School Fees

Application Fee (all grades)

250 € (non-refundable)

Matriculation Fee

• First Child: 1.100 € (non-refundable)
• Additional Children: 1.000 € (non-refundable)

Entrance Fee

• 6.000 € (non-refundable, one-time charge)​​
• The payment of the Entrance Fee for new Nursery students can be paid over two years (50% and 50%).

Tuition Fees

• Early Childhood (Nursery and Pre-K): 12.950 €
• Elementary School (Kinder-Grade 5): 17.000 €
• Middle School (Grades 6-8): 18.240 €
• High School (Grades 9-12): 21.720€

Lunch Fees (Optional Service)

• Full year payment: 1.780 €¹
• Monthly payment: 188 €¹
• One lunch ticket: 12 €¹

Bus Fees (Optional Service)

• Routes 1 & 2 Barcelona (round trip): 2.200€¹
• Routes 1 & 2 Barcelona (one way): 1.350 €¹
• Route 3 Sant Cugat² (round trip): 2.650 €¹
• Route 3 Sant Cugat² (one way): 1.600 €¹
• One Way Ticket Barcelona: 8.80 €¹
• One Way Ticket Sant Cugat: 15.50 €¹

¹ These are 2025-26 school year amounts.  2026-27 school year prices are TBC. 

² Route only offered when a minimum number of students sign up.

Application Fee (all grades)

250 € (non-refundable)

Matriculation Fee

First Child: 1.300 € (non-refundable)
Additional Children: 1.200 € (non-refundable)

Entrance Fee

6.700 € (non-refundable, one-time charge)​​

Tuition Fees

• Early Childhood (Nursery and Pre-K): 16.400 €
• Elementary School (Kinder-Grade 5): 20.000 €
• Middle School (Grades 6-8): 21.350 €
• High School (Grades 9-12): 25.430€

Lunch Fees (Optional Services)

• Full year payment: 1.780€¹
• Monthly payment: 188€¹
• One lunch ticket: 12€¹

Bus Fees (Optional Services)

• Routes 1 & 2 Barcelona (round trip): 2.200€¹
• Routes 1 & 2 Barcelona (one way): 1.350€¹
• Route 3 Sant Cugat² (round trip): 2.650€¹
• Route 3 Sant Cugat² (one way): 1.600€¹
• One Way Ticket Barcelona: 8.80€¹
• One Way Ticket Sant Cugat: 15.50€¹

¹ These are 2025-26 school year amounts.  2026-27 school year prices are TBC. 

² Route only offered when a minimum number of students sign up.

Application Fee

The application fee is charged per prospective student to process an “Application for admission”. It is valid for two consecutive school years and it is non-refundable. 

Matriculation Fee

The annual matriculation fee is per student and non-refundable. Collected matriculation fees form part of the general fund used to finance school operations.

Tuition Fees

These annual fees cover the operational costs of the school, including salaries, instructional expenses, administrative expenses, facilities expenses, etc. A 10% fee reduction is applied for the third child from the same family, and a 20% reduction for children thereafter. A discount of 1.5% is applied to tuition pre-paid on an annual basis. 

Entrance Fee

The Entrance Fee is a one-time charge for a newly enrolled student and is non-refundable. It can be paid in two installments: 50% together with the Matriculation Fee upon acceptance and the remaining 50% before school starts in September. Families will have a 50% discount on this fee for their 4th child and thereafter. Payment must be made in full before the start of the school year in September. 

Lunch Fees

This optional fee is charged to those families choosing to register for school lunch.

Bus Fees

This optional fee is charged to those families choosing to use the bus service either in the morning, afternoons or both. Please consult the fee schedule for current rates and routes.

Additional Charges

IBDP diploma, course, and subject fees are directly billed to families with students enrolled in the IBDP program. Additional charges for field trips, optional parties, extra-curricular activities, tutoring, and special programs will be billed as appropriate. 

Payment of Entrance Fee and first-time Matriculation Fee can be done online with a credit or debit card, or via wire transfer. All other fees, including re-enrollment Matriculation Fee, require direct debit payment (SEPA - see the form here)

• Pre-payment of Matriculation Fees (for all students, this is an annual fee) and of Entrance Fees (for new students, this is a one-time charge), is required for both enrollment and re-enrollment. These fees are non-refundable.
• Tuition, lunch, and bus fees may be paid annually or monthly. Monthly payments are due on the 5th of each month.
• The failure to pay all school fees by due dates will be addressed in the following manner:
  • Thirty calendar days after the due date, BFIS will communicate in writing the outstanding debt to the parent responsible for the student’s account.
  • Sixty calendar days after the due date, and every thirty days thereafter, tuition and/or other school fees in arrears will be assessed a service charge (as determined by “Banco de España”) on an annual basis of the unpaid balance.
  • The school reserves the right to suspend the student from classes until payment obligations have been fulfilled.
  • Failure to meet all financial obligations to the school may result in the referral of any uncollected debt to the school’s legal counsel.
• Final confirmation of a space for the following academic year is subject to all existing financial obligations to the school being met satisfactorily. BFIS also reserves the right to reject any matriculation payment. In case of recurrent defaulters, BFIS reserves the right to reject any re-matriculation requests.

Early Departure Penalty

Any changes regarding enrollment or length of stay must be communicated in writing to BFIS before June 1st, before the start of the following school year in September. Said communication will be deemed valid only if it contains the departure date. Any changes communicated after May 31st, have a three-month’s tuition Early Departure Penalty fee. Please note that Matriculation Fee and Entrance Fee are always non-refundable regardless of any communication made.

Discounts on Tuition Fees

• Early payment (annual): 1,5%
• 3rd child: 10%
• 4th and thereafter: 20%

Discounts on Entrance Fees

• 4th and thereafter: 50%
• BFIS Graduate’s children: 50%

Discounts on Application Fees

BFIS Graduate’s children: 100%

Partial-Day Attendance

There is no discount for students attending school for only a part of the school day.

Additional Copies of Transcripts

There is no charge associated with requests for additional copies of transcripts by BFIS Alumni.