Tuition and Fees 

Tuition and Fees for New Students
Tuition and Fees for Returning Students
Reduced Payment Schedule for Additional Children
Tuition and Fees Regulations
Making Payments

2013-14 Tuition and Fees for New Students

The text below is also available here as a PDF. Click here to download the 2012-13 Tuition and Fees Payment Schedule. For any questions, please contact the ICS Business Office at business.office(at)icsaddis.edu.et.

The Board of Governors of the International Community School has established the tuition and fee schedules for new students for the school year 2013-14 as follows (all amounts are in United States dollars):

Grade

Application Fee

Annual Capital Levy

Annual Tuition

Total Tuition and Fees for New Students

Early Childhood

$500

--

$7,600

$7,600

Kindergarten – Grade 5

$500

$2,500

$18,250

$21,250

Grade 6 – Grade 8

$500

$2,500

$20,700

$23,700

Grade 9 – Grade 10

$500

$2,500

$21,300

$24,300
Grade 11 - Grade 12** $500 $2,500 $21,620 $24,620

*The application fee for early childhood students is credited to the annual tuition fee.

*Early childhood students are not charged the capital levy and registration/application fee for the 2013-14 school year only. 

**International Baccalaureate exam fees included for students in grades 11 and 12.

When new students apply to the International Community School, a non-refundable application fee of $500 is charged. Upon enrollment, the application fee for early childhood children is applied to their annual tuition fees.

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2013-14 Tuition and Fees for Returning Students

 The Board of Governors of the International Community School has established the tuition and fee schedules for returning students for the school year 2013-14 as follows:
 

Grade

Registration Fee

Annual Capital Levy

Annual Tuition

Total Tuition and Fees for Returning Students

Early Childhood

$500

--

$7,600

$7,600

Kindergarten – Grade 5

$500

$1000

$18,250

$19,750

Grade 6 – Grade 8

$500

$1000

$20,700

$22,200

Grade 9 – Grade 10

$500

$1000

$21,300

$22,800
Grade 11 - Grade 12** $500 $1000 $21,620 $23,120

*The registration fee for early childhood students is credited to the annual tuition fee. 

*Early childhood students are not charged the capital levy and registration fee for the 2013-14 school year only.

**International Baccalaureate exam fees included for students in grades 11 and 12.

Application and Registration Fee Refunds

Application and registration fee refunds are granted based on the following refund policy:

  • If the reserved seat remains vacant, half of the fee will be refunded to the family or sponsoring organization
  • If the reserved seat can be filled immediately, the entire fee will be refunded to the family or sponsoring organization, at the discretion of the school
  • If the applicant is on the wait list and that position on the wait list will be taken by another wait-listed applicant, the entire fee will be refunded to the family or sponsoring organization, at the discretion of the school
  • The maximum amount of fees retained by the school per family is $500
  • Fees can only be refunded via wire transfer, US$ check, or a check in ETB
 
Extended Day Fees
 
Extended Day Fees for the 2013-14 school year for new and returning early childhood students will be $2,000 annual fee or semi-annual fee of $1,000.
 

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Reduced Payment Schedule for Additional Children

 For individual families with more than two children enrolled in ICS, discounts are provided on annual tuition fees only, as per the following scales:
  • A five percent (5%) discount for the third child of the same family
  • A ten percent (10%) discount for the fourth child of the same family
  • A fifteen percent (15%) discount for the fifth and any additional child(ren) of the same family


These discounts apply only to the tuition of the specific child, that is, the tuition discount does not apply to all the children in a family, but only to the tuition of the third, fourth, fifth, etc., child. Discounts do not apply to other school fees, such as capital levy and registration fees.

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Tuition and Fees Regulations

It is the responsibility of parents and guardians to assure that all tuition and fees are paid on time, according to the following information:

A. Payment Due Dates: 

a. Payment for the entire first semester tuition and fees must be paid by 30 August 2013.

b. Payment for the entire second semester tuition and fees must be paid by 31 January 2014.

c. Fees paid by organizations must be paid in total for the entire year at the beginning of the school year, on or before 30 August 2013.

B. Students whose application fees are not paid in full shall not, in any circumstances, be permitted to attend ICS.

C. For new students only, who are starting after the first day of the school year, the capital levy and entire tuition fees for the respective semesters (1st or 2nd) must be paid with in two weeks from the start of school by a new student. Subsequent payments thereafter must be paid on the published due dates.

D. If a child attends school for twenty-five (25) school days of any semester (half year), the tuition for that semester must be paid in full. If a child attends school for fewer than twenty-five (25) school days of any semester (half year), the parent has the option of paying a daily rate amounting to 1.5% of the semester tuition.

E. In the event that ICS Addis is closed for longer than one week due to circumstances beyond its control, tuition and fees may not be refunded. 

Finance charges are levied for late payment of school fees as follows:

F.  A finance charge equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount due is levied when payment is made later than two weeks after the start of the school.

G. The finance charge increases to ten percent (10%) of the total amount due when payment is made within the two weeks after assessment of the 5% finance charge. 

H. If payments are not made within six weeks of the original due date, the child or children involved will not be permitted to attend classes or participate in school events until all tuition, fees and any accumulated finance charges for the entire semester (or entire year in the case of organizations) are paid in full.

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Making Payments

All non-Ethiopian citizens must make tuition and fee payments in US dollars. Payment in US$ may be made in cash, traveler's checks, personal check, wire transfer, NR check or FCY check. Ethiopian nationals only may pay in Ethiopian birr, at the prevailing rate of exchange.

To the School Cashier:

  • Please remember that in ICS only the school cashier can collect tuition payments. Please be sure you receive an official ICS receipt at the time of payment.
  • The cashier's office is open Monday–Friday, 7:45 AM–5:00 PM.

By Wire Transfer:

If you are paying by wire transfer to one of our US bank accounts, please include the name and grade of your child(ren) with the transfer details. After making the transfer, please submit a copy of your bank's wire transfer advice to the ICS Business Office.

For the full account and transfer information for the banks listed below, please contact the ICS Business Office at business.office(at)icsaddis.edu.et.

1) International Community School of Addis Ababa
TD Bank NA
2070 Chain Bridge Rd.
Vienna, VA 22182, USA

2) International Community School of Addis Ababa
JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA
277 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10172, USA
 

Additional Charges:

Please be aware that any and all bank transfer and other fees must be borne by the student, parent, or guardian. Fees include wire transfer charges, foreign check fees, insufficient funds fees and any administrative fees resulting from these additional fees. These charges will be reflected on your billing statement. In such situations, finance charges for late payment are typically assessed as well.