Morocco has the second-largest network of French schools in the world: 44 accredited schools and nearly 49,000 students in 2025, according to the French embassy, almost 70% of them Moroccan. Every year, students at Lyautey, Descartes or Victor-Hugo aim for an American university, and the same question comes back: where to take the SAT, and how to prepare for it while following the French curriculum. In Tunisia, families at the Lycée Pierre-Mendès-France and the other French schools ask it too.
Where to take the SAT in Morocco
No French lycée in Morocco is among the test centres. The SAT is taken at American or British schools, on computer, in the Bluebook app. On 3 October 2026, the College Board's search tool lists these centres for 2026-2027:
- Casablanca: George Washington Academy, London Academy Casablanca, Casablanca American School (from December).
- Rabat: Rabat American School.
- Marrakech: The American School of Marrakech, not on every date.
- Tangier: The American School of Tangier.
- Ifrane: Al Akhawayn School.
The lists change from one sitting to the next, especially in spring, and seats go quickly. Register as soon as registration opens, with a second centre in mind in case the first is full.
Where to take the SAT in Tunisia
In Tunisia, the College Board lists AMIDEAST in Tunis (Belvédère) and in Sousse, and the American Cooperative School of Tunisia, in La Laouina, for the June 2027 sitting only. On 3 October 2026, no Tunisian centre appears for the 1 May 2027 sitting. For a student applying in the autumn, the October to December sittings and the March one are the safest.
SAT dates and fees in Morocco and Tunisia
The dates are the same worldwide: 3 October, 7 November and 5 December 2026, then 6 March, 1 May and 5 June 2027. Registration closes about two weeks before each sitting. Scores usually arrive two to four weeks after the test, according to the College Board.
2026-2027 fees. Outside the United States, the SAT costs $68 registration plus a $43 international fee, $111 in total, whatever the country (College Board fees valid until June 2027). Late registration adds $38, a change of centre $34. Some centres charge extra fees.
Free help on the ground
The US State Department funds EducationUSA centres, hosted by AMIDEAST, in Casablanca, Rabat and Tunis. They run free information sessions on studying in the United States and offer advice on applications. They are a good starting point for a family discovering the process, even though they do not replace test preparation.
In Morocco itself, the SAT also opens a local door: Al Akhawayn University, in Ifrane, accepts it in place of its own admission test.
Preparing for the SAT from the French curriculum
A student at a French lycée in Morocco or Tunisia starts with an advantage in maths: the French specialist maths course covers most of the SAT Math section, and the gap lies in the English of the questions and the pace. The Reading and Writing section takes more work, unless the student reads a lot in English. A calendar that works: a first practice test in Bluebook in the spring of première (Year 12), steady preparation over the summer, a first sitting in the autumn of terminale, and a second sitting in December if needed, before the January deadlines.
For maths, I prepare students in online private lessons, on Moroccan or Tunisian time, and Summit, our digital SAT practice platform, is freely available with our other free tools. For the score to aim for depending on the universities, see What SAT score to aim for.