from preschool to the Baccalaureate, with the BFI since 2022, enabling bilingual, trilingual or quadrilingual pathways and an international‑partner project. AEFE supports teaching Portuguese as the host language alongside French, with FLE and PLE for non‑Francophone learners. The school operates on two campuses: the Pereira da Silva site for younger pupils and a newer Flamengo building for lycéens. Facilities include libraries, a theatre, modern science laboratories, a music and arts room, a pedagogical garden, a covered sports court, abundant IT resources and an on‑site restaurant run by a French chef. Extracurriculars feature a student web radio, Lièrmo newspaper, intercultural workshops, the Concordia 2025 festival, and a Book Festival.

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