Application & registration fees
- Completed online application (registration) fee for D Block / Form 1: USD 60.
- A nominal registration fee (given elsewhere on admissions information) is shown as USD 50 (or equivalent in RTGS) for general registration.
- Entry Fee (to secure an offered place): non‑refundable and equal to one term's fees; this Entry Fee may be paid over 12 months if required.
Tuition fees (termly) — by school and year group
- Peterhouse Boys (Forms 1–VI): fees are charged per term; a commonly published term figure is USD 5,700 per term.
- Peterhouse Girls (Forms 1–VI): fees are charged per term; a commonly published term figure is USD 5,300 per term.
- Springvale House (Grades 1–7): day‑scholar term fee commonly shown as USD 2,200 per term; weekly‑boarding at Springvale is commonly shown as USD 3,600 per term. Fees at Springvale are charged on a termly basis.
(Fees are presented as termly amounts; the academic year is organised into three terms.)
Boarding fees and options
- Peterhouse Boys and Peterhouse Girls operate primarily as boarding schools for senior pupils; the standard termly fee figures reported for those schools are generally understood to cover boarding where pupils are full‑boarders. Springvale House offers weekly boarding as a specific option for junior pupils (see Springvale weekly board term fee above).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Fees are billed on a termly basis (three terms in the academic year). Parents are expected to pay the term account in accordance with the school's billing schedule.
- An Entry Fee (one term's fees) is required to secure an offered place and is non‑refundable. The Entry Fee may be paid over a 12‑month period if required. New admissions will be asked to pay the registration/entry fees as part of the enrolment process.
- Administrative charges apply for some services (for example, late bus booking alterations incur a USD 20 administration fee).
Other costs and regular additional charges
- Equestrian / Pony Club membership: USD 65 per year (compulsory for riders and charged to the pupil account). Additional riding lessons, livery or leasing options incur separate charges.
- Curriculum support and specialist assessments: costs of individual assessments or some specialist services are charged to parents.
- Typical additional items charged to parents include uniforms, books and stationery, school trips and tours, external examination and test fees, sports kit, individual music tuition or instrument hire and certain co‑curricular activity charges; these items are billed in addition to standard tuition and boarding accounts (where applicable). Specific itemised charges are applied to individual pupil accounts as required.
Refund information
- The Entry Fee charged to secure a place is explicitly non‑refundable.
Fee payment options and bank details
- Bank transfers are accepted in US Dollars via the school's Nostro (USD) accounts (examples: STANBIC, FIRST CAPITAL, CABS) and in local currency via ZIG accounts; the school provides specific account numbers and requests emailed proof of payment to the debtors office.
- Credit‑card payments are accepted through the payment service referenced by the school (credit card processing via PayNow). Parents are asked to follow the school's payment instructions and to email proof of transfer where required.
Short practical notes for parents (fees only)
- All headline tuition figures above are termly amounts; the school year comprises three terms. For new admissions expect to pay the registration fee and the Entry Fee (one term's fees) as set out under admissions and enrolment procedures.
- Additional activity‑specific charges (equine, assessments, late bus changes, trips, external exam fees, uniforms and music tuition) are added to pupil accounts and billed in the normal course.
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