École Internationale Française de Sharjah
About École Internationale Française de Sharjah
École Internationale Française de Sharjah (EIFS) is a private, co-educational French-curriculum school in the Al Abar area of Sharjah, on the site of the long-running Lycée Français International Georges Pompidou. It delivers the French national curriculum (homologated by the AEFE and approved by the French Ministry of National Education) from Petite Section through the Collège, currently to 4ème (Grade 8), expanding year by year. Teaching is in French alongside UAE-mandated Arabic, with English taught as a foreign language. Home to around 300 students from over 20 nationalities, EIFS is rated Very Good by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA).
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Annual tuition fees
Fees for 2025/2026, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Admissions for 2026/27 are open from Petite Section to 4eme, but the school publishes no separate 2026/27 fee table - its schedule is labelled "Tarifs en vigueur au 01/09/2025", the rates in force from 1 September 2025, and those are the figures shown. They are annual amounts in AED, not per trimestre, and are stated inclusive of books. 4eme is newly opening in September 2026. The school is a conventionne member of the AEFE network, established in the UAE in 1974 and renamed in September 2023, and says it intends to reopen its college and lycee.
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SPEA Rating
SPEA inspection rating
The quality of performance exceeds the expectations of the UAE.
Source: Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA)
Stages & pathways
Maternelle
PS-GSFrench early years (cycle 1) taught in French, with Arabic introduced.
Élémentaire
CP-CM2French primary curriculum (cycles 2 and 3) with UAE-mandated Arabic and Islamic/Moral education and English as a foreign language.
Collège
6ème-4èmeLower-secondary Collège (cycle 4), currently to 4ème and expanding year by year.
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Facilities
Library
School library and resource centre.
Computer / IT Room
A computer / IT room.
Science Room
A dedicated science room.
Interactive Digital Boards
Classrooms equipped with interactive digital boards.
Gymnasium
A gymnasium for physical education and indoor sport.
Two Football Fields
Two football fields.
Cafeteria
An on-campus cafeteria.
School leadership
Vertine Duvauchelle
Principal (Cheffe d'etablissement)
Head of Ecole Internationale Francaise de Sharjah since September 2023, appointed by the AEFE. From the Bordeaux academy in France, she moved from a business-school and HR background into teaching and school leadership, and previously directed the Lycee Francais Charles Lepierre in Lisbon.
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Where we are
Al Abar, Sharjah, UAE
