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The EIB de La Jonchère is located in Bougival, Yvelines (78). The campus sits on 4.9 acres of attractive grounds set in a forest, with a main campus address at Chemin du Mur du Parc, 78380 Bougival, and an entrance at Sente de Bournival, 78170 La Celle-Saint-Cloud. It is about 30 minutes from central Paris.
Nursery - Grade 9 (ages 3-15); bilingual program with 50% of teaching in English and 50% in French
Private bilingual school
France
Open Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM; Wednesdays 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM; after-school activities until 6:00 PM
Application and enrolment fees
- Application (frais de dossier, new applicants): EUR 300.
- Registration fee (frais d'inscription, new applicants): EUR 1,650.
- Excellence fund on first enrolment (Fonds d'excellence, new applicants): EUR 1,650.
Tuition fees (per trimester and annual by year group)
- Maternelle and Primary (per trimester): EUR 4,515; annual total: EUR 13,545.
- Immersion class (CE1, CE2, CM1, CM2) (per trimester): EUR 5,450; annual total: EUR 16,350. (Immersion tuition does not combine with the standard primary tuition.)
- Collège (per trimester): EUR 5,450; annual total: EUR 16,350.
- Reduction: 25% discount applies to the tuition for the third child enrolled (applies to tuition only; not cumulative with employer coverage).
Canteen / lunch options (per trimester and annual)
- Demi‑pension (canteen) 5 days (per trimester): EUR 978; annual total: EUR 2,934.
- Demi‑pension 4 days (per trimester): EUR 783; annual total: EUR 2,349.
- Lunch box (supervised lunch / use of facilities) (per trimester): EUR 440; annual total: EUR 1,320.
Other compulsory and one‑off costs
- School insurance: EUR 15.
- Medical file fee (dossier médical): EUR 16.
- Annual excellence fund for continuing students: EUR 300 (except for new pupils where a different amount applies).
- Uniform (mandatory from Petite Section to 3ème):
- Tablier: EUR 44.
- Sweater / Cardigan: EUR 54.
- Sports pack (from CP): EUR 98.
- New‑entry starter pack and manuals are billed during the year (price set annually).
Optional services and their costs (annual figures where given)
- Door‑to‑door shuttle (annual):
- < 10 km: EUR 7,530.
- 10–14 km: EUR 8,211.
- ≥ 15 km: EUR 9,051.
- School trips: costs of longer school trips are charged separately to families; shorter daily trips are included in certain fees as stated by the school.
Boarding
- No boarding (residential) fees are listed; the school operates as a day school.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Academic year is billed on an annual basis for tuition, with trimester dates defined as follows: 1st trimester: 1 September – 30 November; 2nd trimester: 1 December – 28 February; 3rd trimester: 1 March – 3 July. Trimesters are used for optional service invoicing.
- Re‑registration: an advance (acompte) of EUR 1,750 is required at re‑registration; this amount is deducted from the first term invoice.
- Payment methods accepted: SEPA direct debit, bank transfer, or card payment (American Express is not accepted). Cash is not accepted.
- Payment schedules offered:
- Single annual payment (single debit in the first week of October).
- Three instalments (first week of October, January and March).
- Nine monthly instalments (first week of October to first week of June) — a processing fee of EUR 75 is added for the monthly option.
- Invoices: tuition is generally invoiced annually; optional fees are invoiced by trimester; extracurricular activities and transport have their own invoicing cadence as specified by the school.
- Non‑payment and penalties: late payment triggers default interest (legal rate plus two points) and a late‑payment penalty of 10% of the unpaid invoice. Collection fees are applied for successive reminders (first and second reminders free, third reminder EUR 25, enforcement order EUR 450). Fees for unpaid direct debit or cheque are EUR 100. Non‑payment may result in exclusion from class and immediate exigibility of all outstanding sums.
Refunds, cancellation and early‑departure terms
- Application and registration fees are non‑refundable. The enrolment deposit (first‑term tuition paid as an advance) may be refunded only if the school receives written cancellation by registered letter within 15 calendar days following the date of final admission; after that period the amounts paid at registration are not refundable.
- Early departure during the school year: any started trimester remains fully payable. Optional fees are billed pro rata where applicable. Requests to change canteen/lunch box status during the year must follow the school's stated calendar and administrative process.
Other administrative fees and inter‑EIB transfer costs
- Transfer fees to other EIB primary or secondary sites (testing and interview included): EUR 800 (charged at re‑registration in February).
(End of fee summary.)
More than 35 nationalities represented.
EIB de La Jonchère is a private bilingual school near Paris that serves children from age 3 to 15. The curriculum follows the French National Education framework, delivered in a 50/50 bilingual structure with English and French taught in parallel from preschool. Anglo-Saxon teaching methods based on experimentation and group work support engaging, practical learning. Interdisciplinary STEAM projects, technology, and robotics are integrated to strengthen bilingual progression. The campus sits on a forested 5-acre site in Yvelines, with classrooms equipped with interactive whiteboards. Small class sizes and a low student-to-teacher ratio ensure personalised attention. The school is UNESCO-associated and part of the EIB Paris network of private bilingual campuses. Around thirty native French and English teachers support learners, with after-school activities available until 6:00 PM. English Passerelle and Language Integration Program options help learners access Cambridge English preparation. This prepa res students for Francophone or Anglophone paths.
