Golden Valley School - Heredia

Costa Rica, San Jose

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Preschool (Ages 3-4)	3	0 CRC	Infant	No publicly published preschool fee data found in the reviewed public materials.
Grade 1 (Ages 5-6)	5	3,629,000 CRC	Primary	Based on the 2016 publicly listed Grade 1 figures: Matrícula (enrollment) 185,000 CRC; Mensualidad (monthly tuition) 287,000 CRC, paid as 12 monthly installments per year.
Grade 2	6	3,444,000 CRC	Primary	12 monthly installments of 287,000 CRC equals 3,444,000 CRC per year; enrollment fee not listed for Grade 2 in the public records.
Grade 3	7	3,444,000 CRC	Primary	12 monthly installments of 287,000 CRC equals 3,444,000 CRC per year.
Grade 4	8	3,444,000 CRC	Primary	12 monthly installments of 287,000 CRC equals 3,444,000 CRC per year.
Grade 5	9	3,444,000 CRC	Primary	12 monthly installments of 287,000 CRC equals 3,444,000 CRC per year.
Grade 6	10	3,444,000 CRC	Primary	12 monthly installments of 287,000 CRC equals 3,444,000 CRC per year.
Grade 7	11	0 CRC	Secondary	No current public data found for secondary/upper levels in 2025–27; only historical Grade 1 data is available publicly.
Grade 8	12	0 CRC	Secondary	No current public data found for secondary/upper levels in 2025–27.
Grade 9	13	0 CRC	Secondary	No current public data found for secondary/upper levels in 2025–27.
Grade 10	14	0 CRC	Secondary	No current public data found for secondary/upper levels in 2025–27.
Grade 11	15	0 CRC	Secondary	No current public data found for secondary/upper levels in 2025–27.
Grade 12	16	0 CRC	Secondary	No current public data found for secondary/upper levels in 2025–27.

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	185,000 CRC	Enrollment/registration fee historically listed as CRC 185,000 (public records show this as a one-time enrollment fee for new entrants); no current public schedule confirms if this is charged every year or only at entry.

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	185,000 CRC	Historical one-time enrollment fee for new entrants; current public schedule for 2025/26–2026/27 not published.

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Application / enrollment fee

- The school charges an enrollment (matrícula) fee at the time of registration. The most recent publicly listed historic figure located is CRC 185,000 (₡185,000).

Tuition fees (general statement and available figures)

- A published, grade-by-grade fee schedule for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic year is not available publicly. A historic published listing (June–July 2014) shows a general monthly tuition amount of CRC 270,000 (₡270,000); that listing does not break the fee down by individual year groups or by term. No current per-term or per-grade fees for 2025/26 or 2026/27 were found.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- The school operates with two academic-calendar options (Local: January–December; International: July–June). Parents should expect an enrollment (matrícula) charge at registration plus recurring tuition billed on a monthly basis in the formats that private schools in the country commonly use; however, a formal, published billing calendar (due dates, late-penalty rules, or term/annual invoicing options) for the 2025/26 or 2026/27 year was not published.

Boarding / residential fees

- Golden Valley School operates as day campuses (Heredia and Alajuela) and does not list boarding or residential provision; therefore no boarding fees are published.

Other costs and typical additional charges

- Materials and school supplies: many private schools itemize an annual materials or supplies charge; the historical listing does not confirm whether materials are included in the tuition or billed separately for Golden Valley.
- Uniforms: no published uniform-fee schedule was found; parents should expect a uniform purchase cost if required.
- Canteen / food service: the school operates a staffed food program (“The Food Place”), indicating an onsite meal service that may carry additional charges.
- Extracurricular clubs and after-school activities: clubs (sports, music, arts, technology) are offered; some clubs or external programs commonly have separate fees. No specific club-fee list was published.
- Transport: no published transport tariff was found in the materials reviewed.

Refund information

- No publicly posted refund policy or formal fee-refund schedule for withdrawals, cancellations, or early departures for the 2025/26 or 2026/27 academic years was located. Refund rules and timelines are not published in the public materials reviewed.

Fee payment options

- The school website structure includes a cart/checkout flow and a WhatsApp contact link for quotes and inquiries, but specific accepted payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, direct debit, cheque) are not published in the public material reviewed. Parents should expect that common payment routes (bank transfer, card, or in-person payment) are used by private schools in the country, but the school's specific accepted methods were not listed publicly.

Brief note on availability of up-to-date fee details

- No official, current fee schedule for the 2026/27 academic year (and none for 2025/26) was published in the public pages or documents reviewed. The only concrete numeric figures located in public materials were from an older private-schools guide (June–July 2014), which lists an enrollment fee of CRC 185,000 and a monthly tuition of CRC 270,000; those figures are historical and should not be assumed current for 2025/26 or 2026/27. For many line items requested (per-term or per-grade tuition, boarding fees, formal refund policy, and a published list of accepted payment methods) no current public detail was available.

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Instructs in Spanish, English

Fees Unlisted

Ages 0 - 18 years

Type Co-educational

Opened 1997

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Golden Valley School is an international day school in Costa Rica serving ages 0 to 18. The program blends Montessori philosophy with the International Baccalaureate framework (PYP, MYP, DP) and an American Diploma option, with families able to choose Bachillerato MEP in final years. English is the primary language of instruction, with immersion from early years, and German taught as a third language; in primary, English is delivered for about eight hours weekly. The school emphasizes inquiry-based, cross-disciplinary learning and project experiences, supported by digital platforms that track progress and offer enrichment. Since 1997, Golden Valley has focused on developing principled, well-informed students who contribute to their communities. A STEAM approach sits beside active sport and arts programs. Extras include a Gifted Students Program, university counseling, and social responsibility initiatives such as COEEPI, linking students with Indigenous communities and international university pathways.

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