Lycée Français Jean Mermoz

The Lycée International Jean Mermoz is located in the Cocody district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The campus address places the site in the Cocody Angré area and is listed as Boulevard Latrille, BP 3726 Abidjan 01. It operates as a French international school within the Cocody area and is accessible via local transport networks in Abidjan. The school uses an external bus service arranged through ATMS-CI for some routes.

The school covers 16 levels of instruction from Toute Petite Section (TPS) through Terminale, with 15 levels homologated. The progression spans maternelle (TPS/PS to Grande Section), élémentaire (CP to CM2), collège (Sixième to Seconde) and lycée (Première to Terminale).

The institution is a private French international school and is part of the Mission Laïque Française network, homologated by the French Ministry of Education and associated with the AEFE framework. It is a single, co-educational French curriculum setting that serves students from early years to high school.

The school provides student support through two CPEs (guidance staff) and a health service with an on-site infirmary. There is an external Cambridge-oriented program and language support through the collège des langues. These services are coordinated with the school's admissions, health, and academic teams.

France, via the Mission Laïque Française network and AEFE; the school is a French international establishment abroad.

Religious affiliation is not part of the school's stated framework; it operates as a secular, laïque French international school within the Mission Laïque Française.

In the primary years (TPS–CM2), the day runs from about 7:30 a.m. to around 12:45–12:50 p.m., with the primary cycle described as continuing through the school day. In the secondary years (collège et lycée), timetables vary by grade: Sixième typically 7:30–11:30, Seconde around 8:30–12:00, and 5e–3e around 13:30–16:00, while Terminale is around 7:30–11:30 and Première around 8:30–12:00; start times commonly begin around 7:30.

The school provides a school bus service managed by the external provider ATMS-CI. In 2024–2025, ATMS-CI maintained a front desk at the lycée for registrations and re-registrations, with service hours roughly 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; contact details and route information are published by the school. There are separate documents for ABIDJAN and Bassam routes, and there is a dedicated transport contact for families. NB: bus service does not operate during intermediate holidays.

Application fees
- Registration fee: AED 500, charged at the time of submission of the application file.

Tuition fees — North Campus (annual and per term)
- PS (Pre‑school): Annual AED 39,789 — Per term AED 13,263.00.
- MS (KG1): Annual AED 41,999 — Per term AED 13,999.67.
- GS (KG2): Annual AED 46,420 — Per term AED 15,473.33.
- CP (Grade 1): Annual AED 47,526 — Per term AED 15,842.00.
- CE1 (Grade 2): Annual AED 48,631 — Per term AED 16,210.33.
- CE2 (Grade 3): Annual AED 49,735 — Per term AED 16,578.33.
- CM1 (Grade 4): Annual AED 50,841 — Per term AED 16,947.00.
- CM2 (Grade 5): Annual AED 53,052 — Per term AED 17,684.00.
- 6e (Grade 6): Annual AED 55,262 — Per term AED 18,420.67.
- 5e (Grade 7): Annual AED 57,473 — Per term AED 19,157.67.
- 4e (Grade 8): Annual AED 59,683 — Per term AED 19,894.33.
- 3e (Grade 9): Annual AED 61,893 — Per term AED 20,631.00.
- 2de (Grade 10): Annual AED 64,104 — Per term AED 21,368.00.
- 1re (Grade 11): Annual AED 64,634 — Per term AED 21,544.67.
- Terminale / Grade 12 (where listed): Annual AED 68,525 — Per term AED 22,841.67.

Tuition fees — South Campus (annual and per term)
- The school's published annual tuition amounts applied for South Campus are the same charged annual tuition figures shown above; annual "approved" amounts and the effective discounted annual tuition are listed for each grade and result in the same billed annual tuition figures as above. Per term amounts equal one‑third of the published annual tuition for the relevant grade.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition is due before the start of each trimester: August, December and March. Payments are therefore scheduled across three terms.

Boarding fees
- Boarding is not offered; the school operates as a day school (no boarding fees applicable). (No boarding provision is listed on the school information pages.)

Other costs and optional fees
- Textbooks and individual IT equipment are not included in the tuition fees; an iPad is required from Grade 6 onward and is an additional cost.
- School uniform is required; the designated uniform supplier is Stitches (prices for uniform items are charged separately by the supplier).
- School transport is provided via an external transport contractor (Maverick); transport costs are charged separately through the transport provider.
- School catering is provided by an external catering contractor (SwissCanonica); meal plans and charges are separate from tuition.
- Extracurricular activities, special trips, examination fees or specialist materials where applicable may incur additional charges (these are not included in the published annual tuition).

Discounts and sibling policy
- From the third child enrolled, the youngest child receives a 10% reduction on tuition fees.

Refund information
- The registration fee (AED 500) is refundable if the school cannot offer a place. If the school has offered a place and the family declines, the registration fee is not refundable. Admission fees are generally not refundable after confirmation, except in documented cases of force majeure such as relocation outside Dubai; supporting documents are required for refunds in those circumstances.

Fee payment options
- Accepted payment methods: cash, cheque, bank transfer or bank wire. Card payments are not accepted.

Notes on amounts and instalments
- Annual tuition figures above are the published annual amounts; per term figures shown are one‑third of the annual amounts to match the school's trimester billing schedule (tuition is due before each term start). The school publishes KHDA‑approved fee information for reference alongside its own published figures.

The student body is mixed, with approximately 35% French, 31% Ivorian, and 33% from other nationalities. The total enrollment is about 2,395 pupils across the age range from preschool to terminale. The school maintains an international profile with a diverse national mix.