Colegio Alemán de Barranquilla

Located in Barranquilla, Colombia. The campus spans more than 55,000 m² with modern classrooms, green areas, laboratories, a library, sports facilities and spaces dedicated to art, technology and play.

Kindergarten; Primary; Secondary; International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP)

German international school

Psychoeducational guidance

Affiliated with the German government as a German school abroad; part of the global network of German schools backed by the Government of Germany and the Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA).

Application / registration fee
- The school requires a one-time enrollment (matrícula) payment at registration for each grade; specific matrícula amounts are published per grade and are shown below under each year group.

Tuition fees by year group (annual and installment breakdowns)
- Kindergarten / Kinderkrippe (contract example): annual total COP 29,390,027. This is billed as one matrícula of COP 4,584,880 plus ten monthly pension installments of COP 2,480,515 each (1 matrícula + 10 monthly pension payments).

- Klasse 2 (example for primary-year group; 2025–2026 project values): matrícula COP 5,039,734. The published pension figures show an annual pension that, after applicable seniority/other discounts, yields a payable annual pension of COP 26,707,702 with a monthly pension of COP 2,670,770 (paid in 10 monthly instalments). An annual prepayment option with an 8% discount is shown as pension COP 24,571,086 and a total (matrícula + discounted pension) of COP 29,610,820.

- Klasse 7 (secondary-year example; 2025–2026 project values): matrícula COP 1,923,968; pension annual COP 17,315,704; otros cobros COP 1,443,000; total (matrícula + pension + other cobros) COP 20,682,672. The document also shows an 8% discount option on the annual pension (pensión with 8% discount COP 15,930,448), giving a reduced total and a stated monthly instalment amount (monthly instalment shown as COP 1,875,870 in the published schedule).

- Klasse 11 (upper secondary / IB-year example; 2025–2026 project values): matrícula COP 1,584,521; pension annual COP 14,260,698; otros cobros COP 3,279,000; total COP 19,124,219. An 8% discount on the annual pension is shown (pensión with 8% discount COP 13,119,842), with a corresponding reduced total and a stated monthly instalment amount (monthly instalment shown as COP 1,753,970 in the published schedule).

- Notes on grade coverage: the school publishes grade-specific (Klasse-by-Klasse) cost circulars that set the matrícula, annual pension and any grade-specific "otros cobros"; the figures above are the published examples for Kindergarten, Klasse 2, Klasse 7 and Klasse 11 for the 2025–2026 proposals. Other Klasse (grades) follow the same format (matrícula + annual pension + otros cobros) and show either a standard payment plan (pension split across monthly instalments) or an annual prepayment option with an 8% pension discount.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- The matrícula is charged as a single one‑time payment at registration. In the normal billing model the pension (tuition) is charged in monthly instalments (the school's published schedules show pensions payable in 10 monthly instalments for the academic year). Some documents for early-years contracts specify the enrollment schedule as one matrícula plus ten monthly pension payments; variations for specific grades are published in each grade's cost circular.
- An annual prepayment option is published: paying the pension for the year in advance typically triggers an 8% discount on the annual pension in the school's published schedules. The documents show both the standard monthly instalment figures and the reduced annual-payment totals where the discount applies.
- Payment punctuality is required. The institution applies sanctions for late payment, may charge collection costs in cases of arrears, and may declare contractual obligations due for immediate payment if instalments are not honoured. Advance or early payments once the academic year has started are treated as non‑refundable in the school's contract language.

Boarding fees
- Boarding is not part of the school's published fee schedules. The school's contractual and operational materials reference day‑time supervision expectations (for example, pickup times and supervision after regular hours) rather than residential/boarding services; no boarding or residential‑school fees are published.

Other costs and recurring additional charges
- "Otros cobros" (other charges) are listed separately in the cost circulars and typically include items such as: anuario (yearbook), carnet estudiantil (student ID), actividades de convivencia (field or off‑campus convivencia events), salidas pedagógicas (pedagogical trips—transport is usually included while entrance fees/food are additional), lockers, derechos de grado, seguros estudiantiles, gestión de intercambios (voluntary exchange-management contribution for certain years) and charges for IB/Cambridge or Pre‑ICFES exam administration when applicable. Published examples list amounts by concept for specific grades.
- Example itemised amounts (representative published values from cost documents and official resolutions): Derecho de grado (grade 11) COP 200,000; IB fee examples such as Pre‑ICFES / IB administration or IB-related charges are published per grade (examples in institutional cost resolutions include values like COP 700,000 for certain IB‑year charges and other exam fees), and the circulars list an "otros cobros" subtotal per grade that is included in the annual totals. Specific item amounts vary by grade and by year and are shown in the school's grade circulars.
- Uniforms and school store items are an additional family expense. Example: the school store lists a primary sports T‑shirt (Camiseta Deporte Klasse 1–Klasse 6) at COP 80,000. Parents should budget for full uniform sets, classroom supplies and optional extracurricular activity fees (extracurricular activity listings show separate per‑activity prices such as COP 390,000 for several activities).

Refund information and withdrawal
- Advance or early payments (matrícula or pension paid in advance) once the student has started the academic year are stated as non‑refundable in the student contract language. The contract further indicates that absence (temporary or total) does not entitle the family to discounts or retroactive adjustments to the pension. The contract establishes that the school may pursue collection for unpaid amounts and that parents accept responsibility for collection costs in cases of default.

Fee payment options
- The school publishes and operates online payment channels and portals for families. The institution's documentation references the use of the school's online payment platforms (the school's web‑platform and PSE for virtual payments), and the school's IT/administration menu links include the PayGo payment link and the Phidias family portal for account management and billing. The grade circulars explicitly note the availability of virtual payments through PSE in the school's platform. Accepted methods therefore include the school's online payment portals (PSE / platform), and links in the school's administrative pages indicate use of third‑party payment processors (e.g., PayGo) and the Phidias family portal for invoicing and receipts. Bank deposit/transfer and the approved online channels are the school's published processes for cancelling invoices and registering payments.

Summary of what is published and where figures differ by grade
- The school issues grade‑by‑grade cost circulars (matrícula + pension + otros cobros) and shows two common payment patterns: (A) matrícula as a one‑time registration payment and the pension split into monthly instalments (typically 10 monthly payments), and (B) an annual prepayment option with an 8% discount on the annual pension. Representative published figures for 2025–2026 are given above for Kindergarten (contract example), Klasse 2, Klasse 7 and Klasse 11. Amounts and the composition of "otros cobros" vary by Klasse; the school's circulars present the full annual totals and the monthly instalment schedules for each grade.