Application fees
- No separate application fee is charged for applicants holding a Finnish school‑leaving certificate or for applicants to the national gymnasium programme (no application charge is specified for these applicants).
Tuition fees by year group (per school year and per term)
- Grundskolan (comprehensive/basic education, years 1–9): EUR 0 per school year; EUR 0 per term. Basic education is provided without tuition charges. Daily school meals are provided as part of the educational services.
- Gymnasiet — national upper secondary programme: EUR 0 per school year; EUR 0 per term for students who have the statutory right to free education (Finnish/EU/EEA citizens or students with an applicable residence permit). Instruction, necessary learning materials and school meals are provided without tuition charge for students entitled to free upper secondary education.
- International applicants (students without a Finnish compulsory‑school certificate and without the right to free upper secondary education): EUR 14,500 per school year for non‑EU nationals who do not have an applicable residence permit. The school charges international students who lack the right to free upper secondary education as a term fee (the annual amount is stated as EUR 14,500). The term billing structure is applied to that annual fee. This charge covers study materials and a laptop and books where applicable.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Billing for municipal services associated with the school (for example after‑school care and transport) is invoiced monthly or according to the specific service terms; after‑school care has a monthly activity fee and school transport uses termly or periodic invoicing. Payment for transport and other invoiced services is arranged through the school/office invoicing procedures and invoice fields include standard bank transfer details (IBAN/BIC).
- For international tuition (EUR 14,500 per school year) the school uses a term‑fee billing arrangement; parents/students should follow the school's admission and enrolment instructions for the invoice schedule and payment deadlines for that term fee.
Boarding fees
- Vasa övningsskola operates as a day school; no boarding/internat fees apply because no boarding provision is offered by the school. Instruction and programmes are organised in the school's city facilities.
Other costs and fees (examples)
- After‑school afternoon care (Övis eftis) for participating pupils: a fixed monthly activity fee of EUR 126; the fee covers supervision, materials, excursions, events, accident insurance and (for the afternoon service) a snack. The fee is charged monthly regardless of the number of days the child actually attends; reduced charging rules apply for prolonged illness and specific cancellation periods. Specific cancellation and sibling‑discount rules apply.
- School transport (skolskjuts) costs and reimbursement forms: single trip ticket examples shown on the transport invoice form indicate EUR 1.70 per trip (EUR 3.40 per day) with a monthly maximum shown (up to about EUR 23 per month per pupil on the transport invoice form). Transport invoices include fields for payer IBAN and BIC for bank transfer payment. Rules for returning and claiming transport invoices and reimbursements are set on the transport forms.
- School lunches and main meals: pupils in pre‑primary, basic education and entitled upper secondary students receive school meals as part of the education services (meals are provided without separate tuition charge). Special‑diet arrangements require an individual registration form.
- Parent‑association or student‑club membership: small membership or activity fees may apply (examples: a parent‑association membership fee shown as EUR 10 per family on a parents' association payment page with an IBAN for transfer). Such voluntary association fees are invoiced or paid separately to the association.
- Course‑specific materials or extracurricular activity fees: certain optional courses, study trips or instrument hire, art materials and voluntary extracurricular activities may carry additional costs; these are managed as separate charges when they apply. (See the specific service or activity notices for exact amounts.)
Refunds and cancellation rules
- After‑school care (Övis eftis): cancellation and refund rules are specified in the eftis terms. A place must be cancelled before specified deadlines to avoid charges; cancellations between 15 June and 8 August incur half of the August fee; prolonged illness or full‑month absence may reduce or cancel charges as described in the eftis rules. Fees are directly enforceable and collection procedures are described in the eftis rules.
- School transport reimbursements and cancellations: separate forms and deadlines apply for transport refunds and claims; the transport documentation shows how to request reimbursement for eligible periods.
- International tuition (EUR 14,500 per school year): no separate published refund schedule for that tuition amount is provided on the admission information page; parents should follow the school's enrolment and contract documents that govern any refund or withdrawal terms.
Payment options
- Bank transfer (SEPA/IBAN and BIC) is used for invoiced services and refunds; invoice forms and transport forms include IBAN/BIC fields for transfers.
- Voluntary association or activity fees are often paid by bank transfer to the specified IBAN of the association.
- Other payment methods accepted for specific invoices (for example online municipal invoice payment services or card payment) are handled through the school or municipal invoicing channels; invoices include payment instructions and payment references.
Brief note on availability of precise per‑term installment figures
- The school's admission information states the annual tuition for non‑EU students without the right to free upper secondary education as EUR 14,500 and indicates that international students «pay a term fee» that covers materials and a laptop; a specific per‑term numeric breakdown of that EUR 14,500 (for example an exact EUR amount per term) is not published alongside the admission text. For after‑school care and transport, the published monthly and per‑trip figures and the cancellation/refund rules are available in the eftis and transport documents.
