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Located in Costa del Este, Panama City, Panama. The campus is at Edif H-51, Paseo del Mar, in the Costa del Este district.
Ages 3 to 18. The school offers four IB learning stages: Early Years (IB Early Learning Program) for ages 3–5; Primary Years Programme (PYP) for ages 6–11; Middle Years Programme (MYP) for ages 12–18; and Diploma Programme (DP) for ages 16–18.
IB international school; ISP member.
Panama
The school offers a school transport service. Bus routes cover Costa del Este, Santa María, Amador, and Panama Pacifico, with trips of about 40–45 minutes. Buses depart at 3:00 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 12:30 p.m. on Fridays; monthly fees vary by location. To enroll, complete the transport registration form and contact the Transportation Office.
Application and admission fees
- Application fee (one-time): USD 150.00, charged at the admission interview/application stage.
- Single (one-time) Admission/Entry fee: USD 10,000.00 (one-time payment at enrolment).
- Capital fee for applicants to Secondary (Grades 7–12): USD 7,000.00 (one-time).
Tuition fees by year group (monthly and annual amounts shown)
- Early years – PK3 / PK4: Monthly USD 718 — Annual USD 7,180.
- Early years – Kinder: Monthly USD 884 — Annual USD 8,840.
- Primary – Grade 1: Monthly USD 1,160 — Annual USD 11,600.
- Primary – Grade 2: Monthly USD 1,170 — Annual USD 11,700.
- Primary – Grades 3–6: Monthly USD 1,193 — Annual USD 11,930.
- Secondary – Grades 7–10: Monthly USD 1,256 — Annual USD 12,560.
- Secondary – Grades 11–12 (IB Diploma years): Monthly USD 1,369 — Annual USD 13,690.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The fee schedule is shown as both a monthly amount and an annual total; annual totals correspond to ten monthly payments (monthly × 10 = annual), indicating a common billing structure based on ten instalments across the academic year. One-time fees (application, admission, capital fee) are billed separately at application/enrolment.
Other mandatory or recurring charges
- Annual didactic / technology resource payments (by level): Pre‑school USD 510; Primary USD 680; Secondary USD 765 (listed as annual resource/technology charges).
- A specified annual payment of USD 869 appears in the published fee schedule as a separate annual charge related to class enrolment/registration.
- Language-program / additional-family discounts (regular extras): USD 200 per month for a single student or USD 150 per month for two siblings; families with three or more students are listed as exempt from that monthly charge.
- Sibling discounts on fees: second child — 20% discount on the capital fee and 10% discount on monthly tuition; third child — 30% discount on the capital fee and 25% discount on monthly tuition.
Boarding
- Boarding is not listed as part of the school's offerings; the school operates as a day school serving ages 3–18. No boarding fees are shown in the published fee schedule.
Other possible costs (examples listed in the schedule)
- Incidental or program-specific fees (field trips, extracurricular activities, examinations, uniform and consumables) are referenced generally in institutional documents but specific, itemised uniform or cafeteria fees are not listed in the published fee summary. The published schedule lists the didactic/technology charges above and the language-program monthly figures.
Refund information
- The published fee schedule shows one-time application, admission and capital charges and annual/ monthly tuition and resource charges; specific refund terms and conditions for those fees are not itemised in the publicly released fee schedule. The application fee is presented as a one-time fee at application.
Fee payment options
- Billing and family account management are handled through the school's parent portal (iSAMS). Commonly used methods for international schools with this portal include bank transfer and credit/debit card processing; families are billed and pay through the parent-portal/payment arrangement established at enrolment.
Notes on discounts and promotions
- The school runs a referral/discount programme that grants a 10% tuition discount for the entire 2026–2027 school year for each successfully referred and enrolled student; other promotional discounts (early‑payment or similar) are not itemised in the fee schedule excerpt.
Boston School International (BSI) is an IB World School in Costa del Este, Panama, serving learners from 3 to 18 years old. The school offers the full IB continuum: Early Learning (PK), PYP through Grade 5, MYP through Grade 10, and the DP for Grades 11-12, with English as the primary language of instruction. Mandarin is taught from Primary through DP, alongside Spanish; the bilingual IB Diploma uses English A and Spanish A. BSI is part of the International Schools Partnership (ISP) and operates across two campuses, including a new Early Learning Campus opened in 2022. Facilities include science, technology and robotics labs, an art and music suite, a bright library and cafeteria, plus classrooms with interactive displays. There are 18 extracurriculars, including MUN, international chess, and collaborative projects, with CAS, Future Pathways, and language opportunities supporting development. The school uses dual curricula described as British and Costa Rican for families.
