There are four distinct admissions procedures for EABJM-Paris according to the age and schooling background of the applicant. Please refer to the Lille pages of this Web site if you are applying to the EABJM-Lille campus. If you have any doubt as to which procedure applies, consult the grade equivalency chart below. Also note that there is a separate procedure for adaptation classes for new non-French speaking students who follow a special French immersion program for their first year at EABJM during which a senior advisor follows them closely until, the following year, they join the mainstream.

You may contact the school for more information by phone, mail, email or via an online inquiry. Once you are ready to apply, you may do so directly with an online application, request an application form from the Admissions Office or download the form. The non-refundable application fee is €40 for an online application or €65 for a paper application. In either case, the completed application form (unless online) and the required documents should be sent to:

Please find hereafter the admission procedures in English

Veuillez trouver ci-après les procédures d'admission

Children should be 4 years old by December 31 of Moyenne Section, 5 in Grande Section and 6 in CP

Application documents checklist:

• A completed application form (by mail or online)
• A non-refundable application fee of € 65 for mail applications or € 40 for online applications
• Three passport photos
• Copy of the applicant’s birth certificate
• Any available school reports must be sent in as soon as delivered by the child’s school
• An evaluation is required to determine if an early bilingual education is appropriate for your child:
  • An evaluation by an orthophoniste if your child is French-speaking and schooled in France (1)
    
  • WPPSI or equivalent in all other cases—in the language of your choice
• A letter of recommendation for the parents (written by family, friends or professional relations)
• If the parents are divorced, an authorization signed by both to enroll the child at EABJM

The deadline for completed applications is January 31. Deadlines are waived for non-residents planning to move to Paris. Although it is the school’s policy to reserve spaces for such cases, the number of available spaces is limited and we urge parents to apply as early as possible.

The application procedure includes three additional steps:

• First, attend a school presentation: presentations of EABJM—followed by a Q&A session—take place almost weekly throughout the year. Dates are available on our Web site. We require that parents attend a school presentation—even alumni and parents who have or have had children enrolled at EABJM. Please confirm your presence at one of these presentations by email.
• Second, meeting parents: an appointment is scheduled for parents to meet with one of the Heads of Primary School, the Director of Admissions or the school Principal. We request that both parents come for this appointment, which lasts approximately 30 minutes.
• Third, meeting your child: children are invited in groups of 8-10 to spend approximately one hour with one of the Heads of Primary School at our Dupleix campus: 15, rue Edgar Faure – 75015 Paris.

Notification

The Admissions Committee examines applications in late March and families residing in Paris are notified by April 30.

(1) An orthophoniste evaluation is not required of Moyenne Section French-speaking applicants schooled in France, but children will then be evaluated by an orthophoniste at the end of the first term of Grande Section. This evaluation will help the parents and the school determine whether a bilingual education is suitable for your child.

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Please note that Grade-appropriate English proficiency is an admission prerequisite, except for admission in 6th grade for which a few spaces are available for highly motivated students with little background in English.

Application documents checklist:

• A completed application form (by mail or online)
• A non-refundable application fee of €65 for mail applications or €40 for online applications
• Three passport photos
• Copy of the applicant's birth certificate
• School transcripts for the two previous years and current-year reports as soon as available
• For non-residents, an independent evaluation is required for applicants schooled abroad: WISC, ERB/ISEE, SSAT or equivalent, according to the age of the applicant and availability in your country. The evaluation may be taken in the language of your choice.
• 6th grade (6ème) applicants who live in France will be required to attend a 3-hour aptitude test (COREP)
• If the applicant is not schooled in the public French system, a letter of recommendation for the applicant (written by the school principal or a current teacher)
• A letter of recommendation for the parents (written by family, friends, professional relations)
• If the parents are divorced, an authorization signed by both to enroll the child at EABJM
  

Application deadlines: January 15 for applicants to 6ème (6th grade) and March 15 for all others. Deadlines are waived for non-residents planning to move to Paris. Although it is the school's policy to reserve spaces for such cases, the number of available spaces is limited and we urge parents to apply as early as possible.

The application procedure also involves:

• First, attend a school presentation: presentations of EABJM—followed by a Q&A session—take place almost weekly throughout the year. Dates are available on our Web site. We require that parents attend a school presentation—even alumni and parents who have or have had children enrolled at EABJM. Please confirm your presence at one of these presentations by email.
• Second, appointment for parents and their child is scheduled for parents and the student to meet with a school department head, the Director of Admissions or the school Principal. We request that both parents come with their child for this appointment, which lasts approximately 30 minutes.
• Third, only for 6ème (6th grade) applicants who reside in Paris: applicants are invited to the school to take a 3-hour aptitude test (COREP) and, for those children who have had some previous exposure to English, a 30-minute English language test.

Notification

The Admissions Committee examines Paris residents’ applications for 6ème (6th grade) in early March and notifications are mailed by March 31. For Paris residents applying to the other grades, the Admissions Committee meets in mid-April and notifications are mailed by April 30.

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Application documents checklist:

• A completed application form (by mail or online)
• A non-refundable application fee of €65 for mail applications or €40 for online applications
• Three passport photos
• Copy of the applicant's birth certificate
• School reports for the two previous years and current-year reports as soon as available
• An independent evaluation is required for applicants schooled abroad who are not following a full-time French curriculum: WISC IV, ERB/ISEE, SSAT or equivalent, according to availability in your country. The evaluation may be taken in the language of your choice.
• If the applicant is not schooled in the public French system, a letter of recommendation for the applicant (written by the school principal or a current teacher)
• A letter of recommendation for the parents (written by family, friends, professional relations)
• A personal essay written by the applicant stating his/her reasons for applying to EABJM
• If the parents are divorced, an authorization signed by both to enroll the child at EABJM

Application deadline: March 31 for 9th and 10th grade applicants (troisième & seconde) and April 30 for all the other grades. Deadlines are waived for  non-residents planning to move to Paris. Although it is the school's policy to reserve spaces for such cases, the number of available spaces is limited and we urge parents to apply as early as possible.

The application procedure two additional steps:

• First, attend a school presentation: presentations of EABJM—followed by a Q&A session—take place almost weekly throughout the year. Dates are available on our Web site. We require that parents attend a school presentation—even alumni and parents who have or have had children enrolled at EABJM. Please confirm your presence at one of these presentations by email.
• Preliminary review
• If the applicant meets the school's academic standards, an appointment for parents and the applicant is scheduled with a school department head, the Director of Admissions or the school Principal. We request that both parents come with the applicant for this appointment, which lasts approximately 30 minutes.

Notification

The Admissions Committee examines Paris residents' applications for 2nde (10th grade) in mid-April and notifications are mailed by April 30. For Paris residents applying to the other grades, the Admissions Committee meets in mid-May and notifications are mailed by May 20. Non-resident applications are reviewed monthly on a rolling basis and families are notified shortly after such review.

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Please note that grade-appropriate English proficiency is an admission prerequisite.

Application documents checklist

• A completed application form (by mail or online)
• A non-refundable application fee of €65 for mail applications or €40 for online applications
• Three passport photos
• Copy of the applicant's birth certificate
• School reports for the two previous years and current-year reports as soon as available
• An independent evaluation of applicants is required: WISC IV, ERB/ISEE, SSAT or equivalent, according to the age of the applicant and availability in your country. The evaluation may be taken in the language of your choice.
• Two letters of recommendation for the applicant (written by the school principal or a current teacher)
• Two letters of recommendation for the parents (written by family, friends or professional relations)
• For 2nde (10th grade) applicants only: a personal essay written by the applicant stating his/her reasons for applying to EABJM
• If the parents are divorced, an authorization signed by both to enroll the child at EABJM

Application deadlines are waived for adaptation classes. Although it is the school's policy to reserve spaces for such cases, the number of available spaces is limited and we urge parents to apply as early as possible.

The application procedure involves two additional steps

• First, attend a school presentation: presentations of EABJM—followed by a Q&A session—take place almost weekly throughout the year. Dates are available on our Web site. We require that parents attend a school presentation—even alumni and parents who have or have had children enrolled at EABJM. Please confirm your presence at one of these presentations by email.
• Second, an appointment for parents and the applicant is scheduled with a school department head, the Director of Admissions or the school Principal. We request that both parents come with the applicant for this appointment, which lasts approximately 30 minutes. We realize that non-resident applicants and their parents might not be able to visit the school for this interview. However, if you do have an opportunity to come to Paris, we urge you to schedule an appointment with the Admissions Office. If this is not possible, a telephone appointment will be scheduled.

Notification

The Admissions Committee reviews applications to adaptation classes monthly on a rolling basis and families are notified shortly after such review.

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