Groupe Scolaire l'Ardoise

The school uses an evaluation test to determine a student's level in French, Mathematics and English. Two evaluation sessions are held at the end of June and at the end of August. Final admission is granted after passing the test. The admission fee is 15,000 F CFA payable to the accounting department. Registration is only effective if the applications are complete. Documents to be filled out include the inquiry form, the medical form, the transportation form (if necessary), the canteen form (if necessary), the financial commitment form, and the internal regulations approval form. The school offers a bilingual program; English is taught intensively (8 hours per week) and students receive daily francophone and anglophone instruction. The bilingual program was introduced in 2016 in the kindergarten and primary levels. Uniforms are available for purchase at the reception; uniforms involve white polo shirts with vests and khaki pants for lower cycles, burgundy vests for some cycles, and a blue blouse with a burgundy vest for higher cycles, with badges required. Tuition by cycle is listed as: 6th and 5th total 1,800,000 F CFA; 4th and 3rd total 1,900,000 F CFA; 2nde (CNED included) total 2,350,000 F CFA; 1ère/Terminale (CNED included) total 2,450,000 F CFA. Payments are typically made at registration or re-registration with installments scheduled through the year.