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Mexico, Puebla
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The Puebla American School is located in the Las Ánimas and La Paz neighborhoods in Puebla and has two fully equipped campuses.
Levels include Bilingual Stimulation, Pre-kinder, Preschool, Primary School, Junior High School, and High School.
Mental health and emotional well-being support is provided, with more than 10 school counselors.
Mexico
Application and assessment fees
- Assessment (diagnostic) fee: MXN 700. This fee is applied to the first monthly tuition payment if the candidate is accepted and is non‑refundable.
- Regular admissions process / application fee (High School reference): MXN 880.
Tuition fees by school level (amounts shown as monthly and annual where available)
- Bilingual Stimulation / Maternal: Inscription and monthly rates reported in published school-cost summaries; typical private‑school range for the institution is within the amounts listed for other early years below.
- Pre‑school (Preescolar): MXN 23,850 per month; inscription fee reported as MXN 23,850; annual cost reported approximately MXN 262,350.
- Primary School (Primaria): MXN 28,900 per month; inscription fee reported as MXN 28,900.
- Junior High School (Secundaria): MXN 29,150 per month; inscription fee reported as MXN 29,150.
- High School / Preparatoria: MXN 30,000 per month; inscription fee reported as MXN 30,000; annual cost reported approximately MXN 330,000.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The school operates an accounts/payments system that supports online payment plans and recurring billing via a school payment platform. Families are able to view and settle invoices through the school's parent portal and designated online payment channels. Specific plan options, due dates, and any early‑payment discounts are managed through the school's billing office.
Boarding / residential fees
- The institution is organized as day campuses with no published boarding (internado) program or boarding fees. No residential fee schedule is listed for the school's campuses.
Other costs and typical additional charges
- Uniforms: Uniform items are charged separately; preschool communications in cost summaries note inclusion of select uniform pieces (for example, two sports shirts in preschool packages) while full uniform sets are an additional family expense.
- Meals / cafeteria: Cafeteria/meal service is available; some published annual cost summaries indicate that cafeteria food is included in certain annual fee calculations for some levels, while families may still incur extra costs for special menus or external catering.
- Insurance and maintenance: A school insurance policy and maintenance charges are commonly included in the annual fee structure as reported in published cost summaries for several levels.
- Extracurricular activities, field trips, exam fees, special programs, and school‑supplied textbooks or materials may be charged separately according to the activity or program. Parents should expect periodic additional charges for optional activities and external exam registrations.
Refund information
- The diagnostic/assessment fee of MXN 700 is non‑refundable; when a candidate is accepted, that payment is applied to the first monthly tuition. (This is stated for the assessment process.)
Fee payment options
- Online payments via the school's parent portal / payment platform (the school uses a platform that supports online payments and recurring charges).
- The payment platform used by the school provides multiple common methods: credit and debit card (major card networks), electronic bank transfers (SPEI/STP), cash payments through authorized outlets, and recurring card payments where enabled by the family. These payment‑method capabilities are provided by the school's payment service provider.
- In‑person payment and the school's billing office (caja / cobranza) are available for families who prefer to pay at the school's payment window or arrange alternative payment plans directly with the billing office. Contact addresses for the school's caja and cobranza offices are published in school contact materials.
If you require any clarification of the numeric items, please use the billing office contacts provided by the school's administrative listings.
More than 40 nationalities represented.
Colegio Americano de Puebla is an International Baccalaureate World School offering the Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programs, with AP options. It serves Preschool through High School (ages 1–18) in Mexico, hosting a diverse community of over 40 nationalities. The Diploma Program emphasizes breadth and depth and requires study in two languages; many DP courses are taught in English, and graduates receive a High School Certificate (BUAP) in addition to the DP. The Diploma Plan (Plan 06) includes 10th-grade courses in Arts and Design, Psychology, French, Anthropology, World History, German, Film, Geography, and Theater; 11th–12th grades include AP Biology, European History, AP Government and Politics, with electives across humanities, language, mathematics, sciences, and social sciences. The school integrates technology across campuses. Preschoolers explore programming and robotics; Primary features a Maker-focused Innovation class with a 3D printer; Junior High uses Chromebooks and Mac-enabled spaces; High School has computer labs, 3D printers, robotics, and a Makerspace. The Media Center houses 6,000+ books and digital resources, and the campus hosts a SAT/ACT center.
