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Colombia, Bogota
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The school is located at Calle 128
Playgroup (3-4 years old); Cycle I (KINDERGARTEN – SECOND GRADE); Cycle II (THIRD – SIXTH GRADE); Cycle III (SEVENTH – TWELFTH GRADE).
The school is private, co-educational, non-denominational, and follows a B-calendar. It offers multilingual education with sections in German and French, in addition to a strong emphasis on English and Spanish as the languages of instruction.
Switzerland
Non-denominational
The school operates its own transportation service with 19 vehicles, each accompanied by a monitor to supervise and ensure safety on trips.
Application / admission fee
- COP 270,000 — one-time payment to initiate the admissions process (pago derechos de admisión).
Enrollment (matrícula) and tuition (pensión)
- Enrollment (matrícula, one-time): COP 3,359,000 (reported as the matrícula value).
- Tuition (pensión): COP 3,350,000 per period as reported (listed as 'pensión').
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Academic calendar: the school operates on Calendar B (August–June). Matriculation for the upcoming cycle is indicated in April with classes starting in August.
- The school accepts online payments through its store for admission items; specific tuition-billing frequency (monthly, per term, or per semester) is not published in a detailed per-grade schedule in the school's public admissions materials.
Boarding
- Boarding is not offered; the school operates as a day school.
Other costs and routine extras
- Transport: the school operates an in-house school-transport service (fleet and monitors), billed separately from basic tuition; route and fee details are not published publicly.
- Food / cafeteria: an institutional meal service exists; specific meal-plan costs are not published in the public menu page.
- Extracurricular activities: extracurriculars are offered and may carry additional fees; specific prices are not published in the public materials.
- Uniform: the school indicates it operates without a uniform; therefore no uniform purchase is required as a standard mandatory cost.
- School store / incidental purchases: the school maintains an online store for admission payments and other items; incidental purchases (books, materials, events, trips) may appear there or be billed separately.
Refunds and cancellation
- No publicly posted, detailed refund or tuition-cancellation policy was located in the school's admissions pages or FAQs. Families should expect admission and enrollment payments to follow the school's internal policy; a public, grade-by-grade refund schedule is not published.
Fee payment options and surcharges
- Payment channels observed: online store (card payments), bank transfer/consignation. Some school-related payment pages and partner-trip registration documents indicate bank-transfer details and note a credit-card surcharge in certain transactions (a 3.5% surcharge is referenced on related event/trip payment documents). Card payments for admissions are processed through the school store.
Summary of available figures and gaps
- Available, specific amounts found: COP 270,000 (admission fee), COP 3,359,000 (matrícula), COP 3,350,000 (pensión).
- Not publicly available in the school's published materials: a full, grade-by-grade and per-term tuition schedule, explicit billing frequency (monthly vs. per term) for every year group, published transport/meal/extracurricular price lists, and a detailed public refund policy. For those items, only the existence of the service or a general indication (for example, that transport and meals are provided) is published.
Colegio Helvetia is a private, co‑educational, non‑denominational school in Bogotá that follows a Swiss model within a Colombian context. Serving ages 3 to 18, it operates on a Calendar B and has no uniform policy, with classes taught primarily in English and Spanish and dedicated sections in German and French. The school offers language immersion programs with certification in German or French, and a four‑cycle curriculum: Playgroup (3–4), Cycle I (4–8), Cycle II (multilingual immersion focus), and Cycle III (7–12) with options to select priority and complementary subjects. It awards dual certification: the Swiss Matura, supervised by the Canton of Bern, and the Colombian high school diploma, while Saber 11 preparation is integrated into the program. The Research Center Library houses resources in four languages, and the Casita de los libros supports early immersion learning. Signature initiatives include a language‑rich environment, a modern Master Plan, and a community‑funded Coliseum‑Theater project today.
