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The Ecole Française Internationale de Pattaya (EFIP) is a French international school in Pattaya, located in Huai Yai, east of the city. The new campus opened in 2018 on a 15,000 m² site and can accommodate up to 400 students from petite section (kindergarten) to terminale. EFIP is homologated by the French Ministry of National Education and is part of the AEFE network, with AEFE establishment number 885A02. The school emphasizes a French educational framework and prepares students for the general baccalauréat.
The school teaches French as the main language of study and offers several living languages: English, Chinese, Thai, and Spanish. It provides opportunities to learn multiple languages in addition to French, with language objectives aligned to the official French framework.
The school operates within the AEFE network and maintains partner organizations including the Embassy of France in Bangkok, AEFE, CNED, and the French Ministry of Education.
The school promotes autonomy and initiative through its French educational approach and supports international ties and mobility within the French education system.
Ecole Française Internationale de Pattaya delivers the French national curriculum from kindergarten (maternelle, age 3) through terminale (age 18). Located just east of Pattaya in a leafy Huai Yai setting, it opened in 2009 and relocated to a new campus in 2018. Class sizes are kept small, about 10 students each with a maximum of 15, which supports teaching in French while offering English, Thai, Spanish, and Chinese. From 3e onwards, students enrol in CNED courses to prepare for the French national brevet and baccalauréat examinations. The school is part of the AEFE network and holds E3D recognition for sustainable development practices. Facilities include science laboratories, an art room, sports fields, swimming pool and dojo. A signature initiative is its “bridge class” system, designed to support non-French-speaking children with intensive French before integration into mainstream classes. EFIP also offers an optional school bus service and billing in instalments when needed.
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