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).
French
Petite Section – 4ème
+2
2023
Fees for 2025/2026, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
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SPEA inspection rating
The quality of performance exceeds the expectations of the UAE.
Source: Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA)
French early years (cycle 1) taught in French, with Arabic introduced.
French primary curriculum (cycles 2 and 3) with UAE-mandated Arabic and Islamic/Moral education and English as a foreign language.
Lower-secondary Collège (cycle 4), currently to 4ème and expanding year by year.
Complete the online registration form and pay the registration fee.
Applicants sit an age-appropriate assessment where required.
Meet the admissions team and tour the campus.
Accept the offer and pay the deposit to secure the place.
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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Al Abar, Sharjah, UAE
