American School of Paris

The American School of Paris is located in Saint-Cloud, France, a western suburb of Paris. The campus sits on a private 5-hectare (12-acre) site just outside central Paris. The address is 41 Rue Pasteur, 92210 Saint-Cloud, France. It is accessible by bus and train, and ASP provides a private bus service across western Paris and nearby suburbs.

Lower School (Grades 2–5, ages 7–10); Middle School (Grades 6–8); Upper School (Grades 9–12).

Independent international school in Paris offering an American curriculum.

English as an Additional Language (EAL) support is available from Grade 1. ASP provides learning support as part of an inclusive program; about 15% of students across levels require some form of learning support.

School starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m.; after-school activities begin at 3:40 p.m.

ASP provides a private bus service with routes across western Paris and nearby suburbs. Bus 6246 stops at Gustave Lambert; Bus 467 serves the Pont de Saint Cloud area; schedules are managed by the Bus Office.

Application fees

- EUR 1,450 per child (one-time, payable at time of application). The application fee is refundable only if the school does not offer a space; it is not refundable when a space is offered.

Tuition fees (annual and per-term by year group)

- K3–K4: EUR 25,000 per year. Per term (calculated by dividing the annual fee into three equal instalments): EUR 8,333.33 per term (inference: see note below about term calculation).

- K5–Grade 5: EUR 34,600 per year. Per term (3 equal instalments): EUR 11,533.33 per term (inference).

- Grades 6–8 (Middle School): EUR 39,965 per year. Per term (3 equal instalments): EUR 13,321.67 per term (inference).

- Grades 9–12 (Upper School): EUR 40,950 per year. Per term (3 equal instalments): EUR 13,650.00 per term (inference).

(Note on per-term figures: the above per-term amounts are calculated by dividing each published annual tuition by three to produce equal-term figures. This per-term calculation is an explicit arithmetic inference intended to give per-term values where the school's public fee listing provides annual amounts; the school calendar follows a typical academic year running from late August/early September through June. )

One-time and mandatory additional fees

- Capital assessment: EUR 12,200 per child (one-time, non-refundable; charged during the first year a child attends in K5 and above).

- Security fee: EUR 2,000 per child per year (annual, mandatory).

Mandatory fees where assigned

- English as an Additional Language (EAL) fee: EUR 5,490 per child per year (mandatory only for students assigned to the EAL program).

- Learning Support Services fee: EUR 6,695 per child per year (mandatory only for students assigned to learning support services).

Optional / program-specific charges

- Bus fees (annual):
- Zone 1 (close to school): EUR 4,100 per child per year.
- Zone 2 (other areas): EUR 4,550 per child per year.

- Extracurricular and optional trips / activities (examples and typical extra charges billed separately at time of reservation):
- Music festival trips: approximately EUR 800 each.
- Model United Nations (selected trips): EUR 600–1,000.
- Seasonal athletics trips: approximately EUR 230 each; ISST tournaments approximately EUR 300 (depending on host city).
- Theater trip to London: approximately EUR 500.
- Selected academic clubs/trips: examples around EUR 600–800.
These are charged in addition to tuition when the activity is optional.

Educational (curricular) trips

- Educational trips that are integral to and mandatory for the curriculum are included in the tuition fee; no separate charge for mandatory curricular trips is billed. If a curricular trip does not take place, funds are typically reallocated and reimbursements are not provided.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Application fee: payable at the time of application. Capital assessment is charged one time in the first year K5 and above. Security fee and other assigned program fees are charged on an annual basis. Partial-year charges and refunds follow a defined partial-year fee policy (see refund section).

- The school's published fee material does not specify a detailed public billing calendar (invoice due dates or standard instalment schedule) for tuition invoices on the public fees page. The per-term figures above are an arithmetic division of the annual tuition into three equal instalments to provide per-term amounts where parents require them; the school's calendar follows the typical academic year (September to June).

Refund information and partial-year fee policy

- New students:
- Withdrawal prior to June 1 of the year of entry: full refund of tuition and fees paid.
- Withdrawal between June 1 and August 15 of the year of entry: 50% refund of tuition and fees.
- Withdrawal after August 15 and prior to December 31 of the year of entry (provided Admissions Office is notified by December 10): 25% refund of tuition and fees.
- Students beginning classes after January 1 are charged 75% of full-year tuition and fees; students beginning after April 30 are charged 40% of full-year tuition and fees. The Capital Assessment is charged in full. A space may be held by paying 100% of tuition and fees.

- Returning students:
- Withdrawal prior to June 1: full refund of tuition and fees paid.
- Withdrawal between June 1 and August 15: 50% refund.
- Withdrawal after August 15 and prior to December 31 (provided Admissions Office is notified by the stated deadline): 25% refund.
- The school explicitly identifies the Capital Assessment and Application fees as non-refundable.

Boarding fees

- Boarding: Not applicable. The school operates as an international day school for ages 3–18 and does not publish boarding provision or boarding fees.

Other costs and common incidental items

- Uniform: No mandatory uniform fee or required school uniform charge is published in the school's public fee listing.

- Meals / cafeteria: the school provides cafeteria recharge facilities and a lunch program; meal costs and cafeteria card recharges are handled separately from tuition. Specific meal-plan pricing is not published in the general tuition-and-fees listing.

- Instrument rental, course materials, specialist program fees and other occasional charges may be billed separately depending on program participation; examples (music, trips, clubs) are listed under optional charges above.

Fee payment options

- For the school's extension and short programs, payment options explicitly accepted include credit card (via processors such as BlueSnap and PayPal) and bank transfer (RIB provided on request). The school's giving/donation channels also accept bank transfer and credit card payments. These references indicate that bank transfer and credit/debit card payment channels are used by the school for program and community payments; specific tuition invoice payment portals or installment processors are not detailed on the public fees page.

Summary (key figures at a glance)

- Application fee (one-time): EUR 1,450 per child.
- Annual tuition (K3–K4): EUR 25,000; per term (3-way split, inference): EUR 8,333.33.
- Annual tuition (K5–Grade 5): EUR 34,600; per term (3-way split, inference): EUR 11,533.33.
- Annual tuition (Grades 6–8): EUR 39,965; per term (3-way split, inference): EUR 13,321.67.
- Annual tuition (Grades 9–12): EUR 40,950; per term (3-way split, inference): EUR 13,650.00.
- Capital assessment (one-time for K5+): EUR 12,200 (non-refundable).
- Security fee (annual): EUR 2,000.
- EAL fee (if assigned, annual): EUR 5,490.
- Learning support fee (if assigned, annual): EUR 6,695.
- Bus (optional, annual): EUR 4,100 (zone 1) or EUR 4,550 (zone 2).
- Refund / partial-year policy: specified percentage refunds depending on withdrawal date; capital assessment and application fee are non-refundable.

63 nationalities represented; 27 countries on the enrollment map account for 94% of enrollment; United States is the most represented at 34.6%; France accounts for 17.3% of enrollment.