Shanghai French School

The Lycée Français de Shanghai (LFS) operates two Eurocampus sites: Qingpu (350 Gaoguang Road, Qingpu District) and Yangpu (788 Jiangwancheng Road, Yangpu District). Both campuses are in Shanghai but in different districts—Qingpu is on the city's western edge while Yangpu is closer to central/northeastern Shanghai; each campus has its own reception and contact numbers. The school and the German School of Shanghai share Eurocampus facilities at both sites.

LFS educates children from maternelle (early years) through terminale (final year of lycée), roughly ages 2 to 18, covering preschool, primary, collège and lycée. The curricula are homologated to the French national education system and the school is a member of the AEFE (Agency for French Education Abroad).

The school is a co-educational, non-profit international school run by a parents' association; it follows the French national curriculum leading to the French Baccalauréat. The two campuses operate under the same school governance and share some facilities with the partner German school.

LFS provides structured support for learners with additional needs, including personalized plans (PPRE, PAP, PAI, PPS), a team of psychologists and an enseignante spécialisée, and a dedicated French-as-instruction program (FLSco) for non‑French speakers with intensive and complementary tracks. The FLSco hours and the school's accompaniment measures are described on the school site; families are involved in setting up and monitoring interventions.

The school is affiliated with France through the AEFE network (Agence pour l'Enseignement Français à l'Etranger) and delivers an education conforming to the French national programmes.

LFS is an international secular school following the French national curriculum; it does not have a religious affiliation listed as part of its institutional identity.

Typical school routines start in the morning (around 8:00) and dismissal times vary by level: some morning-only sessions or midday endings exist alongside full-day schedules with typical afternoon finishes around 15:00 and later departures for secondary students (some return/after‑school slots until around 17:00 or later for activities). The school also schedules 72 hours per year of 'accompagnement personnalisé' (about 2 hours per week) as part of students' timetables. Exact daily start/finish times and year-group timetables are published by the school and on bus timetables.

LFS runs a large paid school-bus service (operated in partnership with a government-licensed carrier, Pei Xing Bus Company) that serves both Qingpu and Yangpu campuses with many lines across the city; the fleet includes seat belts and boosters and is staffed with a driver and an accompanying attendant. The service is managed per campus (bus managers) and publishes route maps, regular schedules and rules; parents register for specific lines and the system is not door-to-door in all cases. The school uses a bus‑tracking app and maintains a parent transport commission; contact details for bus managers and downloadable bus documents are available on the school site.

Application and first-enrolment fees
- Administrative (application) fee: RMB 3,600.
- Registration fee (one-time, non‑refundable if registration is cancelled): RMB 23,700 for the 2025–2026 school year.
- Construction fee (refundable on departure): RMB 30,000 per child when paid by a family; RMB 75,000 per child when paid by a company.

Tuition fees by school level (annual amounts)
- Pre‑Kindergarten (from 2 years old, general stream): RMB 122,100. (International sections not applicable for Pre‑K.)
- Kindergarten (PS–MS–GS): General stream RMB 122,100; International/Chinese/American/Euro sections RMB 141,750.
- Elementary (CP–CM2): General stream RMB 122,100; International/Chinese/American/Euro sections RMB 141,750.
- Junior School (6ème–3ème): General stream RMB 159,300; International/Chinese/American/Euro sections RMB 178,950.
- High School (Seconde–Terminale): General stream RMB 182,600; International/Chinese/American/Euro sections RMB 202,250.

Per‑term breakdown and billing schedule
- Standard billing schedule (academic year shown on the school page): April (down‑payment), June (1st term), December (2nd term). For families registered before the 1 June deadline, the down‑payment is RMB 15,000 and the remainder is split across the June and December invoices in the amounts shown per level (examples below). For registrations after 1 June, no down‑payment is listed; the June invoice is larger and the December invoice completes the annual total. Examples (registration before 1 June):
- Kindergarten (general): RMB 15,000 + RMB 33,840 (June) + RMB 73,260 (Dec) = RMB 122,100.
- Junior (general): RMB 15,000 + RMB 48,720 (June) + RMB 95,580 (Dec) = RMB 159,300.
- High School (general): RMB 15,000 + RMB 58,040 (June) + RMB 109,560 (Dec) = RMB 182,600.

Boarding
- No boarding fees are listed on the school's financial information page; the school presents day-school tuition only.

Other costs and optional programmes
- FLSco (French language support): Intensive FLSco 1: RMB 30,900/yr; Intensive FLSco 2 & Supplemental: RMB 20,600/yr; Flexible FLSco (secondary only): RMB 10,300/yr.
- After‑school daycare for kindergarten: RMB 13,700/yr (3 days/week) or RMB 22,900/yr (5 days/week).
- ASC (after‑school activities) fees and summer camps, transport, optional trips and some modules are not included in tuition and are charged separately. Textbooks, lunch up to an annually fixed daily rate, mandatory exams and a personal laptop from high school are listed as included.

Refunds and refundable items
- Registration fee is non‑refundable if registration is cancelled. Construction fee is refundable on the child's departure (terms noted by the school).

Payment terms and payment methods
- The school's published billing schedule and term instalments are shown on the financial information page; explicit payment method details (bank transfer, card, etc.) are not specified on that page. Parents receive invoices according to the billing schedule.