FAQ
Do you need a zoning exemption (dérogation) to attend the collèges in Sèvres or Chaville?
I don’t live in Chaville or Sèvres and my child is in CM2 (the last year of primary school). I have received the admission form for my local collège. Do I have to get a “dérogation” - a special exemption from zoning rules - for my child to join a SIS sixième class?
Unless you already know your child’s entrance test results, you should fill in the form for your local collège and follow normal procedure. As soon as your child is accepted by the SIS, he or she is automatically admitted to the collège in Sèvres or Chaville. This does not count as an exemption (dérogation) but as an ‘international’ admission procedure. Out of courtesy, you should notify your local collège or your child’s school, as you are freeing up a place there by accepting SIS admission.
But the head of my child’s primary school insists that I fill out the request for a dérogation!
Not everyone is aware of the procedure to follow for international sections. It is all rather complex. If your head insists, fill out the request and write COLLÈGE de SÈVRES or CHAVILLE-SECTIONS INTERNATIONALES on the line for school.
There’s nothing to worry about. When the committee meets to examine the requests for exemptions, international section files are processed differently.
While on the subject of paperwork, we have a recommendation to make!
Once in the International Sections, your child will be participating in class trips. Make sure he/she has his/her own passport or identity card (it usually takes at least a month to obtain these papers and can take longer just before school holidays). If you have opted for an identity card, she/he will also need a carte d’autorisation de sortie du territoire (document permitting a minor to leave the country without his/her parents). This is usually valid for 6 months (depending on your local municipality).
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