The British School

Brazil, Rio De Janeiro

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Track	Conditions
Pre-Nursery (age 2)	2	Early Years	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Nursery (age 3–4)	3	Early Years	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 1	5	Primary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 2	6	Primary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 3	7	Primary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 4	8	Primary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 5	9	Primary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 6	10	Primary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 7	11	Secondary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 8	12	Secondary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 9	13	Secondary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 10	14	Secondary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 11	15	Secondary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 12	16	Secondary	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.
Year 13	17	Secondary (IB/IGCSE years)	Not publicly published by the school; 12 monthly instalments apply for tuition; Development Fund (one-time on entry) and other items are separate. CPF required for invoicing. Boarding not offered.

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	0 BRL	Not listed as a separate application fee in public material; admissions handled via school channels.

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	0 BRL	Not listed as a separate enrollment fee in public material; admissions handled via school channels.

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Development Fund (one-time entry fee)	0 BRL	Charged when child enters the school; values revised annually; not a recurring yearly charge.
Annual/term sundry charges	0 BRL	Not included in monthly tuition; apply to non-optional items (e.g., lunch, bus, trips, extra-curriculars).

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Application fees

- No separate application or annual re‑enrolment fee is listed. Families complete an online application and the school does not show a published, separate application charge.

Donation – Development Fund (one‑time entry fee)

- A one‑time contribution to the school's Development Fund is charged when a child enters the school. Values are revised annually. The Development Fund is used for major development projects and is controlled by the Board of Governors.

Tuition (structure and what is covered) — amounts not published

- Tuition is charged as monthly fees, with 12 monthly instalments per year (January through December). All fee values are expressed in Brazilian Reais (R$).

- The monthly fee covers: regular classes (approximately 8:00–15:00 with the full curriculum), music/arts/drama/ICT/PE, additional language lessons where applicable (French/Spanish), registration fees for external examinations (IGCSE and IB), student programmes (Student Council, House System), guidance and careers support, meals (snacks and lunch), learning materials (books, stationery, many art and music materials), and daytrips.

- Specific numeric tuition amounts by year group, and per‑term or per‑year totals, are not published in the publicly available fee information. The school issues monthly fee schedules in R$; the exact amounts for each year group and any per‑term breakdown are provided by the school rather than listed as public tables.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Billing structure: fees are billed as 12 monthly instalments covering the calendar year (January–December).

- Backdated start months: for children joining in February, fee payments are required from January of the entry year; for children joining in August, fee payments are required from July of the entry year (i.e., backdated).

- There are no sibling discounts and no annual re‑enrolment fees.

- Legal billing requirement: the person responsible for fee payments must hold a Brazilian CPF number. All official receipts (Nota Fiscal Carioca) are issued in that person's name; without a CPF it will not be possible to issue a bank slip (invoice) and the child's start date may be held back.

Boarding fees

- The British School is a non‑profit independent day school; boarding is not provided. No boarding fees apply.

Other costs and fees (explicit exclusions from monthly tuition)

- The following are not included in monthly tuition and must be paid separately by parents:
- Extra‑curricular activity fees (after‑school classes such as ballet, judo, capoeira, gymnastics, football, etc.; charged per activity).
- School uniform costs (uniforms are purchased externally).
- Transport to school (school buses are arranged by third‑party providers and billed separately by those companies).
- Residential and international trips (year‑group trips and other residential trips for programmes such as Duke of Edinburgh, MUN, CAS, etc.).
- Some personal school materials and certain Portuguese books where applicable.
- Optional services contracted directly by parents with third parties (e.g., school photos, professional media).

- Examples of typical residential trips organised in previous years include trips for Year 5 through Year 13; costs for transport and accommodation for these trips are additional to tuition.

Refund and reimbursement information

- Reimbursement of the one‑time Development Fund (Donation): if a parent withdraws a child within two years of the child starting at the school, they may request repayment of the Required Donation as follows:
- 50% refund if departure occurs within the first year after entry.
- 25% refund if departure occurs within the second year after entry.
- No refund is available after two years.

- Returning students who previously left and then return are not charged an additional Donation or return fee.

Fee payment options and invoicing

- Official receipts are issued as Nota Fiscal Carioca in the name of the payer with a CPF. The school makes and issues bank slips (invoices) for payments; issuance of a bank slip requires a CPF number. These points indicate billing via bank slip (boleto) and formal invoicing. No other specific payment methods (credit card or direct bank transfer) are listed in the published fee information.

Practical notes for parents

- Fees are stated in Brazilian Reais (R$) and are revised annually.
- The school follows a southern hemisphere academic calendar (classes from February to December) which is relevant to placement and the billing calendar.

Admissions, payment queries or requests for the current numeric fee schedule (monthly amounts by year group, term totals and any applicable one‑time figures) are handled by the school's Admissions and Finance teams; families are advised to use the school's admissions channel to request the documented fee breakdown and invoice options.

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The school at a glance

Instructs in English, Portuguese

Fees Unlisted

Ages 2 - 18 years

Pupil numbers 2000

Type Co-educational

Opened 1924

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Situated in Rio de Janeiro, The British School is a non-profit, independent, co-educational day school serving ages 2 to 18. It is maintained by Associação Britânica de Educação (ABE), the body of British and Commonwealth nationalities. The school delivers a blended IEYC/IPC in Early Years and Primary, the British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, and IB Diploma, with a bespoke approach that integrates the Brazilian Curriculum. Students progress from Pre-Nursery through the IB Diploma, with bilingual proficiency in English and Portuguese. Three campuses – Botafogo (Primary), Urca (Secondary) and Barra (Barra Unit) – host over 2,000 students from more than 60 nationalities, with a 7:1 student–teacher ratio. Facilities include ICT labs, Chromebooks, LED displays, and rainwater reuse; refurbishment completed in 2023. The Falcons sport programme, Drama and Music, Model United Nations, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and IB CAS showcase a broad Arts and Sport offering and a commitment to service and leadership.

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