SEK International School Costa Rica

Costa Rica, San Jose

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Grade 9 (Pre-IB)	14	1,050 USD	Pre-IB	Pre-IB (9th grade); tuition billed as 10 monthly installments Feb–Nov; published amount is USD 105 per month
Grade 10 (Pre-IB)	15	1,050 USD	Pre-IB	Pre-IB (10th grade); tuition billed as 10 monthly installments Feb–Nov; published amount is USD 105 per month
Grade 11 (IB Diploma – Year 1)	16	1,900 USD	IB Diploma	IB Diploma PD monthly fee 150 USD plus PD evaluation/registration prorated across 20 months (800 USD total); billed as 10 monthly installments Feb–Nov; monthly PD-eval component equals 40 USD (800/20)
Grade 12 (IB Diploma – Year 2)	17	1,900 USD	IB Diploma	IB Diploma PD monthly fee 150 USD plus PD evaluation/registration prorated across 20 months (800 USD total); billed as 10 monthly installments Feb–Nov; monthly PD-eval component equals 40 USD (800/20)

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	800 USD	One-time registration/evaluation charge for IB Diploma entrants only

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	0 USD	Not published separately in public docs beyond the IB-entry charge above

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
IB Diploma entry/evaluation fee	800 USD	One-time charge of USD 800 for students entering the IB Diploma; prorated across 20 months for billing purposes

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Application fees
- The school does not publish a single, general application fee schedule for all levels in its public documentation. Specific to the IB pathway, there is a one-time registration/evaluation charge of USD 800 for students entering the IB Diploma (11°–12°).

Tuition and programme-specific fees (amounts provided where published)
- Pre-IB (9° and 10°): USD 105 per month (charged as part of programme-related monthly fees).
- IB Diploma (11° and 12°): USD 150 per month for the PD program; in addition, the PD evaluation/registration fee of USD 800 is charged once and is prorated across 20 months for billing purposes.
- Annual or term tuition by year group (preschool through secondary outside the IB-specific items above) is not published in the school's public documents; the school's published materials give the payment structure but do not list full annual or per-term tuition amounts for each grade in the publicly available bulletins and regulations.

How tuition is billed (billing schedule and payment terms)
- Standard billing cycle: tuition is divided into 10 monthly instalments covering February through November. Invoices are issued on the 1st of each month and payments are due by the 5th of each month.
- Early-payment discount: a 2% discount applies to families who pay all 10 monthly instalments in full before the end of February.
- Book charges: the cost of textbook packages is billed in five instalments (20% each) for the months of February, March, April, May and June.
- School insurance: an annual student accident insurance premium is billed in February.
- Late or returned-payment penalties: a late-payment surcharge is applied on amounts unpaid after the due date (interest calculated in accordance with the country's maximum legal rate); returned checks incur a USD 25 administrative fee.

Boarding (residential) fees
- Boarding is not listed among the school services; the school operates with day-school services (including on-campus meal provision and transport options) rather than a boarding/residential programme. There are no published boarding fees.

Other costs and recurring charges
- Uniforms: wearing the official SEK uniform is mandatory; uniforms are sold through the school's uniform service and must be genuine SEK items. Uniform purchases at the school do not accept cash; payments for uniforms are accepted by bank transfer or by check, and the bulletin lists the school's bank accounts in both Costa Rican colones and US dollars.
- Meals / media pensión: the contract of enrolment includes the mid-day meal service (media pensión) as part of the school contract; any additional transport service is contracted separately and billed when chosen. Transport is offered on multiple routes and transport fees are billed separately.
- Extracurricular clubs and auxiliary programmes: these carry extra fees; extracurricular activity fees are billed by period (the bulletin states activity payments are billed bimonthly) and will appear as separate charges.
- Textbooks and digital device programme: textbooks are charged in instalments (see above); the school's communications describe an iPad/digital-textbook programme for certain year levels that may involve equipment or programme charges for secondary grades.
- Incidentals: additional incidental charges (lost/damaged books, certain trips, specific external exam fees, sports or club-specific costs) may be billed as incurred. The bulletin and institutional regulations treat such charges as separate from the basic tuition instalments.

Refunds and withdrawal obligations
- Contractual obligations and refunds: the school's internal regulations treat the educational contract as a course-long obligation. If a family decides to terminate enrolment during the school year, the family is normally liable for the tuition and fees due up to the end of the academic year unless the school's direction accepts a justified cause. The regulations require payment of fees owed through the school year when a family withdraws without an accepted justified cause. These rules effectively mean refunds are restricted and withdrawal obligations normally carry financial responsibility for outstanding tuition.

Accepted payment methods and practical payment details
- Bank transfers and checks: the school accepts payments by bank transfer and check; the bulletin and uniform guidance provide the school's account numbers and IBANs in both Costa Rican colones and US dollars for transfers. Families are asked to send proof/copy of the transaction to the school's payment receipts email address.
- Returned items and payment handling: the bulletin sets a USD 25 fee for returned checks and applies legal moratory interest on late payments in accordance with national law. The school's published materials do not list credit-card acceptance for standard tuition billing (uniform purchases and other service purchases specify transfers or checks).

Brief summary of available published figures and remaining items not published
- Published, specific amounts found in the school's public documentation are limited to IB-programme items (Pre-BI USD 105/month; PD USD 150/month; PD evaluation/registration USD 800 prorated). The school's 2026 informational bulletin and internal regulations provide the billing schedule, bank-account details, administrative fees, and the contract/withdrawal rules but do not publish a full schedule of annual or per-term tuition rates by grade for all year groups. As a result, comprehensive per-term or per-year tuition amounts by grade level (preschool through secondary outside the IB items) and any one-off admission/registration charges for levels other than the IB evaluation fee are not listed in the publicly available documents examined.

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The school at a glance

Instructs in English, Spanish

Fees Unlisted

Ages 1 - 18 years

Type Co-educational

Opened 1988

Bus Service No

SEK International School Costa Rica is a private institution serving students from preschool through high school in Costa Rica. The school has offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since 2018 and provides a bilingual start: Play Group (Maternal) with bilingual teachers, Preschool with digital boards and iPads, and Primary education delivered in Spanish and English to build multilingual literacy. The Secondary School blends the Academic Curriculum with a Complementary Curriculum that includes Programming, Robotics, Plastic Arts, Karate, Dance, and Swimming. More than 50% of teaching hours are conducted in English from the early years. Students may participate in English-immersion opportunities at SEK Preparatory International School in Florida or Boca Raton for seamless SEK studies. SEK Costa Rica is part of the SEK International Institution, a private education group with over 134 years of service, opened here in 1988. The campus features extensive educational technology: iMac laboratories, interactive whiteboards, three iPad carts carrying 90 iPads for Infant and Primary Education, campus-wide Wi-Fi, Moodle, and G Suite, with digital tools integrated across subjects.

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