Balboa Academy

Balboa Academy is a private school in Panama City, located in the heart of the capital's vibrant community. The school sits in Ciudad del Saber (City of Knowledge) in Clayton, Panama City. This location places Balboa Academy in the Clayton neighborhood with convenient access to Panama City's amenities.

Balboa Academy serves students from PK-3 through 12th grade. Academic stages include Preschool (ages 3-4), Elementary (ages 5-10), Middle School (ages 11-14), and High School (ages 15-18).

The school is a private day, college-preparatory school offering a U.S.-standards-based curriculum and dual Panamanian/U.S. diplomas.

Honor and support classes are offered.

Panama and the United States. The school issues dual Panamanian and U.S. diplomas.

School hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday PK 8:00–12:30; K-12 8:00–2:55. Wednesday PK 8:00–11:30; K-12 8:00–12:45.

Bus transportation is available for all Balboa Academy students. The service is provided by TRANES PANAMA, S.A. Clayton is among the served areas; many neighborhoods across Panama City are included.

Application and Admission fees
- Application / evaluation fee: USD 150, paid online as part of the application process.
- Admission fee (one-time, payable on acceptance/enrolment): USD 12,000.

Annual (registration/annual) fees
- Preschool (PK3 & PK4) annual fee: USD 1,077.
- Grades K–12 annual fee: USD 1,899.

Annual tuition — non‑sponsored students (full year)
- PK3 & PK4: USD 7,966 per year.
- Kindergarten: USD 12,541 per year.
- Grades 1–5: USD 12,665 per year.
- Grades 6–12: USD 14,006 per year.

Annual tuition — sponsored students (full year)
- PK3 & PK4: USD 9,257 per year.
- Kindergarten: USD 13,828 per year.
- Grades 1–5: USD 13,965 per year.
- Grades 6–12: USD 15,309 per year.

Tuition per term / instalments and billing schedule
- The school calendar published for the 2025–26 year uses quarter/term blocks. The school does not publish a public per‑term invoice table on the fee pages; the website invites families to contact the admissions team about payment options. Where a school uses term or monthly instalments, per‑term amounts are normally calculated from the annual tuition and the school's chosen number of instalments; Balboa Academy's public fee pages do not list per‑term amounts or an explicit payment‑due calendar.
- Application payment is taken online through the application link. For other billing cadence (annual, termly, monthly), accepted instalment plans and specific due dates are not detailed on the school's public fees page.

Boarding fees
- No boarding provision or boarding fees are published for Balboa Academy. The school's materials describe the campus and programmes for day students; therefore boarding fees are not applicable.

Other costs and typical additional charges
- Registration/annual administration fees (listed above) apply in addition to tuition.
- Uniforms: uniforms are required and may be purchased through the school's listed supplier (Galapago Panama); individual uniform item prices are not published on the school fee pages.
- Bus service: a paid bus service is available for multiple areas; route coverage is published but bus fares are not listed on the public pages.
- School meals: a daily lunch service (partnered with Yaya's Kitchen) is offered and menus are available monthly; meal pricing is not published on the school's fee page.
- After‑school and extracurricular activities: some activities may have additional costs; specific activity fees are not published on the general fees page.

Refunds and cancellations
- No detailed public refund policy, pro‑rata withdrawal table or explicit refund rules for tuition or other fees are published on the school's public fees or admissions pages. Families are required to contact the admissions office for enrolment and fee terms; specific refund provisions are not listed.

Fee payment options (what is publicly stated)
- The application/evaluation fee is paid via the application link during the application process. Beyond that, the school's public pages invite enquiries about payment options but do not enumerate accepted payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, local payment portals) or give step‑by‑step payment instructions on the general fees page. Families are directed to contact the admissions office for payment arrangements.

Summary of verified figures and totals
- Key published figures (application fee, admission fee, annual fees, tuition rates for sponsored and non‑sponsored students) are taken from the school's public fees and admissions pages. Third‑party fee aggregators also reproduce these figures and show combined first‑year totals that include the one‑time admission/registration charges plus annual tuition.

What was not publicly available on the school's fee pages (brief note)
- The school's public pages do not provide an itemised per‑term invoice table, explicit payment due dates or schedules, detailed payment‑method instructions (credit card vs bank transfer vs payment portal), per‑item uniform or meal prices, or a published refund/withdrawal refund schedule. For those items, families must contact the school's admissions or finance office to obtain the official payment schedule, instalment options, accepted payment methods and the school's refund policy.

Over 40 nationalities represented.