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EFIM is located in Marbella, Málaga, Spain. The address is Calle Jacinto Benavente S/N, 29601 Marbella (Malaga). It is a French international school homologated by the French Ministry of National Education. It provides nursery and primary education with trilingual instruction in French, English, and Spanish.
Nursery and elementary education, covering Petite Section (PS) through Cours Moyen 2 (CM2).
French international school offering a French national education program, homologated by the French Ministry of Education.
France
School hours run Monday to Thursday, 8:00 to 17:30, and Friday, 8:00 to 16:30. Classes run from 9:00 to 16:00 for nursery and 9:00 to 16:15 for other levels; Friday classes are 9:00 to 12:00. A daycare service is available from 8:00 to 9:00, and optional activities run Monday to Thursday midday to 17:30 and Friday afternoons 13:00 to 16:30.
Application and registration fees
- First-time registration fee (Droits de 1ère inscription): EUR 875 (non‑refundable).
- Re-enrolment / renewal fee: EUR 300 (listed for April 2024 in the published schedule).
Tuition fees by year group and payment plan
- Applicability: The published fee schedule applies to the school's listed classes (Maternelle: PS–MS–GS; Élémentaire: CP–CE1–CE2–CM1–CM2; Collège: 6ème–5ème–4ème CNED réglementée). The schedule below is presented as the school's tuition options.
- Monthly payment (10 monthly instalments): EUR 650 per month (EUR 6,500 per school year). Payments are made over 10 terms.
- Trimestrial payment (3 terms): Term 1 = EUR 2,520; Term 2 = EUR 1,890; Term 3 = EUR 1,890. Total for the year under the trimester schedule: EUR 6,300.
- Annual payment (single payment at registration): EUR 6,025 (full-year payment required at registration for this rate).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Monthly plan: billed over 10 monthly instalments; direct debit (prélèvement automatique) is required for the monthly payment option.
- Trimesters and annual payment: the school states that terms are payable in advance. The annual single-payment rate requires full payment at registration.
- Family discounts: a sibling discount schedule is applied starting from the second child: 5% off the 2nd child; 10% off the 3rd child; 20% off the 4th child and subsequent children (as listed).
Boarding fees
- Boarding is not applicable. The school operates as a maternelle and élémentaire (with CNED‑regulated collège classes) and does not publish any boarding or residential fees.
Other costs and optional fees
- Demi‑pension (school lunches): EUR 160 per month for five days per week; EUR 130 per month for four days per week.
- Extra‑curricular activities: fees are charged separately and vary according to the activity; tariffs are listed as variable.
- CNED‑related costs: collège classes noted as CNED réglementée may involve CNED‑related fees or arrangements for collège-level provision; those costs are separate from the standard tuition schedule.
- Uniforms, school supplies and some incidental items: no specific uniform fee or fixed uniform charge is listed in the published fee document; school supplies and activity‑specific costs are treated as additional where applicable.
Refund information
- The first‑time registration fee (EUR 875) is explicitly non‑refundable. The published schedule does not set out a detailed general refund policy for tuition or other fees in the document provided.
Fee payment options
- The published schedule expressly requires authorization for automatic direct debit for the monthly payment plan. Other specific payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, cheque, etc.) are not detailed in the published fee document.
Additional notes on availability of published information
- The school's publicly available fee document that lists the amounts above is dated as a published schedule for 2023/2024; the school's admissions/fees page indicates the admissions team provides current tariff details on request. The figures presented here are taken from the school's published fee schedule.
École Française Internationale Marbella delivers the official French National Education curriculum for ages 2 to 11. Preschool and primary programs are homologated by the French Ministry of National Education and operate within the AEFE framework. The school uses a hybrid model that blends the French curriculum with trilingual instruction in French, English and Spanish, delivered by native-speaking teachers. The central objective is to learn how to learn, developing executive, affective, social and metacognitive skills to adapt in a changing world. The campus is in central Marbella, a quiet residential area, opposite Parque de los Enamorados and near the sea, offering a tri-lingual, multicultural learning environment. Facilities include two outdoor courtyards, a dining hall and a multi-sport hall/gym, a media library, Fab-Lab, Archéo-Lab and Creative-Lab, plus a Nenuphar mindfulness room, a Green Space and a Pôle-Santé Health Hub. After-school programs provide opportunities to speak French and engage in varied clubs beyond regular hours.
