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École du Saint-Enfant-Jésus des Sœurs de Besançon

Lebanon, Jounieh

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The school at a glance
Instructs in French
Fees Fees not listed
Ages Not listed
Pupil numbers 700
Type Co-educational
Opened 1906
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum French Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum
Taught languages Arabic, English
Strengths Sport, Languages, Service and Sustainability
Clubs Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language, Community and Service
Stages Preschool, Early Years, Primary School, Middle School, Secondary School
Introduction

École du Saint-Enfant-Jésus des Sœurs de Besançon in Baabdath, Lebanon, is a Catholic, Francophone school within the Besançon network of institutions run by the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret. The school promotes a climate of trust where rights and duties are exercised with responsibility, mutual respect and civic conscience, and places Catholic faith formation at core. It belongs to the worldwide network of French-language education, and its Cycle 1 was homologated by the French Ministry of National Education and Youth in June 2023. The curriculum strengthens a tri-lingual approach, introducing English from preschool and reinforcing instruction in French and literary Arabic. The project emphasizes teamwork, parental involvement, ongoing evaluation and action-research in partnership with Institut Français and Lebanese University. The campus offers two sections per class and three terminal streams - Life Sciences, General Sciences, and Letters and Humanities - under Charte de Confiance governance framework.

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The Essentials

École du Saint-Enfant-Jésus des Sœurs de Besançon has 700 pupils, instruction in French.

Location
Baabdath, Lebanon. Besançon Baabdath campus of Saint Enfant Jésus. Contact: +961 24 820002; baabdath@besancon.edu.lb.

Stages
Cycle 1: PS, MS, GS; Cycle 2: CP, CE1, CE2; Cycle 3: CM1, CM2, 6e; Cycle 4 (Collège): 5e, 4e, 3e; Cycle 5 (Lycée): S1, S2, S3.

Type
Catholic, Francophone Lebanese school.

Additional learning support
The school provides psychological services, social services, health, and speech therapy to support students.

Country affiliation
Lebanon

Religious affiliation
Catholic

School day structure
The school day starts at 7:15 am. For 2024/2025, lessons (50‑minute periods) run from Period 1 to Period 7 with two breaks. Period 1: 7:45–8:35; Period 2: 8:35–9:25; Period 3: 9:25–10:15; Recess: 10:15–10:45; Period 4: 10:45–11:35; Period 5: 11:35–12:25; Recess: 12:25–12:50; Period 6: 12:50–13:40; Period 7: 13:40–14:30. Dismissal at 14:30. School operates Monday–Friday.

Bus service
A bus service transports students from various regions, with safety ensured.
Diving Deeper
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Fees
Application and registration fees
- Opening (file) fee: LBP 5,000,000. Payable at the school cashier before retrieving the admission dossier. Non‑refundable in case of withdrawal.
- Registration fee (after admission decision): LBP 25,000,000. Payable at the school cashier. Non‑refundable in case of withdrawal.
- Advance on tuition required at time of registration (new families): LBP 70,000,000. This amount is paid at the same time as the registration fee and, if the family does not withdraw, is deducted from the first tuition payment. The advance is refundable only if the family withdraws before the end of June of the relevant school year; it is not refundable for withdrawals after the end of June.

Tuition fees by school year (annual amounts and per‑term detail)
- Academic year 2026/2027: annual tuition is published as varying by class between LBP 270,000,000 and LBP 330,000,000 per pupil. The school document indicates the overall annual range for 2026/2027. The admission procedure document does not publish a full per‑grade or per‑term breakdown inside the 2026/2027 admission procedure file; the LBP advance described above is applied against the first tuition installment.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- All admission and initial payments are collected at the school cashier; families are required to settle opening and registration fees at the cashier as part of the admission process. The admission dossier is processed only after required payments are made.
- The advance on tuition (see above) is deducted from the first formal tuition installment when the family remains enrolled. That advance is refundable only if the family withdraws before the end of June of the current school year; after that date it is non‑refundable. Registration and opening fees are non‑refundable in case of withdrawal.
- The school's admission procedure documents state payment deadlines (for example, the advance and registration payments are due at or shortly after confirmation of admission) and indicate that dossiers may be placed on hold until total fees required at registration are paid.

Boarding (internat)
- The school does not operate a boarding programme in current practice; the historical record notes an internat existed in the early 20th century but it was closed (internat closed historically). Therefore no boarding fees apply.

Transport (school bus) fees
- Monthly bus tariffs are charged by route and are published as monthly USD amounts for routes serving the Baabdat area and surrounding towns. Sample monthly values from the school's transport tariff document show typical route charges in the range USD 30–USD 80 per month depending on distance and route (examples include USD 30, USD 40, USD 50, USD 60, USD 70 and up to USD 80 for the longest routes). Transport is billed monthly by route.

Other costs (books, uniforms, canteen, support‑fund contribution, extracurriculars, repairs)
- Textbooks and school supplies: the school publishes book lists for each cycle; costs for textbooks and supplies are handled separately and are not included in the admission/registration fees shown above. Parents should expect separate charges for books and supplies.
- Canteen: a school canteen exists and the school publishes nutritional guidance and menus; specific canteen pricing is not shown in the admission fee document.
- Contribution to a support fund (advance in USD): admission documents for recent years show an additional advance contribution to a school support fund collected in USD for new families. Examples in school admission documents include USD 300 (in earlier admission materials) and USD 500 (in another year's admission procedure); these contributions are handled separately from the LBP advance and are treated as advance contributions to a support fund and, in the documents, are deducted from the fund contribution where applicable (refund rules for these contributions may mirror the tuition‑advance refund timetable stated in each admission document).
- Damage and repair charges: the school states that parents are financially responsible for material damage caused by their child (for example, to transport vehicles), and repair charges will be billed to the parents.

Refund information
- Opening (file) fee and registration fee: non‑refundable in case of withdrawal.
- Advance on tuition (LBP): refundable only if the family withdraws before the end of June of the school year; non‑refundable if withdrawal occurs after the end of June. When not refunded, the advance is applied against the first tuition payment.
- Advance contribution to the support fund (USD): school admission documents show this is generally non‑refundable in case of withdrawal after the school's stated refund cutoff; earlier documents show these contributions may be refundable if withdrawal occurs before the end of June in the relevant year. Specific refund rules and the refund cutoff date are stated in each year's admission document.

Fee payment options
- The school's admission documents instruct families to pay required admission and registration payments at the school cashier. Payment language in the documents refers to payments at the cashier and to certain USD payments for specific items (for example, transport and support‑fund contributions are shown in USD in published documents). The admission documents do not list online payment gateways, bank transfer details or credit‑card acceptance as part of the published registration instructions; families are directed to the school cashier for initial payments.

Note on published detail
- The admission procedure published for the 2026/2027 campaign provides explicit amounts for opening fee, registration fee and the required tuition advance, and it states an overall annual tuition range for 2026/2027 (LBP 270,000,000–LBP 330,000,000). The admission document does not publish a full tabulated fee schedule broken down by each grade or by term for 2026/2027; route‑specific monthly transport tariffs and various admission contributions are published in separate school documents.
Academics

École du Saint-Enfant-Jésus des Sœurs de Besançon teaches French Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum.

Curriculum
The Saint Enfant Jésus School, Baabdath is a Lebanese Catholic, French-speaking school within the Besançon network of five schools run by the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret in Lebanon. It ensures a climate of trust that is positive and inclusive for every member of the educational community—students, teachers, non-teaching staff and parents—where rights and duties are exercised with responsibility, mutual respect and civic conscience. It is a member of the network of French-speaking schools worldwide and its Cycle 1 was homologated in June 2023 by decision of the French Ministry of National Education and Youth. The educational project strengthens a trilingual education by introducing English from preschool and reinforcing instruction in French and literary Arabic. The pedagogy draws on the Sisters of Charity charism: promoting the best in each person, evangelizing and witnessing the tenderness of God, and educating to love and service. It emphasizes quality teaching with appropriate pedagogy, teamwork among all members of the school community, parental involvement, and regular evaluation to respond to evolving needs, along with Catholic faith formation and attention to social inclusion. It collaborates with the Institut Français and the Lebanese University to pursue a quality approach and action-research in education.
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Admissions

Admissions
1. Launch of the admission campaign. The school launches the admission campaign for the 2026/2027 school year on January 26, 2026. It targets families that already have at least one child enrolled and families where a parent was a former student. The circular is circulated via the Besançon Liban app and via WhatsApp, and a form is available for families who wish to enroll a new child. On February 4, 2026, the campaign continues for new families with no pupil enrolled, and announcements are posted on the school's social networks.

2. Age requirement for Petite Section. To be admitted to Petite Section for the 2026/2027 year, the child must be three years old before January 31, 2027. A child born after January 31, 2024 is not eligible for Petite Section. The age criterion governs eligibility for entry into the first year of the early years.

3. Retrait and constitution of an admission dossier (common phase). Families begin by paying the dossier opening fee at the cashier and then retrieving the admission dossier at the reception. They fill the dossier with the requested information and ensure the required documents are provided. They return the completed dossier to the reception, where the documents are checked and the vaccination ledger is reviewed; a meeting with the director can be scheduled through the receptionist.

4. Procedure for admission to cycle 1 (PS, MS, GS). The receptionist schedules a meeting with the cycle 1 manager. The manager meets the parents and child and reports observations to the head of establishment and the school director. If needed, a meeting with the school psychologist may be arranged. The psychologist presents the report to the cycle 1 manager, who forwards it to the head and director to make a decision. The family is informed of the decision: non‑admission ends the process; admission starts a path that includes a meeting with the head and director and payment of the registration fees.

5. Procedure for admission to other cycles. The receptionist arranges a meeting with the head of establishment and the school director. The head and director meet the parents and child and announce the date of the admission examination (except for students transferring from Besançon). Two weeks before the exam, the receptionists informs the parents of the required competencies and reminds them of the exam date. After a deliberation by the school council, the heads communicate the exam results and the decision: failure ends the process; a conditional passing offers a second chance; success leads to the registration payment phase; an unconditional passing results in admission and proceeds to registration payment.

6. Fees for admission and registration. Opening dossier fee is 5,000,000 L.L., payable at the cashier before retrieving the dossier and non‑refundable if the family withdraws. The registration fee is 25,000,000 L.L., payable at the cashier after an admission decision and non‑refundable if the family withdraws. An advance on tuition of 70,000,000 L.L. is payable at the cashier together with the registration fees and is refundable if withdrawal occurs before the end of June of the current year; it is not refundable if there is withdrawal after that date and is deducted from the first tuition payment if there is no withdrawal. For the 2026/2027 year, tuition varies by class between 270,000,000 L.L. and 330,000,000 L.L. per student.

7. Parcours of the admission dossier. The dossier is paid at the cashier and retrieved at the reception, then filled and signed by the family. It is deposited at the reception, transferred to the direction if complete, and consulted during the interview with the family. It is deposited at the secretariat in the event of admission, completed if documents are missing, and placed on hold until the total fees are paid. It is entered into the system after these steps.

8. Documents required for admission to cycle 1 (PS, MS, GS). Identity documents required include an individual civil status extract for the student, a family civil status extract, a copy of the student's ID (if available), and a baptism certificate. Health documents include a copy of the vaccination booklet and a health certificate from a pediatrician or family doctor confirming vaccines are up to date. Additional documents may include daycare attestation, a previous school attestation, and a confirmation of full tuition payment.

9. Documents required for admission to other cycles. Identity documents include an individual civil status extract, a family civil status extract, a copy of the student's ID (two copies where applicable), and a baptism certificate. Health documents include a vaccination booklet copy and a health certificate confirming vaccines are up to date. Additional documents include a previous school attestation and a confirmation of tuition payment. For students coming from Lebanon, a ministry attestation of completion and the unified student number is required; for students from abroad, an official equivalence certificate from the Ministry of Education, a passport copy, and a transcript from the last class studied abroad may be required.
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