Panama, Panama City
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The school is located on Street I, Joseph Esses Boulevard, at the top of the hill, Edison Park, Betania, Panama City, Panama.
Baby Welt: from 6 months old to 3 years old; Preschool: PK3 to Kinder (3–6 years old); Primary school: grades 1–5; Middle school: grades 6–11.
German international school offering trilingual education in English, German, and Spanish.
Germany
Application fees
- No published single-number application or admission fee is available in the school's publicly available admissions materials. The school provides an online Parent Admission Application Form for initiating enrollment, but the form and accessible admissions pages do not list a specific application or registration amount.
Tuition fees by year group (amounts)
- The school does not publish tuition amounts by year group or by term in its publicly available materials for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years. No per-term or per-year numerical fee schedule is publicly posted. As a result, specific tuition figures for each year group and per term cannot be provided here.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition (la escolaridad) may be divided into ten (10) monthly instalments.
- Payments are required within the first ten (10) days of each month.
- The school states that the matricula (enrollment/registration payment) covers normal wear and tear of facilities, basic first‑aid insurance for the student, and costs associated with internal academic record handling and necessary insurances.
- The school reserves the right to set or change specific payment schedules and to require particular billing arrangements as decided by the school direction and governing bodies.
Boarding fees (if applicable)
- The school presents itself as a day school; no boarding program or boarding fees are listed in publicly available materials. Therefore boarding fees are not applicable.
Other costs and recurring additional fees
- The school identifies recurring additional cost items that families are responsible for, which include regular fees for psychology services, photocopies, special activities, and graduation activities.
- The school also indicates families are responsible for costs to replace library, laboratory or other school resources and equipment when damage is caused by the student beyond normal wear.
- No public price list is published for uniforms, meals, transport, extracurricular program fees or textbooks; the site's online shop shows no defined products for sale, and no published price list for uniforms or school-supplied materials is available. Consequently, specific uniform costs or related item prices are not available in public materials.
Refund, cancellation and withdrawal information
- No detailed numerical refund or reimbursement policy for paid tuition, matricula or other fees is published in the school's publicly accessible admissions pages or parent manual excerpts available online. The publicly accessible internal regulations describe payment obligations and instalment structure but do not provide a public, itemized refund schedule.
Fee payment options and methods
- Public materials do not list specific accepted payment methods (for example, bank transfer, specific credit cards, online payment gateway) or the precise mechanisms for making payments. The site is built on an e-commerce/ERP platform, but no active payment product listings nor an explicit payment-method statement are publicly posted. Families should assume the school can establish formal payment channels and billing documentation but no specific payment options are published.
Summary of available fee-related facts
- Numerical amounts for application fees, tuition by year group or per term, uniform costs, boarding fees (not applicable) and explicit payment-method details are not published in the school's publicly accessible admissions or documentation pages; only the structure and administrative rules around payment timing and instalments, and categories of additional charges, are publicly stated.
Colegio Alemán del Istmo (CADI) is a German international school in Panama City that follows an American curriculum framework while delivering trilingual instruction in English, German and Spanish. German language is a central focus of the program. The school serves ages 0 to 17, offering Baby Welt from 6 months to 3 years, Preschool PK3–Kinder (ages 3–6), Primary (grades 1–5) and Middle School (grades 6–11). CADI opened in 2016 as Colegio Nikolaus Kopernikus and rebranded in 2022. It is located on Calle I Edison Park, providing a convenient, multicultural setting for families from diverse neighborhoods. The school holds Cognia accreditation. Co-curricular activities include Fine Arts; Beyond Classroom experiences such as Debate, Leadership and Creative Expression; and an annual Summer Camp. International exchanges occur in Middle School, alongside German culture activities and wellness and emotional coaching integrated into student life. The campus supports a global-minded community with diverse traditions for families worldwide.