To use our Admissions Portal to submit an application for the first time, you will need to set up a user account on our OPENAPPLY online platform.
If you have registered to attend an event during 2023, or if you submitted an application for the 2023-24 school year, you have already created an OPEN APPLY account. Please log in before continuing.
To complete a new application form, please select “Add New Applicant”. If you are submitting a new application for the same child, do not modify your previous application, simply select “Add New Applicant”.
The Adaptation Program is designed for children who speak little or no French. It involves both immersion into the school’s bilingual curriculum and special French language support to help structure the oral and written language. Non-francophone students receive intensive and immersive French tuition tailored to their individual level; their progress is closely followed by a senior advisor. The Adaptation Program is available from 2nd through to 9th grade.
Our Paris campus accepts children from the age of 4 (Pre-K/Moyenne Section, while our Lille campus welcomes children ages 3 (Petite Section) and up.
No. We welcome children from many different schools, both public and private, both monolingual and bilingual.
Ecole Jeannine Manuel is a highly oversubscribed school. Our Admissions Policy is available on our website and guides our decisions.
Applicants are accepted on the basis of their academic profile, their ability to cope with the academic challenge of an enriched bilingual curriculum and their contribution to the School’s cultural diversity.
Successful applicants will have met our academic entry requirements. They will also, depending on their level of entry, have demonstrated ability and/or interest in co-curricular areas, and excellence of character. Our admissions process is designed to identify students who are able to benefit from our education and to make a positive contribution towards the life of the School.
The parents of successful candidates will be internationally minded families who embrace the School’s mission statement and are deeply invested in the education and wellbeing of their children.
Among equally qualified applicants, places will be offered in accordance with the following criteria (weighting of these criteria may vary and meeting one or more of these criteria does not guarantee entrance):
– Current and former students of École Jeannine Manuel’s sister schools and their siblings (a full or half-brother or sister, an adoptive brother or sister, or a child of the same household);
– Children of alumni and staff;
– Extra-curricular interests and other talents;
– Other factors.
We also make every effort to reserve space for international applicants (e.g. university faculty on sabbatical or research fellows) whose families expect to remain in France for a limited period of time and wish to combine a cultural immersion in a bilingual education with the ability to re-enter their own school systems and excel.
We are not in a position to make recommendations regarding other establishments. However, for a list of international schools in France, you can visit the ELSA (English Language Schools Association) website.
Please refer to Tuition fees for more information.
We do not have boarding facilities in Paris, however, our school in Lille accepts boarders from 6th to 12th grade (6ème – Terminale).
No.
All sites open at 08h10. School starts at 08h30. Please note that for those families who will be dropping their children off at our Dupleix school site by car, there is a “Drop-off” system in place. School finishes at 15h15.
No.
Approximately 15 minutes from one to another.
Wednesday mornings: 08h30 – 12H30.
No.
The admission process begins in September of the year prior to entry. Admissions for the 2024-2025 school will open on Tuesday 19th of September 2023.
Before applying online, please read the admission procedures carefully. Contact: Call +33 (0)1 45 75 22 40, between 09h30 and 17h30, Monday to Friday (except Wednesday), or email the team at admissions@ejm.net. The office will be closed from Tuesday July 25th through to Sunday August 27th 2023, but our team can still be reached by email.
A non-refundable €350 application fee for the 2024-2025 school year is due (online) for each applicant.
The application deadline for the 2024-2025 school year is January 9th 2024 at 6pm. The application deadline is waived for families applying from abroad. However, we advise families to apply as early as possible. Places for our Adaptation program (2nd — 5th grade/ 7th—9th grade) are offered on a rolling basis throughout the year.
No. We send out decision letters by email in March or April, and on a rolling basis thereafter.
Please click here for our Age/Year/Grade Equivalency Chart.
No, please upload each document as soon as possible.
All supporting documents should be uploaded as soon as possible to allow the Admissions Team to begin processing your application.
Moyenne Section (Pre-kindergarten): all supporting documents to be uploaded by the end of March.
Grande Section (Kindergarten): Speech Therapist report (Bilan orthophonique) and additional supporting documents to be uploaded by mid-March.
CP (1st Grade): Speech Therapist report (Bilan orthophonique) and additional supporting documents to be uploaded by the end of February.
6ème (6th grade): all supporting documents to be uploaded by mid-February.
CE1 – Terminale (2nd to 12th grade):
Once you have submitted your application together with all supporting documents, your application is ready for the next phase: Pre-selection. It is therefore essential that all mandatory documents are uploaded as soon as possible.
We do not have any preference with respect to the recommender (family, friends or professional relations). We simply would like to form a personalised “picture” of your family from someone who knows you well and can convey a feeling of who you are. Two recommendations are not necessary, but we understand that they might be desirable in certain circumstances, particularly when parents are separated. There are no “right” recommenders and no recommendation “codes.” The letter can be written in French or English.
This mandatory document only applies to parents who are separated, divorced or living apart. The school requires a brief written statement, drafted and co-signed by both parents, confirming their agreement to apply for a place at EJM for their child/children.
Yes. Click here to download it.
Yes. You must complete a new application and submit it online. The supporting documents required will be listed on the “Checklist” of your child’s online application.
Yes. However, a more recent letter for your child is recommended.
No.
Our main entry years are Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 6th and 10th Grade.
– Pre-K and Kindergarten, 2nd grade to 12th grade: Mid to end April
– 1st grade and 6th grade: End of March
The Admissions Team will inform families by email.
Yes. Waiting list applicants are those whom we would really like to admit, but cannot due to a lack of space.
Yes, you must complete a new application online.
No. The school will inform those families concerned by email.
No. The Admissions Committee’s decision is final.
No, when a space becomes available, the admissions team reviews the entire waiting list. Among equally qualified applicants, places will be offered in accordance with the following criteria (weighting of these criteria may vary and meeting one or more of these criteria does not guarantee entrance): · Current and former students of École Jeannine Manuel’s sister schools and their siblings (a full or half-brother or sister, an adoptive brother or sister, or a child of the same household); · Children of alumni and staff; · Extra-curricular interests and other talents; · Other factors. We also make every effort to reserve space for international applicants (e.g. university faculty on sabbatical or research fellows) whose families expect to remain in France for a limited period of time and wish to combine a cultural immersion in a bilingual education with the ability to re-enter their own school systems and excel.
All applicants (French residents) for Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade are invited to participate in a “playdate” (educational activities in small groups) coordinated by two EJM teachers. Families have the choice between a French or English-speaking playdate.
These standardized tests are helpful when the applicant’s schooling does not follow the French system, which is easily readable by our admission team. In such cases, standardized tests provide useful information over and above school reports.
Please note that we do not administer standardized tests.
In order to determine if an early bilingual education is appropriate and comfortable for your child, we ask for a standardized language evaluation (e.g., CELF-5, CELF-CDN-F, PLS 5, ELO, Exalang, K-SEALS, CASL-2, N-EEL, EDA). These evaluations are performed by speech therapists.
Yes. All children applying for Kindergarten and 1st Grade should complete this evaluation.
Yes.
Campus Tours of the main site (rue du Théâtre) are organised throughout the year. Visit our School Visits page on our website. Due to security reasons, regretfully, we are unable to organise tours of our primary and infant school sites (Dupleix and Suffren). You can nevertheless view our photo galleries for these two campuses.
All candidates’ families are expected to attend a presentation. You can join us in person on our Paris campus or for one of our live webinars, in either French or English. You will be able to discover the school’s history, mission, principles and philosophy. Each school presentation will close with a Q&A session.
Go to “Admissions” on the school website and select an option (“School Presentations” or “School visits”). Select a date and register. The Campus Tour is optional.
If you are unable to attend a campus tour, please contact campustour@ejm.net. For school presentation cancellations, please contact the Admissions office at admissions@ejm.net