Registration & Deposit
A registration fee of £150 must accompany each application
form. This non-refundable fee covers all administrative work
involved in processing an application.
A non-refundable deposit of £1,000 must be received after a student has been
accepted and before a place can be confirmed. A deposit of £2,000 is required when the period between the date of acceptance and the student's start date is 20 days or less. The deposit is
applied towards the second semester tuition charges.
Payment methods
For convenience ACS now accepts the following debit and credit
cards for payment of Registration and Deposit fees.
In addition, we also accept Registration & Deposit payment
by cash, cheque, and direct bank transfer. For further information,
and/or to arrange any other method of payment, please contact
the School’s Admissions office.
School fees
Payment of school fees can be made by any of the following methods:
- Sterling cheque drawn on a UK bank account
- Sterling cheque drawn on a foreign bank account
- US Dollar cheque drawn on an American bank account
- Direct payment (i.e. BACS, wire transfer, etc)
- Any of the debit or credit cards shown above
Please note that payments by credit card are subject to a 2.5% handling charge.Also any bank charges incurred by other payment
methods will be debited to your child’s school fees account and further
payment will be required to settle such charges.
For more information, or to arrange any other method of payment,
please contact:
School Fees Officer
ACS International Schools
Heywood
Portsmouth Road
Cobham, Surrey
KT11 1BL
Debentures
A parent or guardian of each student in Grades K-13 is required to
subscribe for a debenture of £250 in each of the first two semesters of
attendance. The debentures are intended to provide the School with
capital to helpmeet the cost of the ongoing improvement of the
School’s overall programme.
For further details, please see the Fees and Conditions section in the Application for Admission.
Day Tuition
The tuition fees, per semester (two semesters) are as follows and include the loan of textbooks, laboratory fees, classroom materials and curriculum related school field trips that take place within a single day.
| Pre-kindergarten |
£4,410 |
| Kindergarten |
£7,365 |
| Grades 1 - 2 |
£7,665 |
| Grades 3 - 4 |
£7,690 |
| Grades 5 - 6 |
£8,500 |
| Grades 7 - 8 |
£8,580 |
| Grades 9 - 10 |
£9,250 |
| Grades 11 - 13 |
£9,280 |
Overnight field trips are part of the curriculumand the costs are in
addition to the school fees. There is one extended field trip per grade
level (grades 4-9),with an expected cost varying between £200-£600
depending on the trip. Invoiceswill be issued to families prior to the trip.
Bus Service
The fees for bus service (per student, per semester) are as follows:
| Door-to-door service |
(single) £765 (return) £1,185 |
There is a reduction in the door-to-door charge for siblings, when two or more are collected at the same house:
| 2nd child |
(single) £775 (return) £1,165 |
| 3rd child |
(single) £750 (return) £1,150 |
| 4th child |
(single) £745 (return) £1,140 |
| Shuttle/point pick-up service |
(single) £325 (return) £500 |
Invoices
Invoices for the 2010/2011 academic yearwill be issued and due on the following dates:
1st Semester Invoice issue date 7th June 2010
1st Semester Invoice due date 28th June 2010
2nd Semester Invoice issue date 5th November 2010
2nd Semester Invoice due date 19th November 2010
Text Books
A set of textbooks is loaned to each student.At the end of the year, or
earlier for transferring students, the booksmust be returned in the
condition in which they were issued, allowance beingmade for fair
wear and tear.
A charge will bemade for textbooks/library books lost or damaged
beyond the accepted standard.
