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Ministry of Transport approval no. 0904/D/MINT/SG/DTR/SDPSR/SFCAM/02092025

Your keyto safedriving

A driving school in Makepé St. Tropez, Douala. Theory and practical, in English and French, on real Douala roads — with a simulator for the weeks before you meet them. Training from 85,000 XAF, plus the mandatory 25,000 XAF registration and licence test fee.

A Chia Auto-Ecole student at the wheel with her instructor beside her, Douala
A Chia Auto-Ecole student at the wheel with her instructor beside her, Douala

What this school is for

Four things we are actually accountable for.

  • 01

    Bilingual pedagogy

    Every theory lesson and every hour behind the wheel is delivered in English or in French — whichever one you think in. You never learn the road in your second language.

  • 02

    University partnerships

    We run cohorts with universities and institutions, so students can train around a timetable that already exists instead of choosing between the two.

  • 03

    Road safety advocacy

    Aligned to UN SDG 3.6 — halving road deaths and injuries — and SDG 11. We campaign on Douala's roads, not only in our classroom.

  • 04

    Scholarships and outreach

    We visit accident victims in hospital, support emergencies, and give driving scholarships to people who could not otherwise pay for the licence.

The school itself

A classroom with the signs on the wall, a simulator rig, and instructors who take you onto the roads you will actually drive.

Eight weeks, laid out honestly

This is the Normal programme, week by week. The faster programmes cover the same ground with more sessions per week — not less content.

Theory runs every Wednesday and Friday. Every lesson, theory or practical, is 1 hour 30 minutes.

  1. Week 1

    All theory and highway regulations

    Signs, priorities, the highway code. Before anything moves, you learn what the road is already telling you.

    An instructor reading from a sheet in the classroom, a chart of road signs on the whiteboard behind him
  2. Week 2

    Two theory lessons, one practical

    The first time your hands are on the wheel, with the code still fresh enough to argue with you.

    A student in the driver's seat with both hands on the wheel, her instructor in the passenger seat
  3. Weeks 3–4

    Simulator

    Starting and stopping a manual car, pedal management, gear shifts, holding a lane, free-drive simulation. You stall in here, not in traffic on Boulevard de la Liberté.

    A student at the driving simulator rig facing the screen, under the Chia Auto-Ecole wall sign
  4. Weeks 5–7

    Live road application

    Direct road exercises, changing gears in traffic, junctions, town tours, reverse driving and reverse parking. Real Douala, real conditions.

    An instructor in hi-vis talking through an exercise with a student at the roadside in Douala
  5. Week 8

    Final assessment

    Reverse parking drills, basic mechanical maintenance, general revision and the final examination.

    An instructor drawing the oil dipstick while two students watch over the open bonnet

Fees, with nothing hidden

Training fee plus the mandatory registration and licence test fee. That total is what you pay.

Choose a programme

What to bring on day one

Bring these and you can register the same day. Nothing here is a surprise fee — the two that cost money are listed with their price.

Come and see it

Walk in, look at the classroom, meet an instructor. No appointment needed.

Address
Makepé St. Tropez, opposite Orange Technical Entrance
Douala, Cameroon
Theory timetable
Wednesdays and Fridays

Ready to take the wheel?

Message us on WhatsApp with the programme you want and we will tell you the next intake date.

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