Admissions

For September 2026 intake

Enrolment for testing as of 1st January 2026 (as soon as you have your child’s first report card/bulletin for the current year)

CM1 – CM2:
25 March Second Round Oral and Written (remote)

6ème – 1ère:
14 March Second Round Written (remote)
18 March Second Round Oral (remote)

(subject to change – check back regularly)

Test results Primary & Secondary:
End of March/beginning of April

Acceptance Primary: End of April/beginning May

Acceptance 6e:  Early June

Acceptance 5e, 4e, 3e: End of May

Acceptance Seconde: End of May

Acceptance Première: End of June

CP, CE1, CE2

• Single round
• In person or remotely
• Local candidates – a fixed appointment time usually between noon and 3 pm on a Wednesday afternoon
• At the Leonard de Vinci school (complete details provided before the test)

For admission at any other time during the year, assessment can be done by appointment on condition that there is place available in the requested year group in the French school. In the case of remote testing, we try to work around the teachers’ and families’ schedules and availability

CM1 – Première

• Two rounds
• First round: online multiple-choice reading and comprehension test
  • administered via remote video supervision
  • ≅ 40 minutes
  • during the French Zone C Winter school break
  • candidates will have several slots to choose from
• Second round: only for successful first-round candidates
  • administered via remote video supervision
  • Writing test (by hand) on a Saturday afternoon
  • Oral test with a teacher on a Wednesday afternoon
  • Tests are administered and supervised remotely. Strict testing conditions will apply
  • In case of a timezone constraint, we endeavour to adapt

Students applying for Seconde and Première admission attending a non-affiliated AEFE school will have to sit an additional test to determine their level of French. The test will be set by the Lycée François 1er.