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For the LFO Maternelle AS Financial Regulations, see below.
The financial regulations of the Association du Lycée Français René Cassin d’Oslo (LFO) apply to the students and their legal guardians from preschool to high school for the 2024/25 school year. They apply from the time the registration form was sent on Eduka. The regulations were adopted by vote by the management board (Conseil d’Administration) on 10/1/2024. It is available for consultation on the LFO’s website. In case of disagreement, the French version prevails.
The LFO sends invoices and any reminder by email. The LFO considers that the information provided for the families when enrolling students is up to date. It is the responsibility of the families to verify the correctness of the information provided and to send any modifications to the school.
The Payment schedule: Tuition and study fees are billed in 5 installments (September, November, January, March and May: invoice for 2 months of tuition). Other fees may be billed separately, the LFO does not issue monthly invoices.
Payment terms:
A first reminder, in case of non-payment by the due date indicated on the invoice, will be sent by email to the payer granting an additional period of 15 days.
A second reminder will be sent by email granting an additional period of 15 days.
In case of non-payment after the second reminder and without any information received by the payer, the unpaid invoices will be automatically sent to the collections office which will proceed with the collection according to the laws in place. The payment will then be made to the collections office.
The consequences of non-payments on the schooling of the child: during the school year, the LFO management reserves the right to no longer grant access to lessons to the students concerned and the school will in no way be held responsible for the situation. It will be the responsibility of the legal guardians to ensure their duties and the registration of their child(ren) in another school.
In the event of prolonged debt or financial litigation during the year N, Management reserves the right not to prioritize the child’s re-enrollment for the year N+1, or even not to re-enroll the student for the following school year. The school will not be held responsible for the situation.
In case of withdrawal during the school year, even for study hall, the notice period is 3 months from the date of reception of the information notified in writing to the following addresses: secretariat@lfo.no for the secondary level and ecole@lfo.no for the primary level. This delay applies for the tuition fees and any other paid services. In the event of departure, the exeat (certificate of withdrawal) will be delivered on demand by the management service by email after payment of invoices.
Students admitted during the school year according to availability will be billed school fees from the starting date set with the LFO and written on the enrollment form on Eduka.
Any family able to prove that they do not benefit from a direct or indirect financial compensation, covering everything or part of the school fees, from their employer(s), is eligible to local fees (see §4.1.1) after consideration of the file. A false declaration will result in the French high school in Oslo to refuse by right the student’s registration or will proceed with their withdrawal.
Without this proof from the employer, the company fee will be automatically applied to any new student joining the school.
Application fees corresponding to the examination of the application file by our services, amounting to 3,000 NOK, must be paid at the same time as filling in the online registration form. The enrollment will be processed only after reception of the payment. Those fees do not guarantee a place at the LFO and are non-refundable.
Pupils already enrolled in 2023/2024 in ‘Grande Section’ (‘GS’) in kindergarten at the LFO will be subject to a fee of 5,000 NOK when they go to ‘CP’. These fees will be billed in September by the management service and are non-refundable.
A security deposit amounting to 2,600 NOK will have to be paid after a place is attributed to the children from ‘CP’ to ‘terminale’. The payer will be reimbursed for the security deposit without interest fees when the child leaves, subject to full payment of all tuition and other fees. It is requested to the payer, when leaving, to give the school banking details to use for reimbursements.
Admission fees amounting to 2,000 NOK are applied to any student joining the school from ‘CP’ to ‘Terminale’. They make it possible to establish the admission file for each child. The payment of these fees makes the registration final.
These fees are billed once again for a former student wishing to become a student again after 10 months have passed between the date of departure and their effective return to the school.
The admission fees are non-refundable.
The advance fee for re-enrollment amounts to one month of schooling fee of the following school year for each child.
This amount shall be invoiced during the re-enrollment process for the next school year.
It will be entirely reimbursed by deduction of the first invoice of the next school year.
In the event of withdrawal from admission:
The planning for re-enrollment is the following:
Period for re-enrollment | Tuesday January 16th 2024 / Deadline January 28th 2024 |
Admission processing | from January 29th 2024 to February 8th 2024 |
Registration committee meeting | Friday February 9th 2024 |
Invoicing | Week of February 12th 2024 |
First child rate | Second child rate -15% | 3rd child and following rate -30% | Company/ employer** | |
Elementary | 41.000 | 34.850 | 28.700 | 85.200 |
Middle school 6e à 4e | 44.500 | 37.825 | 31.150 | 106.500 |
Middle school 3e | 46.600 | 39.610 | 32.620 | 106.500 |
Highschool * | 162.000 | 137.700 | 113.400 | 229.900 |
* see 5.2.2
Studies are scheduled after school for students from ‘CP’ to ‘CM2’.
The annual fee for studies for 2024/25 is:
A form will be distributed at the start of the school year so that families wishing to benefit from that service can register.
The legal guardians for students from ‘CP’ to ‘CE2’, having previously registered them for study hall, will benefit from them for free, the municipality taking care of the fees.
Any unregistered student wishing to benefit from a one-off study period will be billed 300 NOK.
In the event the legal guardians are missing after class, the student will be put in study hall. The legal guardians who didn’t register the child(ren) beforehand to study hall, will be billed 300 NOK such as a one-off study period.
In case of delay at the end of study hall, penalties will be billed: 150 NOK for every ¼ hour of delay per child.
For children who are not registered to study hall and who are participating in extra-curricular activities (AES) of the school:
Exam fees must be paid as follows:
To help save money for all families of middle and high schoolers, the school organizes group purchases of school supplies. This applies for all. The families concerned must pay their financial contributions. As an example, a calculator will be billed for the ‘6e’ and ‘2e’ classes.
Students’ participation in educational trips and/or activities organized by the LFO will result in a billing to families.
Educational and logistical equipment is graciously loaned to your child(ren). They have the obligation to return this equipment in good condition at the end of the year. Any damage or loss of equipment will result in a fine. It should be noted that the fee associated with the keycards for Vulkan is 150 NOK. Any intentional or unintentional damage will be investigated and may be subject to billing.
The following fees will be applied:
Students with the French nationality enrolled at the LFO may benefit from financial aid from the French government (school scholarship) under certain income conditions. Applications are processed by the scholarship commission within the French Embassy in Oslo. The decision to grant scholarships is made by the national scholarship commission in Paris.
For new students applying for scholarships, the application form can be downloaded from the website of the French Embassy. Tuition fees will be due in full until a decision is made by the national scholarship commission.
After notification, the tuition fees will be adjusted to consider the scholarships for the entire school year.
Studies in primary school can give right to a tax deduction per child for people paying their taxes in Norway. The amount is capped.
The school fills out a tax declaration every year to the Norwegian authorities of the amounts invoiced (for every payer in Eduka) per civil year. It is essential to fill in the “personnummer” / Norwegian identification number in Eduka to benefit from it. The parents can declare themselves in their tax declaration by downloading them.
You can find information on this tax declaration on the following website: https://www.skatteetaten.no/person/skatt/hjelp-til-riktig-skatt/familie-og-helse/barn/foreldrefradrag/
Students in high school (2e, 1e, terminale) can benefit, under certain conditions, from an aid from the Norwegian government (Lånekassen) if the legal guardians are taxed in Norway and are nationals of the European Economic Area.
Starting mid-July of the year N, families are asked to connect to the website: https://lanekassen.no/ to start the procedure.
At the end of the school year N-1, the LFO sends to the students concerned and their legal guardians related forms. It is then up to the family to send these at the start of the year N to the head of the LFO who will transfer them to the Lånekassen organization.
See website: https://lanekassen.no/
The financial regulations of LFO Maternelle AS apply to the students and their legal guardians of ‘maternelle’ for the 2024/25 school year. They apply from the time the registration form was sent. The regulations were adopted by vote by the management board (Conseil d’Administration) on 10/1/2024. It is available for consultation on the LFO Maternelle AS’s website. In case of disagreement, the French version prevails.
The LFO Maternelle AS sends invoices and any reminder by email. The LFO Maternelle AS considers that the information provided for the families when enrolling students is up to date. It is the responsibility of the families to verify the correctness of the information provided and to send any modifications to the school.
The Payment schedule: Tuition and study fees are billed in 5 installments (September, November, January, March and May: invoice for 2 months of tuition). Other fees may be billed separately, the LFO Maternelle AS does not issue monthly invoices.
Payment terms:
A first reminder, in case of non-payment by the due date indicated on the invoice, will be sent by email to the payer granting an additional period of 15 days.
A second reminder will be sent by email granting an additional period of 15 days.
In case of non-payment after the second reminder and without any information received by the payer, the unpaid invoices will be automatically sent to the collections office which will proceed with the collection according to the laws in place. The payment will then be made to the collections office.
The consequences of non-payments on the schooling of the child: during the school year, the LFO Maternelle AS management reserves the right to no longer grant access to lessons to the students concerned and the school will in no way be held responsible for the situation. It will be the responsibility of the legal guardians to ensure their duties and the registration of their child(ren) in another school.
In the event of prolonged debt or financial litigation during the year N, Management reserves the right not to prioritize the child’s re-enrollment for the year N+1, or even not to re-enroll the student for the following school year. The school will not be held responsible for the situation.
In case of withdrawal during the school year, even for study hall, the notice period is 3 months from the date of reception of the information notified in writing to the following address: ecole@lfo.no. This delay applies to the tuition fees and any other paid services. In the event of departure, the exeat (certificate of withdrawal) will be delivered on demand by the management service by email after payment of invoices.
Students admitted during the school year according to availability will be billed school fees from the starting date set with the LFO Maternelle AS and written on the enrollment form on Eduka.
A security deposit amounting to 2,600 NOK will have to be paid after a place is attributed to the child(ren) in ‘maternelle’. The payer will be reimbursed for the security deposit without interest fees when the child leaves, subject to full payment of all tuition and other fees. It is requested to the payer, when leaving, to give the school banking details to use for reimbursements.
Only then students in ‘Grande Section’ (‘GS’) at the LFO Maternelle AS in the year N, wishing to enroll in ‘CP’ at the LFO in the year N+1, will have to pay an advance fee in the amount of one month of schooling in ‘CP’ (cf. financial regulations of the LFO).
This amount will be entirely reimbursed by deduction on the first invoice of the next school year.
The fees for the ‘maternelle’ correspond to the “makspris” set by the Parliament. These fees are susceptible to change during the year. Reductions can be applied according to the conditions set by the municipality of Oslo.
The fee “makspris” is set at 3,000 NOK per month. The price is calculated based on the “makspris” effective 01/01/2024 according to the information of the government. This “makspris” has been revised to 2,000 NOK per month starting on 01/08/2024.
An email is sent to the families by the management service in the beginning of the school year on the pricing of the ‘maternelle’ and the deductions set by the Oslo municipality. The information presented below is susceptible to change depending on the decisions of the municipality of Oslo.
Any enrollment to the ‘maternelle’ must also be done on the municipality’s website:
oslo.kommune.no > barnehage > søke eller bytte barnehageplass
The withdrawal from ‘maternelle’ must imperatively be notified on the municipality’s website:
oslo.kommune.no > barnehage > oppsigelse og permisjon
All the pupils in ‘maternelle’ benefit from a daycare service included in the schooling fees during school time (from 7:45 until the beginning of class, then from 14:45 until 16:40) N.B.: the schedule for the daycare service (14:45-16:40) can vary the eves of holidays.
‘Jardins d’enfants’ are offered during school holidays up to a maximum of 46 weeks per year according to the schedule voted by the governing board.
To use this service during school holidays, the families must register with the administration within the given deadlines sent by email.
Throughout the year, parents are required to pick up their child(ren) at the end of the daycare/’jardins d’enfants’. In the event of a delay, penalties will be applied and billed: 150 NOK for every ¼ hour per child.
Students’ participation in school trips and/or educational activities organized by the LFO Maternelle AS will result in a billing to families.
Educational and logistical equipment is graciously loaned to your child(ren). They have the obligation to return this equipment in good condition at the end of the year. Any damage or loss of equipment will result in a fine. Any intentional or unintentional damage will be investigated and may be subject to billing. The loss of books will lead to an invoice of 350 NOK per book.
Sibling moderation “søskenmoderasjon”
Families benefit from “søskenmoderasjon” (price reduction taken care of by the Oslo municipality) when 2 or more children in a family are part of the ‘maternelle’ at the LFO Maternelle AS or in any other “barnehage” in the Oslo municipality.
It is up to the families to inform the management service by email providing the relevant documents if they have an eldest child schooled in another barnehage than ours.
Reduced rate
Families having an annual income lower than a threshold set by the Oslo municipality can benefit from a reduced rate. The amount of the reduced rate is calculated by the municipality. It is up to the legal guardians to initiate the process with the Oslo municipality. For French families, this request must be done prior to any application for French scholarship.
The schooling fees will be due in full until notification by the municipality which will entail a billing adjustment.
You are invited to visit the website:
https://www.udir.no/regelverk-og-tilsyn/barnehage/foreldrebetaling/
You can submit your application on the website:
https://www.oslo.kommune.no/barnehage/pris-og-betaling/
Norwegian tax deduction for schooling fees in kindergarten
Schooling fees in ‘maternelle’ can give right to a tax deduction per child for people paying their taxes in Norway. The amount is capped.
The school fills out a tax declaration every year to the Norwegian authorities of the amounts invoiced (for every payer in Eduka) per civil year. It is essential to fill in the “personnummer” / Norwegian identification number in Eduka to benefit from it. The parents can declare themselves in their tax declaration by downloading them.
You can find information on this tax declaration on the following website:
https://www.skatteetaten.no/person/skatt/hjelp-til-riktig-skatt/familie-og-helse/barn/foreldrefradrag/
Students with the French nationality enrolled at the LFO Maternelle AS may benefit from financial aid from the French government (school scholarship) under certain income conditions. Applications are processed by the scholarship commission within the French Embassy in Oslo. The decision to grant scholarships is made by the national scholarship commission in Paris.
For new students applying for scholarships, the application form can be downloaded from the website of the French Embassy. Tuition fees will be due in full until a decision is made by the national scholarship commission.
After notification, the tuition fees will be adjusted to consider the scholarships for the entire school year.