Monaco - Enrol Your Child in Primary School

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Procedure

1. Choose a school for your child. You may enrol your child under a state-run school, a private school under contract or a private school. You may also educate your child at home, subject to the terms and checks set out in Article 5 of Act no. 1.334 of 12 July 2007 concerning education. In the state sector, the school your child will attend depends on the geographical area see map in which you live. If you would like your child to attend a school in a different area, you should send a letter to the Department of Education, Youth and Sport before 15th June, requesting an area exemption. While awaiting for a reply, you must enrol your child in the school in your area.
2. To be able to enrol your child or children in a primary school, you will need to fill up the enrolment form which can be downloaded online or obtained from the school in your area during enrolment periods, or from the Department of Education, Youth and Sport, outside enrolment periods.
3. Gather all the documents you will need to register your child in a primary school.
4. Once you have completed the enrolment form, submit it along with all other required documents. Registrations will be taken in the schools secretary's offices, and please remember that registration are done BY APPOINTMENT ONLY and during official enrolment periods only.
5. The child would have to take a test in cases where the child's mother tongue is a language other than French or the child was previously enrolled in a private school that was not under contract. In both cases, the Department of Education, Youth and Sport will send you the contact details of the Head of the school. You can then arrange a meeting with the school officials, and set a date when your child may take the test.

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Required Documents

• Completed enrolment form
• Certificate of nationality and domicile for Monegasques and Monegasque ascendants
• Certificate stating that you have lived in Monaco for at least three months, for people domiciled in Monaco
• If you just recently moved in Monaco: a residence card or a confirmation slip for a residence card (note that enrolment will only be definitive on presentation of a photocopy of your residence card)
• The child's certificate of civil status, a photocopy of your family record book or a birth certificate showing proof of parentage
• Photocopy of the child's vaccination records
• Certificate stating that the child is no longer enrolled in his or her previous school, except for children who have not yet attended school
• School reports for the past three terms
• Three window envelopes (DL 110 x 220) with stamps affixed at the current postal rate
• Three ID photos of the child
• For divorced parents: the divorce ruling (translated into French if necessary) and, in cases of shared parental custody, a letter from the second parent authorising schooling in Monaco, accompanied by a photocopy of an official document (such as an ID card or driving licence.)
• For parents who are separated: a photocopy of the official document specifying the adult who has custody and, in cases of joint parental custody, a letter from the second parent authorising schooling in Monaco, accompanied by a photocopy of an official document (such as an ID card or driving licence.) If you do not have an official document, you should provide the photocopy of a family allowance statement and a photocopy of your social insurance card

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Education, Youth and Sports
Avenue de l'Annonciade
MC 98000 Monaco
Phone: (+377) 98 98 83 05
Fax : (+377) 98 98 85 74
Office hours:
Monday to Friday (9:30am - 5:00pm)
Map

State Schools in Monaco:

Fontvieille

cole de Fontvieille

No. 5 avenue des Guelfes

Phone: (+377) 98 98 47 65

Website

Study time, school canteen.

Condamine

cole de la Condamine

4 rue Saige

Phone: (+377) 98 98 86 65

Website

Study Time, school canteen, classes with flexible schedules (Music Program).

Moneghetti

cole des Rvoires

63 ter bd du Jardin Exotique

Phone: (+377) 98 98 86 83

Website

Study time, school canteen.

Monte-Carlo

cole Saint Charles

11 avenue Saint Laurent

Phone: (+377) 98 98 86 70

Website

Study time, school canteen, French as a foreign language for non native french speakers, classes with adapted educational methods.

Private schools under contract

Cours Saint Maur

33 bd des Moulins

Phone: (+377) 93 50 61 51

Website

School Canteen.

tablissement Franois dAssise Nicolas Barr

11 rue Princesse Marie de Lorraine

Phone: (+377) 97 97 10 50

Website

School Canteen.

Eligibility

Children must be enrolled in a primary school at the beginning of the calendar year in which they will reach the age of six, prior to starting school in September.

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Documents to Use

Enrolment Form

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Instructions

You must enrol your child or children during the time-periods stipulated by the Department of Education, Youth and Sport, unless you have moved to the Principality during the school year. Please inquire with the Department about the enrollment schedule for the school year.

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Need for the Document

Education is compulsory for all children aged six to sixteen who are Monegasque nationals or living in Monaco. State education is free in Monaco, you may also choose to enrol your child in a private school under contract or in a private school where you will be required to pay tuition fee.

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External Links

• Government of Monaco Web Portal:

http://en.service-public-particuliers.gouv.mc/Education/Education-and-teaching/Primary-and-secondary-education/How-to-enrol-your-child-in-primary-school

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