Application fees
- No fixed application fee amount is published for New Summit Academy Costa Rica in the school's public admissions materials. The application process uses an online application and a review of paperwork, interviews, and an enrollment agreement as part of admissions.
Tuition fees (by year group and billing units)
- School years covered: Grades 9–12 only (single program for high‑school students). New Summit enrolls students in grades 9–12 rather than separate fee bands by grade.
- Published boarding tuition (annual): USD 77,400 per year (boarding, from). This is the publicly listed starting annual amount for a boarding placement.
- Tuition billing units and derived amounts:
- The school operates on a year‑round calendar with five academic terms per year. Tuition is charged monthly and the school requires a minimum six‑month enrollment period. From those two published facts, the following unit amounts are calculated from the stated annual boarding tuition (these are arithmetic conversions based on the published annual figure and the school's published term and billing structure):
- Per term (annual fee ÷ 5 terms): USD 15,480 per term (calculated).
- Per month (annual fee ÷ 12 months): USD 6,450 per month (calculated).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Regular billing frequency: Tuition is billed monthly. Families are billed on a monthly schedule rather than an annual upfront-only billing cadence.
- Enrollment deposits and upfront items required at enrollment:
- A last‑month's tuition deposit is required at enrollment.
- An Ancillary Account deposit is required at enrollment to cover incidental expenses.
- Visa paperwork and associated visa fees are required; parents must complete immigration documentation and related processing. Specific apostille/courier costs apply for birth certificates and other documents. The school can process some documents from Costa Rica for families who cannot complete them in the U.S., but that service carries an extra fee.
- Minimum enrollment commitment: A six‑month minimum enrollment is required. Tuition is charged monthly and the school operates rolling admissions; the minimum stay restriction applies.
- Payment timing and late fees: The school's public materials confirm monthly billing but do not publish the exact monthly due date, accepted payment instruments, or the published schedule for late‑payment penalties in public materials.
Boarding fees (if applicable)
- Boarding is the core residential program and the published annual amount (USD 77,400) is stated as the boarding tuition. Boarding costs are included in that annual boarding tuition figure; there is not a separate publicly posted additional boarding line item beyond the boarding tuition amount shown.
Other costs and typical additional fees
- Immigration and document fees: Costs for apostilles, state certification of birth certificates, courier charges, and any visa application fees are payable by families; if the school completes these tasks on behalf of the family, an additional processing fee is charged.
- Clinical and medical extras: Psychiatrist appointments and some clinical or medical services are available at additional cost per appointment. A full‑time nurse and medical coordinator are on staff; incidental medical costs or specialist charges may be billed separately.
- Optional academic/ancillary fees: College counseling, some certification courses, and extracurricular certifications (for example Wilderness First Aid or SCUBA certification through Aventuras) may incur additional charges. Tutoring is included in tuition; some elective or external activities may carry separate costs.
- Personal spending / incidentals: The required Ancillary Account deposit covers personal incidentals, outings, and other non‑tuition costs charged to the student account. Families should expect additional personal or travel costs for family workshops, home visits, or international travel associated with the program.
- School‑offered administrative extras: If parents request that the school handle FBI background checks or other U.S.–sourced paperwork after arrival, the school charges an extra processing fee for that service.
Refund information and withdrawal/cancellation terms
- No detailed public refund or cancellation policy is published in the publicly accessible admissions summary and fast‑facts materials. The enrollment agreement and specific refund/cancellation terms are part of the formal admissions/enrollment paperwork and are not published as a full public fee schedule. The admissions flow includes signing an Enrollment Agreement as part of finalizing enrollment.
Fee payment options (accepted instruments and methods)
- Public materials explicitly state monthly billing and deposit requirements but do not list the detailed accepted payment methods (for example: credit card, bank transfer, international wire, check, or online payment portal) in the publicly posted summaries. Families are billed monthly and an Ancillary Account is maintained for incidentals, but the specific payment instruments accepted are not published in the public materials reviewed.
Concise summary of what is and is not publicly listed
- Publicly listed and verifiable items:
- Boarding tuition starting figure: USD 77,400 per year (boarding).
- Tuition is billed monthly; five academic terms per year; minimum six‑month enrollment; last month's tuition deposit and an Ancillary Account deposit are required.
- Immigration/document processing fees and possible extra fees if the school handles document processing.
- Items not published in publicly accessible materials (no fixed amounts found):
- A specific numeric application fee amount is not published in public admissions materials.
- Per‑grade or per‑year‑group fee schedules (separate fees for grades 9, 10, 11, 12) are not published; the program is presented as a single high‑school boarding program.
- Complete, itemized refund, cancellation, or prorated‑withdrawal policy text is not published in the public pages reviewed; those terms are contained in the enrollment agreement and parent resources not publicly accessible.
- Accepted payment instruments (credit card, bank transfer, wire, etc.) and detailed due‑date/late‑fee schedules are not published in the public summary materials.
Practical notes for parents (facts only)
- Budget using the published boarding figure (USD 77,400/year) as the baseline for total residential program cost; expect monthly billing around USD 6,450 if paying monthly, or per‑term charges near USD 15,480 if using the five‑term academic structure (both figures are arithmetic conversions of the published annual boarding amount).
- Expect to pay at least the last month's tuition deposit plus an Ancillary Account deposit at enrollment, plus routine immigration/documentation fees and potential school processing fees for paperwork handled by the school. Plan for additional optional charges for psychiatry appointments, some certifications, and discretionary experiential activities.
If you need written confirmation of any specific numeric line (application fee, refund windows, exact payment methods, late penalties, or the 2026/27 official fee schedule), those items are contained in the school's enrollment agreement and parent resources which supplement the public admissions summary.
