The Shanghai French School is a private school, non-profit establishment, managed by the Board of Directors of the Association of Parents of Students and contracted with the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE).
All fees are subject to change for the following school year. The new fees 2025-2026 are voted and communicated each year following the LFS General Assembly, which takes place at the end of March.
| DETAILS | FEES |
|---|---|
| Admin |
3 500 CNY |
|
Registration* *Fees to be paid and not refundable if registration is cancelled |
23 000 CNY |
|
Construction* *Refund on departure of the child |
30 000 CNY per child for families payer 75 000 CNY per child for companies payer |
Kindergarten
| GENERAL STREAM SCHOOLING | INTERNATIONAL CHINESE / AMERICAN AND EURO SCHOOLING | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten, from 2 years old *opening from September 2024 |
118 000CNY |
*Not applicable for Pre-Kindergarten |
| Kindergarten, 3-5 years old PS, MS, GS |
118 000CNY | 137 070CNY |
| Billing Schedule | April 2024 June 2024 December 2024 |
April 2024 June 2024 December 2024 |
| Registration before June 1st 2024 | 15 000 CNY 32 200 CNY 70 800 CNY |
15 000 CNY 39 828 CNY 82 242 CNY |
| Registration after June 1st 2024 | – 47 200 CNY 70 800 CNY |
– 54 828 CNY 82 242 CNY |
Elementary
| GENERAL STREAM SCHOOLING | INTERNATIONAL CHINESE / AMERICAN AND EURO SCHOOLING | |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary, 6-10 years CP, CE1, Ce2, CM1, CM2 |
118 000 CNY | 137 070 CNY |
| Billing Schedule | April 2024 June 2024 December 2024 |
April 2024 June 2024 December 2024 |
| Registration before June 1st 2024 | 15 000 CNY 32 200 CNY 70 800 CNY |
15 000 CNY 39 828 CNY 82 242 CNY |
| Registration after June 1st 2024 | – 47 200 CNY 70 800 CNY |
– 54 828 CNY 82 242 CNY |
Junior School
| GENERAL STREAM SCHOOLING | INTERNATIONAL CHINESE / AMERICAN AND EURO SCHOOLING | |
|---|---|---|
| Junior School, 11-14 years 6eme, 5eme, 4eme, 3eme |
155 200 CNY | 174 270CNY |
| Billing Schedule | April 2024 June 2024 December 2024 |
April 2024 June 2024 December 2024 |
| Registration before June 1st 2024 | 15 000 CNY 47 080 CNY 93 120 CNY |
15 000 CNY 54 708 CNY 104 562 CNY |
| Registration after June 1st 2024 | – 62 080 CNY 93 120 CNY |
– 69 708 CNY 104 562 CNY |
High School
| GENERAL STREAM SCHOOLING | INTERNATIONAL CHINESE / AMERICAN AND EURO SCHOOLING | |
|---|---|---|
| High school, 15-17 years 2nde, 1ère, Terminale |
178 500 CNY | 197 570CNY |
| Billing Schedule | April 2024 June 2024 December 2024 |
April 2024 June 2024 December 2024 |
| Registration before June 1st 2024 | 15 000 CNY 56 400 CNY 107 100 CNY |
15 000 CNY 64 028 CNY 118 542 CNY |
| Registration after June 1st 2024 | – 71 400 CNY 107 100 CNY |
– 79 028 CNY 118 542 CNY |
French Language of SCOlarisation
| FLSCO (A personalized French program for non-French speaking students ) | |
|---|---|
|
Intensive FLSco 1 |
30 000 CNY per year |
|
Intensive FLSco 2 & Supplemental FLSco. |
20 000 CNY per year |
|
Flexible FLSco (only at the Secondary level ). |
10 000 CNY per year |
Sporting and Cultural Activities
| HALF-YEAR LEISURE(PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) | ANNUAL COMPETITIONS | |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | ||
| 1h | 1 600 CNY | 3 200 CNY |
| 1h30 | 2 400 CNY | 3 3 00 CNY |
| 2h | 3 200 CNY | 3 600 CNY |
| 3h | – | 5 000 CNY |
| 3h30 | – | 5 200 CNY |
| 4h | – | 5 400 CNY |
| 4h30 | – | 5 600 CNY |
| Culture | – | – |
| 1h | 1 600 CNY | – |
| 1h30 | 2 400 CNY | – |
| 2h | 3 200 CNY | – |
| Football competitions | ||
| 3h | – | 8 300 CNY |
| HALF-YEAR LEISURE (KINDERGARTEN) | ANNUAL COMPETITIONS | |
|---|---|---|
| ASC | ||
| 2h | 2 400 CNY | – |
| TRANSPORT (for students registering for the service) |
|---|
|
Period 1 – SEPT-DEC 2024 6 112 CNY |
|
Period 2 – JAN-JUNE 2025 9 168 CNY |
|
Total periods 1 & 2 15 280CNY |
The Solidarity Fund is a financial aid, provided by the school, enabling LFS families to cope with one-off financial difficulties. This campaign concerns the tuition fees for the 1st semester 2022-2023 (period from September to December 2022).
Applications must be completed and sent annually. For more information, please see the link for the French Embassy in China.
Financial department
Yangpu and Qingpu Campuses
+86 (21) 3976 0555 (ext 538)
finance.dep@lyceeshanghai.com