Ecole des Roches

The school is located in Normandy, France, on a 50-hectare campus in Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton. It is about 1 hour from Paris by train. The campus sits in a rural area with nearby towns in the Eure department.

Collège (Middle School) and Lycée (Upper School).

The school is a co-educational international school and permanent boarding school for French and international students aged 10 to 18.

France; operates under the French education system.

A typical day includes wake-up at 6:45; morning classes begin at 7:55 with 45-minute classes; lunch is 11:20–12:05; afternoon classes begin 12:10–13:00; lessons end around 3:25 (Middle School) or 5:15 (Upper School); after-school activities run 3:45–5:15 (Middle School) or 5:30–7; home study 5:30–7 or 5:30–7 plus additional study time; dinner at 7; calls home; bedtimes around 9:30 for younger students and later for Upper School.

Application / Entry fees
- Collège (6ème & 5ème): Entry fee for first registration — EUR 5,600 for boarding options; EUR 1,740 for day-pupil registration.
- Collège (4ème & 3ème): Entry fee for first registration — EUR 5,900 for boarding options; EUR 1,850 for day-pupil registration.
- Lycée (Upper School) and IB: Entry fee for first registration — EUR 5,900 for boarding options; EUR 1,850 for day-pupil registration.
- French as a Foreign Language (FLE / FFL) full-year programme: Entry fee for first registration — EUR 3,133 for boarding; EUR 1,160 for day-pupils. Short-stay FLE entry fees are scaled by length of stay (examples shown in the short-stay grid).

Tuition and boarding fees by programme and year (annual figures for the 2025/2026 school year)
- Collège — 6ème & 5ème (annual tuition / boarding component labeled "Scolarité / demi-pension"):
- Full / permanent boarding: EUR 37,820 per year.
- Boarding with 1 weekend in 2: EUR 34,520 per year.
- 5-day boarding: EUR 28,855 per year.
- Day-pupil / demi‑pension: EUR 16,590 per year.
- Collège — 4ème & 3ème (annual):
- Full / permanent boarding: EUR 40,385 per year.
- Boarding with 1 weekend in 2: EUR 36,870 per year.
- 5-day boarding: EUR 30,820 per year.
- Day-pupil / demi‑pension: EUR 17,720 per year.
- Lycée (Upper School) — French Baccalaureate (annual):
- Full / permanent boarding: EUR 43,350 per year.
- Boarding with 1 weekend in 2: EUR 39,830 per year.
- 5-day boarding: EUR 33,785 per year.
- Day-pupil / demi‑pension: EUR 17,915 per year.
- International Baccalaureate (IB) — Upper School (annual):
- Full / permanent boarding: EUR 43,350 per year.
- 6-day boarding: EUR 39,830 per year.
- 5-day boarding: EUR 33,780 per year.
- Day-pupil: EUR 17,915 per year.
- IB/pre-IB programme supplement (per year): EUR 6,590.
- French as a Foreign Language (FLE / FFL) — Full year and semester options:
- Full year (FLE) 5-day boarding: EUR 41,580 per year; 7-day/full boarding: EUR 51,480 per year (the FLE programme grid shows full-year and semester/short-stay pricing).
- Semester (around 18 weeks): example semester pricing is EUR 22,450 for 5-day boarding and EUR 27,800 for 7-day/full boarding in the programme grids.
- Short-stays are priced by number of weeks (examples: 2-week tuition & boarding ~ EUR 3,065; total registration amounts and required deposit amounts are shown per-length in the short-stay schedule).

Additional / mandatory charges and commonly required extras
- One-time registration / entry charge for new students (applies to first year): amounts by programme shown above (commonly EUR 5,600–5,900 for most boarding year-groups; EUR 1,740–1,850 for day pupils; FLE entry differs).
- Laundry service: mandatory for 7-day/full boarders — EUR 2,500 per year (applies to boarding students listed as mandatory where indicated).
- Provision for incidental / personal expenses (annual): typically EUR 1,090–1,160 for boarding profiles in secondary cycles; lower amounts for day pupils (examples appear in the fees grids). Pocket money is left to parents to determine weekly.
- Transport where applicable: certain boarding options list a transport component (amounts vary by level and option; transport is shown as an included or separately listed item in the IB/FLE grids).
- Uniform: complete uniform pack cost — EUR 1,750 (sold through the specified supplier).
- Medical and liability insurance for foreign students (optional/required depending on status): example charge EUR 692 per year where applicable.
- Co-curricular / optional activity fees (charged per semester or per year where shown): typical examples (per semester/year levels shown in the activity grid):
- Aviation programme (where offered): EUR 4,860 (activity contribution listed in the annual fee brochure) or higher in some activity tables.
- Golf, Tennis, Debate/Model UN, Entrepreneurs club, Horse riding and First Language tuition: examples range from EUR 1,350–EUR 3,780 depending on the activity and programme; some activity fees are listed per semester. Specific activity charges are itemised in the activity/option lists.

Boarding formats explained (billing distinctions)
- Full / 7-day / permanent boarding: includes weekend supervision and most weekend activities; billed at the higher boarding rate shown for each cycle. A laundry surcharge (EUR 2,500) is shown as mandatory for 7-day/full boarders where specified.
- 6-day or 5-day boarding: lower annual boarding rates apply; 5-day boarding covers on-campus weekdays only and does not include some weekend services.
- Day-pupil / demi‑pension: lowest listed annual charges; includes daytime schooling and school meals where indicated.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Short courses and revision stages: a deposit/initial payment is required at registration (example policy shown: 50% at registration, balance due no later than 30 days before course start for short stages). Payment for short courses may be processed through the OpenApply payment flow.
- FLE short-stays: the published short-stay grid specifies the deposit required at registration (example deposits by length of stay are shown in the short-stay schedule).
- Regular annual enrolment (college/lycée/IB): the published fee grids show annual totals and separate line items (entry fee, tuition/boarding portion, incidental provision) and distinguish new-enrolment totals from re-enrolment totals; no public line-by-line per-term billing dates or an explicit multi-instalment schedule for the regular academic year was located in the publicly posted fee documents.

Refund information
- Short courses / revision stages: cancellation rules for stages specify that cancellation within 30 days of the start may not be refundable (example: balance due 30 days before start; cancellations less than 30 days are not refunded for the listed short stages).
- Regular annual enrolment and boarding: no explicit, itemised refund policy or detailed conditions for tuition refunds (for example, pro rata refunds on mid‑year departures or conditions for refunding deposits/entry fees) was located in the published annual fee grids and brochures; families should note that the published fee tables distinguish new‑enrolment and re‑enrolment totals.

Fee payment options and administrative notes
- Payment platform for short courses and registrations: examples reference OpenApply as the platform used for registration/payment for short courses and some enrolments.
- Specific accepted payment methods (credit card, direct bank transfer, SEPA, other) are not itemised in the published fee grids or brochures; common practice for international boarding schools is to accept bank transfer and card payments via the school's admission platform, but no explicit list of accepted instruments was posted in the public fee documents.

Quick practical summary for parents (figures are annual unless otherwise stated)
- Expect an entry/registration charge on first enrolment (typical range EUR 5,600–5,900 for most boarding years; lower for day‑pupil statuses and FLE).
- Annual tuition plus boarding ranges (examples): Collège younger years EUR 28,855–EUR 37,820 depending on boarding formula; Collège older years EUR 30,820–EUR 40,385; Lycée EUR 33,785–EUR 43,350; IB annual tuition/boarding similar to Lycée bands with an additional IB programme supplement EUR 6,590 where applicable.
- Mandatory extras for some boarders include laundry (EUR 2,500) and an incidental provision (approx. EUR 1,090–EUR 1,160). Optional activities, insurance and uniform (complete pack EUR 1,750) add to the annual cost as listed per activity.

Around 240 students from more than 50 nationalities.