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École Zahrat El-Ihsan

Lebanon, Beirut

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The school at a glance
Instructs in Arabic, French
Fees Fees not listed
Ages Not listed
Type Co-educational
Opened 1881
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum French Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum
Taught languages Arabic, French, English
Strengths STEM, Languages, Academic Enrichment
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Cultural and Language, Leadership and Professional
Stages Preschool, Primary School, Middle School, Secondary School, Senior Secondary School
Introduction

École Zahrat El-Ihsan is a girls' school located in Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon offering a demanding dual curriculum that blends the French Curriculum with a bespoke Arabic program and places priority on Arabic language instruction. The school teaches in a multilingual setting with Arabic, French and English, and French serves as the engine of academic success with a homologation approach supporting fluency in speaking and writing. Modern facilities back learning, including laboratories for physics-chemistry and SVT, plus computer rooms for coding, modeling and new technologies. An amphitheater named Nayla Ghassan Tuéni enhances lectures and events within a building that fuses Lebanese and French pedagogical traditions. Academic life centers on Science and Technology, including an innovation laboratory, and Humanities through Literature and History-Geography with media literacy. A personalized study-orientation service helps align local and international university pathways, while Education for Sustainable Development and multilingualism shape daily school life in a supportive environment.

Achrafieh, Rue Zahrat El-Ihsan, Beyrouth, Lebanon

The Essentials

École Zahrat El-Ihsan has instruction in Arabic, French.

Location
Beirut, Lebanon

Stages
Secondary level: Cycle 4 and Lycée

Type
Girls' school

Country affiliation
Lebanon

Religious affiliation
Greek Orthodox

School day structure
The school day runs from 7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Fees
Application / Registration fees
- No fixed numeric application or initial registration fee is published in the school's publicly available financial documents for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years. Enrollment formalities and any associated charges are managed through the school's economat.

Tuition fees by year group (per term and per year)
- The school's publicly available circulars and internal regulations do not list a public tuition tariff schedule (no per‑grade, per‑term or per‑year numeric tuition table is published in those documents for 2026/27 or 2025/26). Numeric tuition amounts by year group are therefore not available in the school's published materials.
- A specific, separate annual fee is collected for students who register as candidates for the French Baccalauréat preparation; that cost is described as a forfait paid to the economat but the numeric amount is not published in the available documents.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition billing is handled by the school's economat and is payable in installments or according to a payment program established with the economat; families are billed and payment schedules are set through that office.
- The school's transport service has specific billing rhythms: transport may be charged on monthly periods (examples shown for published transport periods) and transport tariffs are updated each period; the monthly transport fee is normally due at the start of each period (within the first five days).
- For the transport service the regulation indicates the transport charge for the year is treated as an annual subscription and, in some texts, the amount to be paid may be divided into three non‑extendable installments.

Boarding fees (if applicable)
- No boarding (internat) program or boarding fees are described in the school's published regulations and circulars. The school operates as a day school in the published materials.

Other costs and fees (uniform, transport, exams, publications, books, insurance, etc.)
- Uniforms: A standard school uniform is required; the school indicates efforts to keep uniform prices reasonable but specific uniform item prices are not published in the available circulars. Parents are expected to obtain required uniform items.
- Transport: Two versions of transport tariffs appear in published circulars (examples from past circulars):
- Published monthly USD‑based example (period example): Zone 1 — USD 40 (round trip) / USD 30 (one way); Zone 2 — USD 50 / USD 40; Zone 3 — USD 60 / USD 45.
- Published monthly LBP‑based example (period example): Zone 1 — 1,300,000 LBP (round trip) / 975,000 LBP (one way); Zone 2 — 1,650,000 LBP / 1,250,000 LBP; Zone 3 — 2,000,000 LBP / 1,500,000 LBP. Transport tariffs are periodically updated and communicated to families.
- Books / replacements: Lost or irreparably damaged library or textbook items must be replaced or the parent must pay the equivalent price.
- Publications and school activities: Occasional publications, yearbooks, outings, exams or special activities may carry separate fees; where an exam‑registration or preparation fee is applicable (for example for external exam preparation) the charge is collected by the economat as a yearly forfait. Numeric amounts for these items are not published in the available materials.
- Insurance/medical: The school maintains a school insurance arrangement that provides coverage for certain accidents and medical costs; the terms and scope of that coverage are described but the specific premium or whether it is included in tuition is not itemized in the published regulation.

Refund information
- There is no explicit, published tuition refund clause (a numeric refund policy or clear refund schedule for tuition or other fees) in the school's published regulations and circulars available for review. For transport, the transport regulation and circulars indicate annual registration and payment conditions but do not publish a general refund policy in the available documents.

Fee payment options (credit card, bank transfer, cash, cheque, online payment)
- The published regulations indicate that all formalities and transactions related to fees are processed through the economat, but the publicly available documents do not list the accepted payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, cash, cheque or specific online payment systems). Specific accepted payment channels are therefore not published in the available materials.

Summary of findings and gaps discovered
- Published school documents reviewed provide clear rules about how fees are administered (payments handled by the economat; payment by installments; transport billed by zone and period) and give concrete historical transport tariff examples, but do not publish a numeric tuition schedule by year group or per term for 2026/27 (nor an explicit application/registration fee amount, refund schedule, or the list of accepted payment methods) in the accessible circulars and internal regulations. The transport tariff examples and the financial administration rules cited above are the principal fee figures available in the school's published documents.
Academics

École Zahrat El-Ihsan teaches French Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum.

Curriculum
The school offers a demanding dual curriculum and places priority on Arabic language instruction.

Higher Education Progression
Prepares students for higher education worldwide.
Parent Experience

Community
The school uses a pedagogical framework that rigorously articulates Lebanese and French programs, allowing students to benefit from international openness while remaining rooted in their heritage. The Establishment Project 2024-2029 centers on School Climate (a serene, respectful environment), Plurilingualism (ambitious language mastery), and Education for Sustainable Development (EDD) to train eco-citizens. Arabic anchors identity, French drives academic learning, and English serves as a global language for students, with early immersion from kindergarten through the final years and teaching supported by modern, interactive resources.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
State-of-the-art infrastructures support learning at Zahrat El-Ihsan. It includes laboratories for physics-chemistry and SVT, and computer labs for coding, modeling, and new technologies. An amphitheater was added to the buildings and named Nayla Ghassan Tuéni. The architecture combines Lebanese and French programs in a rigorous pedagogical approach.

Academic Facilities
Laboratories for physics-chemistry and SVT are central to science teaching. Computer rooms are used to master coding, modeling, and new technologies. An amphitheater named Nayla Ghassan Tuéni is part of the facilities to support lectures and events. The infrastructures are cutting-edge as described.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
Science and Technology: Learning through experimentation, turning theory into practice with state-of-the-art facilities. The Laboratory is an innovation hub where students manipulate, experiment, and apply the scientific method in physics, chemistry, and biology. Computer rooms integrate digital tools to master coding, modeling, and new technologies, preparing students for tomorrow's careers. Humanities develop critical thinking through Literature and History-Geography and include Media and Information Literacy to help students analyze information and exercise discernment in the digital age.

Cultural & Language
Three languages, one objective: Arabic, French, and English. Arabic forms the foundation of identity and excellence, taught with rigorous academic standards from early cycles, emphasizing deep mastery of the language, its literary richness, and its nuances. French is the engine of academic success, taught with a structured homologation approach that guarantees fluency in speaking and writing and opens doors to international universities. English is the language of today's global world, introduced early with immersive methods and continued through the final year to enable mastery for future scientific, economic, and technological careers.

Leadership & Professional
Personalized orientation: Each student is supported in building their study project. This guidance guarantees a smooth transition to higher education. The service is designed to align with local and international university pathways to help students plan their studies.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
School climate is designed to be serene, respectful, and conducive to each student's development. Multilingualism is a core axis of school life, reinforcing communication and understanding of the world. Education for Sustainable Development trains eco-citizens of tomorrow. These elements contribute to a balanced, globally aware school experience.
Languages

Language Provision
Arabic language education occupies a place of honor within our establishment. Plurilingualism is pursued as an ambitious mastery of languages to communicate and understand the world. The pedagogical architecture rigorously integrates Lebanese and French programs. Arabic, French, and English are taught within the curriculum.

Bilingual Teaching
Arabic and French are central languages of instruction; mastery is strengthened through the study of complex literary texts and the practice of eloquence. English is taught with enhanced instruction aimed at international certifications. The pedagogical framework integrates Lebanese and French programs within the curriculum. The school promotes plurilingualism to equip students to communicate and understand the world.
Admissions

Admissions
Enrollment applications for new students for the 2026/2027 academic year will be entered online via the following link: inscription.
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