Nepal, Kathmandu
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The school is located at Sri Durbar Tole, Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal.
The school has The Rato Bangala School Early Childhood Centre (Pre-Kindergarten) and Lower School (Grades I–III); Middle School (Grades IV–VI); Upper School (Grades VII–X); and A Level.
The school is a co-educational day school that also houses a teacher training institute.
Nepal.
Application fees
- Nepalese applicants: NPR 7,500.
- Foreign-national applicants: NPR 15,000.
Admission / enrollment fee and deposit
- One-time admission fee: NPR 50,000. This includes a refundable deposit of NPR 25,000 held by the school at admission.
Tuition fees (by year group and billing frequency)
- Primary level (monthly): NPR 6,800 per month. This monthly figure is reported to include lunch.
- Grade VI (monthly): NPR 7,150 per month.
- Grade X (monthly): NPR 7,400 per month.
- A-Level (historical/indicative): historically reported as approximately NPR 40,000 per month (this figure has been cited as indicative of past A-Level charges rather than a current published rate).
Note: the above tuition figures are provided as monthly amounts; annual totals are therefore the monthly amount multiplied by the number of months billed in the academic year.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- No publicly published, detailed term-by-term billing schedule or standardised payment-terms document was found for the 2026/27 academic year. The school operates on an academic session running April–March; specific term billing dates and instalment options are not publicly listed. For administrative and account queries, the school provides direct contact channels.
Boarding fees
- Boarding is not applicable. Rato Bangala is a co-educational day school; there are no published boarding programmes or boarding fees.
Other costs and recurring charges
- Lunch: reported as included in the primary-level monthly tuition figure. Parents should expect additional charges for other services if used (for example extracurricular trips, selected labs, or external exam fees) though specific costs are not publicly itemised.
- Uniforms, textbooks, stationery and personal supplies: specific prices and whether these are sold through the school are not publicly itemised. Parents should budget separately for uniforms and learning materials.
- Event/short-course registration example: some school-affiliated events list modest registration fees (example: NPR 1,200 for a parent workshop). Such event fees are charged separately from tuition and admissions.
Refund information
- No publicly published, detailed refund policy for tuition, admission deposit, or other fees for the 2026/27 academic year was found. The school's publicly available admissions information does not include a full fee-refund schedule.
Fee payment options
- Specific, published fee-payment methods (for example: bank transfer, credit card, online portal, cash at office) are not itemised in publicly available school materials. The school lists contact points for administrative enquiries. Parents should plan to use standard local payment methods unless otherwise instructed by the school's administration.
Summary and important note for parents
- No official, detailed 2026/27 fee schedule was publicly posted in the school's public information pages at the time of this check. The application, admission and monthly tuition figures above are taken from available fee listings and community school profiles and are presented here for convenience; they should be treated as indicative rather than a definitive contractual schedule. Key operational facts: Rato Bangala is a co-educational day school with an April–March academic session. Admissions and administrative contact details are published for parents to use when confirming exact current fees and payment arrangements.
Rato Bangala School is a co-educational day school in Patan Dhoka, Nepal, that houses a teacher training institute. The curriculum progresses from Lower School through A-Levels, with Cambridge Assessment International Examinations Grades XI–XII. In early years, Language Arts are taught in Nepali and English alongside Social Studies, Science, Mathematics and Digital Literacy, with specialist teachers for ICT, Nepali, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music, Gymnastics and Martial Arts. Chinese is taught with the Confucius Institute at Kathmandu University, and Newari appears in Grade IV. Upper School emphasizes hands-on, project-based learning social-emotional growth, while A-Levels are delivered by a registered Cambridge Center NP704 and have produced high marks and Cambridge awards. Founded in 1992, the school champions progressive education through Bank Street College of Education links and a focus on social justice. Facilities include a library, STEAM Lab, five science labs, three computer labs, Art and Design rooms, wood workshop, Kamalmani Theater.