Lycée Français La Pérouse, the only French immersion School in the Bay Area, is happy to welcome you to its school community. The Director of Admissions and staff are always available to answer your questions regarding our school and its programs.

Pre-enrollment
In order to apply for your child, the following documents need to be submitted to the Admissison Office as early as possible, and before Thursday, January 12, 2012 deadline** applicable for the 2012-2013 school year (all documents must have been received by that date):

• Application for Admission (front and back of form must be filled out, signed and dated)
• $100*, or €85 (issued from a French bank only), check to the order of the Lycée Français La Pérouse. This processing fee per student is non-refundable and non-deductible from the school fees in case of acceptation)
• Letter of Intend of the Applicant’s parents
• Letter of Intend of the candidate, for High School applications only
• Photocopy of US birth certificate, passport (with current visa) and/or "livret de famille"
• One ID picture (max size : 2.5in x 3.5in) with name of applicant on the back
• One family picture per child (max size : 5in x 7in)
• Immunization records (child’s name should appear on each page)
• Copies of school records/student evaluation or grades from the previous two years and current year if possible.

* Your application will not be activated without payment of the processing fee.

** In case of a professional relocation of the family in the Bay Area after the deadline, a derogation can be issued. Please contact the Admissions office.

You can return the documents by mail, by email (before postal mailing) or bring them along to your first scheduled appointment with the Admissions Office.

To schedule your first visit of our school, we invite you to email the admissions office for a reservation to attend one of our Open Houses (admissions@lelycee.org). Mini-group tours are also offered at 9:30am, on either the Ashbury or the Corte Madera Primary campuses. Registration is madatory, please check for dates (campus visits) and email at admissions@lelycee.org.

Upon reception of your complete application, we will contact you to schedule a private meeting with our Admissions Director. Your child is expected to attend that meeting. If needed, an observation session- in class, in a group or individually- and/or tests may be scheduled prior to any decision made by the Admissions Committee. Letters of admissions decisions will be mailed between early and mid March 2012. Please note that submitting an application does not guaranty admission to our school.

 

Acceptance
The Lycée reserves the right to accept students based on their application and on space availability. After decisions of the Admissions Comittee, you will be notified by mail of your child’s status. If your he/she is accepted, you will be asked to return the enrollment agreement and applicable fees listed below, in a given timeframe . After that date, your space will be made available to other applicants.

Reviews of applications for admission in Primary school (PK1 to 5th grade) will take in consideration your prefered campus (San Francisco, Corte Madera). The San Francisco campus capacity does not systematically offer new openings at all levels.
Consequently, once a student, transfers from one to the other campus are not necessary possible and will necessite, in any case, an application for transfer of admission that needs to be submitted to the Admission’s office by the deadline of 01/12/2012 for the 2012-2013 school year.

Registration
Your child’s enrollment will only be secured after payment of the fees and receipt of the documents listed below:
• $1,100 enrollment fee (one-time fee per child; non refundable and non deductible from tuition fees)
• 10% of tuition fees per student (non refundable deposit, deductible from tuition fees)
• The Enrollment Agreement Form (upon signing the enrollment agreement, you agree to fulfill your financial
obligations and pay the full year tuition)
• Enrollment in the FACTS Financial Plan for the full payment of the tuition fees or monthly installments.
Additional documents will be mailed to you at a later date that will need to be returned to the Admissions Office prior to your child's
first day at the Lycée.

 

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY BEGINNING APRIL 1st, 2012