The Casco School - Costa del Este vs Thomas Jefferson School

	T The Casco School - Costa del Este Panama City, Panama	T Thomas Jefferson School Panama City, Panama
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year $5,220 - 10,647	Fees / year $7,080
Age range	Age range 2 - 18 years	Age range 3 - 17 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum IB (DP), Bespoke Curriculum, EYFS (Early years foundation stage)	Curriculum Bespoke Curriculum
Pupils	Pupils 450	Pupils —
Typical class size	Typical class size 15	Typical class size —
Instruction language	Instruction language English, Spanish	Instruction language Spanish, English
Opened	Opened 2018	Opened 2010
Bus service	Bus service No	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location —	Location Located at Hacienda Country Club, Panamá.
Stages	Stages —	Stages Pre-kindergarten 3 through Grade 12 (PK-3 to 12th grade).
School type	School type —	School type Private bilingual school; co-educational.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support —	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation —	Country affiliation Panama
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure Preschool: Monday–Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; Extended Care: Monday–Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Primary and Secondary: Monday–Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; After School Program: Monday–Thursday, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Bus service details	Bus service details —	Bus service details —
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details —	Fee details Application / Admission Fees - Application / admission (one-time) fee: USD 5,000 for the first child; USD 4,000 for a second child from the same family; USD 3,000 for a third child (reported figure). Tuition (colegiatura) — by level and billing unit - General published range for monthly tuition: USD 480 – USD 700 depending on the student's level (Pre‑school through Secondary). This range is reported as the typical monthly colegiatura for the school. Annual and per‑term totals are not published on the school's public pages; multiply the monthly range by the number of billed months to estimate annual cost. Examples of how the tuition range translates to yearly figures (illustrative only) - If billed over 12 months: annual tuition approximately USD 5,760 – USD 8,400. - If billed over 11 months: annual tuition approximately USD 5,280 – USD 7,700. - If billed over 10 months: annual tuition approximately USD 4,800 – USD 7,000. (Note: the school's public pages do not publish a level-by-level numeric schedule showing exact per‑term or per‑grade amounts.) Billing schedule and payment terms - Reported practice for similar private schools in the region is monthly colegiatura; available third‑party listings report a monthly tuition range for this school. Specifics such as the exact number of installments per academic year, invoice dates, late‑payment penalties, or discount policies for early/annual payment are not published on the school's public admissions and matriculation pages. Boarding fees - The school is described as a day school located within Hacienda Country Club and lists regular daily schedules for Pre‑school, Primary and Secondary; no boarding programme or boarding fees are published. Therefore, there are no publicly listed boarding fees. Other costs and recurring fees - Enrollment / matriculation (inscription) reported approximate amount: USD 1,260 (reported as an estimated inscription/matricula figure in third‑party listings). - Typical other costs that private schools commonly charge (not itemised on the school's public pages) include: school insurance, laboratory or materials fees, extracurricular activity fees, class trip fees, and parent association or capital fund contributions. The school's public pages do not list fixed amounts for uniforms, textbooks, supplies, transportation, extracurriculars, or school insurance. Refunds and withdrawal / refund policy - No public, itemised refund policy or refund amounts for withdrawal, dismissal, or non‑attendance is published on the school's public admissions or matriculation pages. Information on whether any portion of the admission fee, matriculation fee, or monthly colegiatura is refundable is not available in the publicly accessible pages. Accepted fee payment methods - The school's public contact and admissions pages list telephone and email contact routes for the Admissions Office. Specific, published payment channels (for example: credit card, debit card, bank transfer, online payment portal, or checks) are not itemised on the publicly available pages. Summary of availability of detailed fee data - A level‑by‑level, per‑term numeric fee schedule for the 2026/27 academic year (or a published 2025/26 schedule) is not available on the school's public admissions and matriculation pages. The figures above are the concrete numeric items that appear in third‑party school listings and summaries (monthly tuition range, approximate inscription/matricula, and reported admission/donation amounts). For many required details — exact annual or per‑term tuition by grade, the precise billing schedule and installment dates, explicit refund terms, uniform costs, and accepted payment mechanisms — the school's publicly accessible pages do not provide the itemised numbers required for a complete, grade‑by‑grade fee table.
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Governance and ownership	Governance and ownership —	Governance and ownership —
Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details —	Curriculum details Thomas Jefferson School (TJS) offers a private, bilingual education from Pre-K 3 to 12th grade, grounded in ethical and moral values and aligned with international standards. The curriculum includes an innovative STEAMS program (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, Service) and a neuroscience-based socio-emotional learning system (ASC) with a Family Support and Orientation Center that guides parents and students. Instruction is bilingual from PK-3, with French added from 8th grade. Classrooms are mixed-age and limited to 20 students to enable individualized attention; the school offers a Talent Development program and a high school track in Sciences and Humanities that includes robotics, marketing, social entrepreneurship, psychology, and health. The school participates in high-level competitions such as Robotics Olympiads, Olympiads of Thinking, and the Panamanian Mathematics Olympiad; the calendar runs March to December, with Primary and Secondary hours from 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Pre-school hours from 7:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio —	Student teacher ratio Small class sizes and mixed-age classrooms with a maximum of 20 students per class to enable individualized attention.
Exam results	Exam results —	Exam results —
Higher education progression	Higher education progression —	Higher education progression —
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented —	Gifted and talented Talent development program to enhance learning.
Academic calendar	Academic calendar —	Academic calendar —
Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding —
Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview —
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities —
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History —
Community	Community —	Community —
Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association —
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
Awards	Awards —	Awards —
Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations —
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions —	Admissions 1. Contact and tour. The Admissions Department welcomes families. They invite visitors to tour the school to observe the teaching methodology in action. You may reach the department by email at info@tjs.edu.pa, by phone at (507) 832-2137 or (507) 838-5773, or by WhatsApp at +507 6297-6419. 2. New admission documents. The following documents are required for new enrollment: Two passport-sized photos; Copy of birth certificate; Copy of Panamanian ID or Passport; Copy of the Panamanian ID or Passport of the parents; Health certificate issued by a Panamanian physician; Copy of vaccination record; Copy of the grade reports from all previous grades; Certification of Convalidation issued by the Ministry of Education, MEDUCA. For students who studied grades abroad: Copy of the grade reports from all previous grades; The last grade studied must be legalized and apostilled in the country of origin; Certification of Convalidation issued by MEDUCA.
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