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Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain. The campus is located at Calle América 3, Pozuelo de Alarcón 28224, Madrid. Pozuelo is part of the Madrid metropolitan area.
Lower School (ages 3-11), Middle School (Grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper School (Grades 9-12, ages 14-18). The Upper School includes the IB Diploma Programme.
not-for-profit private international day school with an American curriculum
The Learning Support team provides services across the K-12 spectrum, including English Language Acquisition, Reading, Writing, Math, and Executive Function. Documentation is required during admissions to determine whether ASM can support a child's learning and well-being; some students requiring substantial academic or social-emotional support may not be accepted into Grades 6-12.
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ASM offers a private bus service provided by Grupo Chapin with 13 routes across Central Madrid, Pozuelo, Aravaca, Majadahonda. It is not door-to-door; bus stops are designated for safeguarding; the ASM Business Office coordinates routes and a bus-tracking app is available; bus monitors are on every bus; contact bus@asmadrid.es for routes and payments.
Application fees
- Preliminary application fee: EUR 250.00 (one-time, non-refundable).
- Registration fee (paid upon admittance): EUR 2,000.00 (non-refundable; credited toward tuition).
- Matriculation (re-enrollment) fee (payable in spring to reserve a place for the following year): EUR 950.00 (non-refundable).
Tuition fees — Private (family pays; Academic year 2025–2026)
- Early years / K1–K2: Semester EUR 5,796.50 (payable September and February); Annual EUR 11,593.00.
- K3: Semester EUR 6,025.00 (payable September and February); Annual EUR 12,050.00.
- Grade 1–2: Semester EUR 8,133.50 (payable September and February); Annual EUR 16,267.00.
- Grade 3–5: Semester EUR 9,131.50 (payable September and February); Annual EUR 18,263.00.
- Grade 6–8: Semester EUR 11,069.00 (payable September and February); Annual EUR 22,138.00.
- Grade 9–12: Semester EUR 11,939.00 (payable September and February); Annual EUR 23,878.00.
Tuition fees — Corporate (employer pays; Academic year 2025–2026)
- Early years / K1–K2: Semester EUR 8,363.00; Annual EUR 16,726.00.
- K3: Semester EUR 8,526.50; Annual EUR 17,053.00.
- Grade 1–2: Semester EUR 11,555.00; Annual EUR 23,110.00.
- Grade 3–5: Semester EUR 12,979.00; Annual EUR 25,959.00.
- Grade 6–8: Semester EUR 15,460.50; Annual EUR 30,921.00.
- Grade 9–12: Semester EUR 15,798.00; Annual EUR 31,596.00.
Capital fee and family discounts
- Capital fee (one-time, non-refundable): Private enrolment (Grades K3–12) EUR 6,000.00 per student; Corporate enrolment EUR 8,100.00 per student.
- Family plan: 10% reduction on tuition and capital fee for the third child from the same family; 20% reduction for each additional child thereafter (applies to both tuition and one-time capital fee).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Payment frequency options: annual payment, semester payment, or monthly installments.
- Administrative service charge: a 4% per semester administrative service charge is added if tuition is paid by monthly installments.
- Semester billing dates: semester payments are payable in September and February (semester amounts shown above are payable on those dates).
- Proration: charges are prorated for families joining during the school year.
- Currency: payments are accepted in Euros (EUR) or in U.S. Dollars (USD) using the prevailing exchange rate.
Optional fees and other costs
- Cafeteria: daily cost EUR 9.35; billed at the end of each month for actual meals/snacks consumed.
- Bus service with monitors: Per semester EUR 1,162.00; Annual EUR 2,324.00.
- Spirit wear / school clothing: optional spirit wear is available for purchase through the school's spirit wear provider; purchases are optional and charged separately.
- Additional optional charges: certain after-school activities, trips, or specific programs may carry extra fees; such additional charges are invoiced as applicable.
Refund information and withdrawal policy
- Each semester is treated as 150 calendar days for refund calculation. Refund of tuition when a student withdraws after classes begin is determined by days enrolled within that semester as follows: 1–5 days enrolled: 78% refund; 6–20 days: 70% refund; 21–35 days: 55% refund; 36–50 days: 38% refund; 51–65 days: 22% refund; 66–80 days: 10% refund; 80 days and over: 0% refund.
- Additional fees are not covered by this tuition refund schedule and are not refundable.
- Bus service: a full refund is made on the unused portion of the bus service charge based on the number of calendar days remaining in the semester after withdrawal.
Boarding fees
- Boarding fees: Not applicable. The American School of Madrid is a non-profit K–12 co-educational day school and does not operate a boarding program.
Fee payment options (channels and practical notes)
- Payment channels such as specific acceptance of credit card, online payment portal, or bank transfer are not itemized in this fee summary; payments may be made in EUR or USD and may be scheduled annually, by semester, or monthly (monthly payments incur the administrative service charge noted above). For billing and method details, families should follow the school's invoicing instructions when completing registration and enrollment.
One third American, one third Spanish, and one third of students from around 60 other countries.
American School of Madrid is a not-for-profit private international day school in Pozuelo de Alarcón serving ages 3 to 18. It offers the American curriculum alongside the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Upper School, with pathways to the US High School Diploma, the IB Diploma, and the Título de Bachillerato. The campus spans 11 acres and includes a zero-energy Middle School building opened in 2021 and the Don Quijote Park Play Landscape added in 2023 as part of the Lower School. The Center for the Arts houses a 600-seat auditorium, dedicated spaces for art, music and drama, and a Black Box Theatre. The Upper School features a Learning Commons, a cafeteria, an Athletics Complex and a Center for the Sciences, plus the Innovation, Design, and Education Hub with a Robotics lab and Da Vinci Space. Outdoor facilities include an all-weather track, turf soccer field, the ASM garden and multiple fields.