Deutsche Schule Medellín

Colombia, Medellin

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Prekindergarten	3	45,709,000 COP	Infant	Annual tuition; Pension paid as ten monthly installments Feb–Nov; Other monthly charges Feb–Nov
Kindergarten	4	45,709,000 COP	Infant	Annual tuition; Pension paid as ten monthly installments Feb–Nov; Other monthly charges Feb–Nov
Grade 1	5	29,188,000 COP	Primary	Annual tuition; Pension (10 payments); Other charges (10 payments)
Grade 2	6	29,188,000 COP	Primary	Annual tuition; Pension (10 payments); Other charges (10 payments)
Grade 3	7	29,188,000 COP	Primary	Annual tuition; Pension (10 payments); Other charges (10 payments)
Grade 4	8	29,188,000 COP	Primary	Annual tuition; Pension (10 payments); Other charges (10 payments)
Grade 5	9	29,188,000 COP	Primary	Annual tuition; Pension (10 payments); Other charges (10 payments)
Grade 6	10	29,188,000 COP	Primary	Annual tuition; Pension (10 payments); Other charges (10 payments)
Grade 7	11	29,188,000 COP	Primary	Annual tuition; Pension (10 payments); Other charges (10 payments)
Grade 8	12	29,188,000 COP	Primary	Annual tuition; Pension (10 payments); Other charges (10 payments)
Grade 9	13	29,188,000 COP	Primary	Annual tuition; Pension (10 payments); Other charges (10 payments)
Grade 10	14	29,188,000 COP	Primary	Annual tuition; Pension (10 payments); Other charges (10 payments)
Grade 11	15	32,638,000 COP	IB Diploma	Base Secondary charges plus International Baccalaureate surcharge (IB) of 3,450,000 per year
Grade 12	16	32,638,000 COP	IB Diploma	Base Secondary charges plus International Baccalaureate surcharge (IB) of 3,450,000 per year

Application Fees

Name	Fee
Application Fee	340,000 COP

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee
Enrollment Fee	4,000,000 COP

Additional Fees

Name	Fee
Uniform	102,600 COP
School lunch for non‑Kindergarten levels	0 COP
Parents Association (optional)	275,000 COP
Application and enrolment processing	340,000 COP
Reservation of space for entry to Prekindergarten	4,000,000 COP
Transportation	0 COP

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Application and registration fees

- Application form (Formulario Admisiones): COP 340,000 (one‑time).
- Reservation of space for entry to Prekindergarten (paid when the applicant is accepted): COP 4,000,000 (one‑time).
- Parents Association (Asopacal) annual membership (optional): COP 275,000 per family (once a year).

Tuition and regular school fees (by section / year group)

- Prekindergarten and Kindergarten:
- Annual tuition (paid once a year, November): COP 3,980,000.
- Pension (monthly, February to November — 10 payments): COP 3,532,900 per month (equivalent to COP 35,329,000 over 10 months).
- Other charges for Prekinder and Kinder (monthly, February to November): COP 640,000 per month (includes lunch).

- Grundschule / Mittelstufe / Oberstufe (average values across Klasse 1–12):
- Annual tuition (paid once a year, November) — average: COP 2,430,000.
- Pension (monthly, February to November — 10 payments) — average: COP 2,225,800 per month (equivalent to COP 22,258,000 over 10 months).
- Other charges (monthly, February to November) — average: COP 450,000 per month (equivalent to COP 4,500,000 over 10 months).

- International Baccalaureate (Diploma, Klasse 11 and 12): COP 345,000 per month (February to November).

Ancillary recurring costs (optional or level-specific)

- School lunch (ServiExpress):
- Grundschule (primary): COP 325,000 per month.
- Mittelstufe (middle years): COP 330,000 per month.
- Oberstufe (upper years): COP 354,000 per month.
- Note: lunch for Kindergarten students is included as part of educational costs.

- Transportation (service in partnership with an external company):
- Full‑time (round trip) — approximately COP 539,000 per month (monthly figure approximate).
- Part‑time (one way — morning or afternoon) — approximately COP 389,000 per month (monthly figure approximate).

- Uniform (sports uniform mandatory; average cost): COP 102,600 (T‑shirt and lower garment).

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Annual tuition items labeled “Once a year” are billed in November and are payable as the annual charge.
- Monthly items (pensions, meals, other monthly charges, IB surcharge) follow a school schedule of February to November (ten monthly payments).
- Certain optional services (transport, lunch for non‑Kindergarten students, parents association membership) are billed monthly or annually according to the item descriptions.

Boarding / residential fees

- The school does not list any boarding or residential accommodation fees; no boarding program or boarding charges are published in the standard fee schedule.

Other one‑off or optional charges

- Admission/application processing: COP 340,000 (one‑time).
- Reservation deposit for Prekindergarten: COP 4,000,000 (one‑time, paid when place is accepted).
- Optional services and extras (school lunch for non‑Kindergarten levels, transport, IB surcharge, parents association fee) are listed with the amounts above and are charged in the periodicity shown.

Refunds and withdrawal / re‑payment information

- No explicit published refund or withdrawal policy is provided within the school's standard fee schedule materials for the listed items. Refund and withdrawal terms are not specified in the published charges.

Fee payment options

- The published fee schedule lists amounts and billing periodicity but does not specify the accepted payment channels (for example, bank transfer, PSE, or credit card) in the standard fee pages. No specific payment‑method instructions are included with the fee table.

Summary note about missing items

- The school's published fee schedule provides detailed amounts, periodicity, and several optional services, but it does not include a published refund/withdrawal policy or the specific payment channels and procedures. These items are not shown in the standard fee pages.

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The school at a glance

Instructs in German, Spanish, English

Fees Unlisted

Ages 1 - 18 years

Pupil numbers 1100

Type Co-educational

Opened 1968

Bus Service No

Deutsche Schule Medellín is a nonprofit German international school in Medellín, sponsored by the German government and part of the German Schools Abroad network (ZfA). It is an IB World School serving ages 1 to 18 (Prekinder to Klasse 12) in a multilingual German-Spanish-English environment. The upper levels offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in a multilingual format (GIB), with TOK, CAS and the Extended Essay; some subjects are taught in German. German language learning runs throughout, with the Deutsches Sprachdiplom II (DSD II) at level B2/C1. In Klasse 6 there is a three-week trip to Germany, and in Klasse 10 a longer immersion. Graduates have access to German universities and various other international pathways, with university fairs and campus visits; leadership opportunities include MUN and related projects. The campus emphasizes nature, arts and sports, and maintains a lasting commitment to German culture, track and field, swimming, volleyball and activities.

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