School fees

• Application Fee
  Fee charged per prospective student to process an “Application for admission”. Valid for two consecutive school years. Non-refundable. 
• Matriculation Fee
  The yearly matriculation fee is per student and non-refundable. Matriculation fees collected form part of the general fund used to finance school operations. Non-refundable. 
• Tuition Fees
  These yearly 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 may be paid in two installments: 50% together with the Matriculation Fee and the remaining 50% before school starts in September. Families will have a 50% discount on this concept for their 4th and 5th child/ren. Payment must be made in full before the start of the school year in September. Non-refundable. 
• Lunch Fees
  This optional fee is charged to those families choosing to enroll their children in our lunch program.  
• Additional Charges
  IBDP diploma, course, and subject fees are direct 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. 
• 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.

Prepayment 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 yearly or monthly (10 installments for N through 11th grade and 9 installments for 12th grade). 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 a yearly 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.

Additional Charges:
IB Diploma, course and subject fees are directly billed to families with students enrolled in the IBDP program. Additional charges for field trips, optional parties, after-school activities, extracurricular activities, special programs, etc, will be billed as appropriate.

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

Discounts on Entrance Fees
4th and 5th child: 50%
BFIS Graduate’s children: 50%

Discounts on Application
BFIS Graduate’s children: 100%

Partial-Day Attendance
There is no discount for students attending school for only a part of the school day.

EAL Testing
There is no additional charge over and above the Application fee for first-time EAL test-takers. In the event the EAL test is to be repeated the cost is 100 EUR.

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