Lycée Franco-Allemand Hambourg

The LFA Hamburg opened in 2020 at Hartsprung, Hamburg-Lokstedt. A move to Altona is planned for the end of 2025; the new buildings will be located near the Elbe, opposite the Königstraße S-Bahn station. The central location and easy access will broaden recruitment of students from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.

The LFA Hamburg offers secondary education spanning the French collège and lycée systems: 5e to 3e in the middle school track and 2nde to Terminale in the high school track. The bilingual program combines French and German features, and from Seconde the classes are fully mixed with about half the courses taught in German and French.

Franco-German high school co-financed by France and Germany, with native-speaking teachers and jointly managed.

Franco-German; part of the AEFE network.

English is taught from CM2. From Seconde onward, the classes are fully mixed and about half of the courses are taught in German and French.

Application fees

- No application fee is charged for entry to the Lycée franco‑allemand (DFG‑LFA Hamburg). Admissions and registration are handled through the school's enrolment procedures without a stated paid application charge.

Tuition fees by year group (per term / per year)

- The Lycée franco‑allemand (DFG‑LFA Hamburg) is a publicly funded day school and does not charge tuition fees for any year group; there are no term or annual tuition amounts billed by the school itself.

Billing schedule and payment terms (paid services and extras)

- Lockers (optional): Rental is charged at EUR 2.60 per month; payment is collected in advance as an annual flat fee. Insurance for the locker is EUR 12 per year (insurance covers locker, locking system and contents up to EUR 3,000). Contracts and payments are handled through the external locker provider (AstraDirect).

- School canteen (optional): Canteen services are provided by an external caterer via a cashless account system. Meals are ordered in advance and paid from a pre‑funded credit on the caterer's portal. Account credit may be topped up by bank transfer and automatic direct debit (SEPA) is available once an initial transfer has been made; ordering, cancellation deadlines and management are handled through the caterer's portal. Billing for meals is on the basis of the portal's credit balance and individual meal orders. (State assistance for free lunch is possible where a BuT entitlement is in place.)

- GBS (all‑day care / afternoon care) services: The GBS service provides care in set time blocks. Afternoon care from 13:15 to 16:00 is provided free of charge; the morning reception (7:00–8:00) and the late‑care slot (16:00–18:00) are chargeable. Payment arrangements and rates for morning/late care are managed by the GBS operator.

- School‑organised trips, excursions, project fees and specific course materials: These may incur separate charges billed per activity or event (prices vary by trip or project). Required personal school materials (list provided by the school) are a parent cost.

Boarding fees

- The Lycée franco‑allemand (DFG‑LFA Hamburg) does not operate boarding or residential facilities; there are no boarding fees. Day‑time educational and care services are described and arranged through the school and partner providers.

Other costs and typical extra fees

- Locker insurance: EUR 12 per year (see Locker entry above).

- Canteen: cost per meal is set by the external caterer and charged via the caterer's credit system (prices vary by provider/meal). Payment mechanics (credit top‑up by bank transfer, SEPA direct debit for automatic recharges) are described by the caterer.

- School merchandise / branded clothing (optional): School hoodies and T‑shirts are sold through the school's online shop partner; example listed prices include Hoodie (adult) EUR 31.00 and T‑shirt (child) EUR 17.90.

- Extracurricular activities, instrument lessons, and class trips: these activities commonly carry individual fees when provided by external partners or for travel, accommodation, entrance fees or specialised instruction; those charges are billed separately.

Refund information

- There is no tuition to refund because the school does not charge tuition. For paid optional services (lockers, canteen credits, GBS paid slots, merchandise), refund conditions are determined by the external service providers or by the specific contract terms for that service (locker provider, caterer, GBS operator, merchandise vendor). The school's pages describe the payment arrangements for these services and identify the external providers.

Fee payment options

- Canteen payments: prepaid credit system on the caterer's portal; recharging by bank transfer is documented and SEPA direct debit is available for automatic recharges.

- Lockers: rental contracts and payment are arranged through the external locker provider (AstraDirect). Payments are collected in advance as an annual fee.

- School merchandise: the online shop lists payment options (including card and PayPal) displayed on the shop pages.

- Other paid services (GBS morning/late care, trips, extracurriculars): payment methods and invoicing for these services are handled by the specific provider or by the school's administrative office depending on the activity; the GBS description confirms which time slots are chargeable.

If you need these figures presented in a specific format for an external database, the above lists the school's fee items and the available numeric amounts (where the school or its partners publish them).