Blue Valley School

Escazú, Guachipelín, San José Province, Costa Rica. Located near Multiplaza 1. The campus has dedicated buildings for each age group from early learning to high school, serving ages 2 to 18.

Early Learning School (ages 2-5); Elementary School (ages 5-10); Middle School (ages 11-14); High School (ages 15-18). International Baccalaureate (IB) offered for ages 16-18.

Private international school in Guachipelín, Escazú; bilingual English and Spanish; Pre-K to 12.

Costa Rica

Door-to-door or condominium-to-condominium bus service; safe and reliable transport; covers a large area in San José (Santa Ana, Escazú, La Sabana, Rohrmoser, Uruca, Cariari, Aurora Heredia, Lagunilla Heredia, San Pedro, Curridabat, Tres Ríos). Morning routes; afternoon buses at 2:25 pm, 2:55 pm and 3:25 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 12:55 pm on Wednesdays. Bus service complies with Ministry of Transportation guidelines.

Application / Admissions Fees

- Admissions (application) fee: USD 50.

Enrollment (one-time) Fee

- Enrollment (Bono de Ingreso) is charged once per student and is paid in US dollars. Amounts by entry stage:
- USD 1,900 for Early Learning School through Grade 9.
- USD 1,550 for Grade 10.
- USD 1,050 for Grade 11.
- The Enrollment Fee is one-time, applies per student (not per family), is non-transferable and non-refundable. A 15% discount on the Enrollment Fee applies for Blue Valley alumni children.

Tuition fees (day school) — amounts and instalments

Tuition is quoted in Costa Rican colones (CRC). The school publishes three billing views: annual fee, semi-annual (per term) fee, and a 10‑installment (monthly) option (10 instalments per school year). A 2% discount applies to the semi-annual fee when that semester is paid in full; the 2% discount amount and the discounted semi-annual total are shown for each level below. The following figures are presented as: CRC [10‑installments amount] / CRC [annual fee] / CRC [semi‑annual fee] / 2% discount amount / CRC [discounted semi‑annual fee].

- Early Learning 1 (Half day): CRC 330,000 / CRC 3,300,000 / CRC 1,650,000 / CRC 33,000 / CRC 1,617,000.
- Early Learning 1 (Full day): CRC 396,000 / CRC 3,960,000 / CRC 1,980,000 / CRC 39,600 / CRC 1,940,400.
- Early Learning 2 (Half day): CRC 408,000 / CRC 4,080,000 / CRC 2,040,000 / CRC 40,800 / CRC 1,999,200.
- Early Learning 2 (Full day): CRC 498,000 / CRC 4,980,000 / CRC 2,490,000 / CRC 49,800 / CRC 2,440,200.
- Early Learning 3 (Half day): CRC 504,000 / CRC 5,040,000 / CRC 2,520,000 / CRC 50,400 / CRC 2,469,600.
- Early Learning 3 (Full day): CRC 600,000 / CRC 6,000,000 / CRC 3,000,000 / CRC 60,000 / CRC 2,940,000.
- Preparatory (Preparatoria): CRC 756,000 / CRC 7,560,000 / CRC 3,780,000 / CRC 75,600 / CRC 3,704,400.
- Elementary (Primaria, Grades 1–5): CRC 806,500 / CRC 8,065,000 / CRC 4,032,500 / CRC 80,650 / CRC 3,951,850.
- Middle School (Grades 6–8): CRC 866,600 / CRC 8,666,000 / CRC 4,333,000 / CRC 86,660 / CRC 4,246,340.
- High School (Grades 9–12A): CRC 957,700 / CRC 9,577,000 / CRC 4,788,500 / CRC 95,770 / CRC 4,692,730.
- High School (Grade 12B): CRC 798,300 / CRC 7,983,000 / CRC 3,991,500 / CRC 79,830 / CRC 3,911,670.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Tuition billing is organised by semester; each semester may be divided into up to five instalments (allowing up to 10 instalments across the academic year). Payments are scheduled from February to June and from August to December (10 payment months per year). A 2% discount is applied to a semester when that semester is paid in full. Monthly instalments are processed through the PayBAC payments platform. A 30% discount applies to the third child and each subsequent child. Tuition is quoted in Costa Rican colones and amounts are subject to change.

Boarding

- No boarding fees apply: the school operates as a day school and does not list on‑site boarding provision. (Exchange and camp programmes may use boarding at partner institutions abroad, but Blue Valley itself does not operate a boarding house.)

Other costs and typical additional fees

- Uniforms: Uniforms are required and can be purchased through the ASEBVS school uniform store; uniform items (daily and PE kits) are described by stage. Specific uniform item prices are managed via the school uniform store.
- Meals / cafeteria: The school provides a cafeteria service; meal charges are managed separately.
- Extracurricular activities, trips, external exam costs, special programmes (for example global exchange or external camps) and optional services are charged in addition to base tuition; individual activity or trip fees are billed as applicable.

Refunds and non‑refundables

- The Enrollment (one‑time) Fee is explicitly non-refundable and non-transferable.
- No general school‑wide refund schedule is published on the fee summary; refundable or pro‑rata arrangements for tuition (if any) are handled according to the school's billing policies and specific circumstances.

Fee payment options and bank details

- Recurring tuition instalments: paid via the PayBAC platform.
- Bank transfer / local payments: the school provides BAC Colones account and SINPE details and an IBAN for international transfers. The school account and payment details listed include:
- Beneficiary: Colegio del Valle S.A.
- BAC Colones account: 906803549
- SINPE account: 10200009068035495
- IBAN: CR02010200009068035495
- Legal ID (Cédula Jurídica): 3-101-096165.

Notes on discounts and family rates

- 2% discount for paying a semester in full (discounted semi‑annual total is shown with each fee line).
- 30% discount for the third child and each subsequent child.
- 15% discount on the Enrollment Fee for Blue Valley alumni children.