Tuition and Fees 

Tuition and Fees for New Students

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The Board of Governors of the International Community School has established the tuition and fee schedules for new students for the school year 2010-11 as follows (all amounts are in United States dollars):

*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 2010-11 school year only.

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.

Should ICS decide not to enroll the child(ren) involved for any reason, $250 shall be refunded to the parent/guardian. If parents decide not to enroll their child because of a disagreement with the ICS grade placement decision or other conditional enrollment requirements of the school, they may also request a $250 refund from the school.

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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 2010-11 as follows:

*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 2010-11 school year only.

Extended Day Fees for the 2010-11 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:

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 August 25, 2010.

b. Payment for the entire second semester tuition and fees must be paid by January 28, 2011.

c. Fees paid by organizations must be paid in total for the entire year at the beginning of the school year, on or before August 25, 2010.

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.

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

E. 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.

F. 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.

G. 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 through Friday, from 7:45 am–12:00 noon and from 3:00–5:00 pm.

By Wire Transfer:

For the bank details, please download the Tuition and Fees Payment Schedule. 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.

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.