Ethiopia, Bishoftu
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Main school is located in the Zuquala area of Bishoftu. The Kindergarten is located in town behind the Rosemary Hotel.
Kindergarten through to an embryonic High School.
The school is an international school and a satellite of the British International School Addis.
Extra tuition may be provided for expatriate children and children with special needs to address linguistic, social, or disability needs; such arrangements must be agreed and specified before admission.
Ethiopia
Application fees
- No publicly published application, registration or entrance fee amounts for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years are displayed in the school's publicly available registration information. A small administrative fee is noted as payable to place a child on the waiting list.
Tuition fees (by year group and per term/year)
- There is no current, published fee table showing tuition amounts per year group or per term for the 2026/27 academic year (or for 2025/26) in the school's publicly available registration materials. The school's registration materials refer to fee schedules for new students and treat returning students who have been away for more than one year as new for fee purposes, but do not include a public, itemised list of term or annual tuition figures.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Current students must complete the registration process by July 19 each year.
- The school treats the payment date as the date the bank confirmation is handed to the school office and stamped (not the date funds are sent to the bank). This stamping rule governs when a payment is considered received.
- Students who have left the school for more than one year and are re-admitted are charged according to the fee schedule for new students.
Boarding fees (if applicable)
- No published information was found indicating that boarding provision or boarding fees are offered for the Bishoftu campus. The publicly available registration information and parent documents for the Bishoftu campus do not list boarding options or boarding tariffs.
Other costs and fees (uniforms, books, transport, extras)
- No itemised lists of uniform costs, book lists, transportation charges or extra‑curricular fees are publicly available in the school's registration materials for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years. The registration materials reference parental agreement documents and downloadable parent information but do not display a current, published breakdown of such ancillary charges.
Refund information
- There is no publicly posted, itemised refund policy or tuition-refund schedule visible in the school's current registration information for the Bishoftu campus. The registration materials contain admissions and registration rules but do not provide a published refund table for tuition or fees.
Fee payment options
- The school's registration information records that the school recognises bank confirmation handed to the office (stamped) as the payment date, indicating that bank payments / transfers are accepted and are a primary payment method. Specific additional payment methods (for example: credit card, cash, mobile money) and any merchant/currency details are not published in the publicly available registration material.
Short summary of availability
- The school publishes detailed admission and registration policies and provides downloadable parent documents for the Bishoftu campus, but it does not publish a current, itemised tuition/fee schedule for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years in its publicly accessible registration information. For precise, up-to-date amounts (application/enrolment fees, term-by-term tuition by year group, boarding fees if any, uniform and book costs, refund conditions and accepted payment methods), contact the school's accounts or admissions office directly using the contact details given in the registration information.
More than 650 students from a wide variety of backgrounds and mother tongues.
Rispins International School – Bishoftu is an international satellite of the British International School Addis, located in the Zuquala area of Bishoftu. Founded in 2012, it now serves over 650 students from diverse backgrounds, offering a Kindergarten through expanding High School programme on a site with extensive grounds and sports facilities. The school blends a British Curriculum with a bespoke programme and incorporates the Ethiopian National Curriculum, delivering instruction in English while recognising Ethiopian language and cultural contexts. Class sizes are typically 28–30 students, enabling close teacher attention and collaborative learning. Scholarships and bursaries are available for students entering Grades 5, 6, 7 and 9. The campus emphasises sport and outdoor activity and supports service and community engagement through initiatives such as Gift A Chance and Cruwys Global Trust sponsorship. The school aims to prepare students for a 21st-century global society using both national and international assessment markers.