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Beijing City International School

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Annual Fees
Name Age Fee Track Conditions
Toddler (Age 2) 2 244,000 RMB Early Years Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Nursery 3 265,000 RMB Early Years Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Pre-Kindergarten 4 285,000 RMB Early Years Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Kindergarten 5 285,000 RMB Early Years Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 1 6 298,000 RMB Primary Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 2 7 298,000 RMB Primary Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 3 8 298,000 RMB Primary Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 4 9 298,000 RMB Primary Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 5 10 298,000 RMB Primary Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 6 11 321,500 RMB Middle School Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 7 12 321,500 RMB Middle School Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 8 13 321,500 RMB Middle School Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 9 14 332,000 RMB High School Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 10 15 332,000 RMB High School Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 11 16 343,500 RMB High School (Senior) Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.
Grade 12 17 343,500 RMB High School (Senior) Annual tuition as published for 2025–2026; school fees are published as annual amounts and are payable in advance; per-term breakdown not published.

Application Fees
Name Fee Conditions
Application Fee 3,000 RMB Non-refundable application fee as published in school materials.

Enrollment Fees
Name Fee Conditions
Enrollment Fee 15,000 RMB New-student administration / entrance fee commonly reported as RMB 15,000 in external school listings; this specific amount is not published on BCIS's public Tuition & Fees page.

Additional Fees
Name Fee Conditions
School transport (bus service) — commonly reported 17,600 RMB External school listings commonly report a range of RMB 17,600–24,200 per year for bus service; BCIS notes bus service fees are part of school fees but does not publish a detailed rate table on the public Tuition & Fees page.

Fee Breakdown

Fees
Application fee

- A non‑refundable application fee applies. For applications to the 2025–2026 school year the published application fee is RMB 3,000.

Tuition fees — annual (by year group)

The school's published fee schedule for the 2025–2026 academic year lists annual tuition by age/grade. The following figures are the school-year (annual) tuition amounts quoted in RMB:

- Toddler (Nursery 2): RMB 244,000 per year.
- Kindergarten (younger kindergarten levels shown by some sources as Kindg 1 / Kindg 2): RMB 265,000 – RMB 285,000 per year (depending on kindergarten level).
- Grades 1–5 (Elementary): RMB 298,000 per year.
- Grades 6–8 (Lower/Middle secondary): RMB 321,500 per year.
- Grades 9–10 (Upper secondary / IGCSE‑equivalent years): RMB 332,000 per year.
- Grades 11–12 (IB Diploma / senior years): RMB 343,500 per year.

(Third‑party compilations of BCIS fees for recent previous years show similar annual ranges and list the same fee categories; these are consistent with the 2025–2026 figures above. )

Per‑term figures (inference from annual amounts)

- The school states that “school fees are payable in advance.” The publicly posted fee schedule gives annual fees; a per‑term amount is not published on the public fee page. If a family is invoiced on a two‑term / two‑semester basis, a simple division of the annual fee by two produces the following illustrative per‑term amounts (this is an arithmetical division of the published annual fee and not an official BCIS semester invoice):
- Toddler: approx. RMB 122,000 per term (annual ÷ 2).
- Grades 1–5: approx. RMB 149,000 per term (annual ÷ 2).
- Grades 11–12: approx. RMB 171,750 per term (annual ÷ 2).

- Note: this per‑term split is an inferred calculation based on the published annual fees because the public fees page states only that fees are payable in advance and does not display an official semester billing table. Families should expect invoices that reflect the school's chosen billing arrangement for the year.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- The school's published statement indicates that school fees are payable in advance; fees include tuition, applicable administration fees for new students, and any bus service fees. Parents are advised that fees are reviewed regularly and to anticipate annual increases.
- The application fee is explicitly described as non‑refundable.

Boarding fees

- BCIS operates as a day school; boarding facilities are not part of the school's provision. There is no published boarding fee because BCIS is a day school.

Other costs and typical additional fees

- New‑student / admission administration fee: several independent local school listings and parent guides cite a one‑time new‑student (enrolment) fee around RMB 15,000 for BCIS; this has been listed in recent school‑profile compilations.
- Transportation (school bus): independent compilations show typical annual bus fees in the range of approximately RMB 17,600 to RMB 24,200 (actual amount depends on route/zone).
- Uniforms: the school provides the first full school uniform set free to students in Toddler through Grade 10; families may order additional uniform items at cost through the school's uniform ordering system.
- MacBook / device costs: BCIS requires students in Grades 4–12 to have a MacBook that meets the school's specified minimums; the school works with an authorized reseller to offer discounted education pricing and recommends AppleCare. Device purchase and any recommended extended warranty are additional family costs.
- Lunch / meal charges: arrangements differ by campus; ECC lunch/snacks are included in the ECC tuition, while Main Campus students often use a pre‑paid pass for on‑campus meals—expect separate meal charges where noted. (School publications and school‑profile listings describe differing arrangements by campus.)
- Extracurricular, trips, external examination fees and some optional activities (e.g., individual music tuition, certain overseas trips) are typically charged in addition to tuition where applicable. Independent school guides list these as common additional costs.

Refund information

- The application fee is non‑refundable. BCIS's public tuition page gives the high‑level statement that fees are payable in advance, but a detailed public refund schedule or a detailed withdrawal/tuition‑refund table is not shown on the publicly visible tuition page. Families should expect that some one‑time fees (application, administration) are treated as non‑refundable; specific refund percentages and notice periods for tuition withdrawals are not publicly itemized on the BCIS tuition page.

Fee payment options

- The school's public materials indicate fees are payable in advance and are invoiced by the school; typical payment methods used by international K‑12 schools in Beijing include local bank transfer (RMB), and international bank transfer (USD/RMB) as invoiced, and card payments where accepted by the school's billing platform. Parents frequently receive specific bank details and accepted payment methods on the invoice. The BCIS published pages do not display a single public list of accepted payment methods on the tuition summary page; families receive precise payment instructions on their invoice.

Key practical notes for parents (factual summary)

- Application fee: RMB 3,000 (non‑refundable).
- Annual tuition: ranges by year group from about RMB 244,000 (Toddler) up to about RMB 343,500 (Grades 11–12) for the 2025–2026 school year, per published fee compilations.
- First full uniform set is provided at no charge for Toddler–Grade 10; additional uniform items are payable by families.
- Students in Grades 4–12 must meet the school's MacBook specification and typically purchase the device (discounted reseller option available).
- BCIS is a day school; no boarding fees apply.

(Where the public page gives only annual totals, per‑term amounts shown above were calculated by halving the published annual fee to illustrate how an equal two‑term split would look; that split is an arithmetic inference and not an official BCIS semester invoice. For billing‑cycle details, invoice breakdowns and precise additional fees for items such as buses, AppleCare or optional trips, consult the invoice you receive from the school.)
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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees RMB 244,000 - 343,500
Ages 2 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 1275
Type Co-educational
Opened 2005
Bus Service No
Availability Are there places?

Beijing City International School (BCIS) is located in Beijing's Central Business District; the main campus address is No. 77 Baiziwan Nan Er Road (contact page). Founded in 2005, BCIS operates an Early Childhood Center nearby (Toddler–Kindergarten) and a main campus serving Grades 1–12. The school offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes and also runs its own IDEATE (personalized/high-school) pathway for Grades 11–12. English is the language of instruction; Chinese (Mandarin) is taught across grade levels and many graduates take bilingual IB options. The school publishes a detailed tuition & fees schedule on its “Tuition & Fees” page and lists a school bus service. BCIS highlights technology/STEM initiatives, green/sustainability projects and student-led programs such as the Avenir business competition and Service Learning activities. (All points sourced from the BCIS website.)

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