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Puçol, Valencia, Spain — Avenida Sierra Calderona, 29, Urbanización Los Monasterios, 46530 Puçol, Spain.
Preschool; Elementary School; Middle School; High School
IB Diploma Program school
United States (American curriculum aligned with Common Core State Standards).
The school day runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The academic year runs from September to June.
Extensive bus service to areas in and around Valencia.
Application fees
- Application Fee: €125 (one-time, non-refundable) for Nursery through Grade 12.
One-time / enrolment / capital charges
- Enrollment Fee (annual, non-refundable): Shareholders €280.55; Non-shareholders €1,200.
- Capital Fee (one-time, non-refundable) for each newly enrolled student: €1,500.
- ASV Share (one-time fee while the student is enrolled): €2,500.
Annual tuition by division (amounts per year and the equivalent monthly invoice when paid in the school's standard plan)
- Preschool (Nursery – Kindergarten): Annual €7,246 — invoiced in 10 equal monthly payments (September–June) = €724.60 per month.
- Elementary (Grades 1–5): Annual €7,687 — invoiced in 10 equal monthly payments = €768.70 per month.
- Middle School (Grades 6–8): Annual €9,004 — invoiced in 10 equal monthly payments = €900.40 per month.
- High School (Grades 9–10): Annual €9,204 — invoiced in 10 equal monthly payments = €920.40 per month.
- High School (Grades 11–12): Annual €9,545. Families of students in Grade 11 are invoiced in 10 equal monthly payments = €954.50 per month; Grade 12 families are invoiced in 9 equal monthly payments = €1,060.56 per month.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Annual tuition and lunch are invoiced in regular monthly installments: standard plan is 10 equal monthly payments invoiced from September through June for most grades. Families of Grade 12 students are invoiced in 9 equal monthly payments. Invoices are issued during the first week of each calendar month and are due within one week of issuance.
- School Materials & Textbooks Fee: invoiced in one installment (typically in July) to cover textbooks and grade-level materials. (This fee is invoiced separately from tuition).
- Annual Bus Fee: optional; charged separately for families who register for the school bus service. Specific route/fee amounts are billed under the bus-service schedule.
Other fees and charges (examples billed in addition to tuition)
- IB Diploma examination fees: official IB exam charges plus an administrative handling fee (the school may apply an administrative surcharge to IB exam costs).
- UNED fee (for Grade 12 students who take Spanish UNED examinations): administrative charge applies (example fee cited previously: €49 for UNED registration-related charges).
- Graduation Fee (Grade 12): an additional one-off graduation charge (example previously published: €175).
- Document/Certificate issuance fee: a small fee applies for voluntary issuance of official school documents or certificates (example previously published: €15.50).
- School Materials & Textbooks Fee examples (published in prior fee schedules): Preschool materials ≈ €339; Elementary materials ≈ €357; Middle School materials ≈ €512. These material charges are invoiced separately as described above.
- Bus service example (published in prior fee schedules): annual bus fee example ≈ €1,747 (optional and subject to route availability and conditions).
- Family discounts for multiple children: reductions apply when more than two children are enrolled concurrently (the reduction typically applies to tuition only and not to mandatory lunch, capital fee, materials/textbooks, or bus service). Specific sibling-discount rules are published in the school fee policy.
Boarding
- Boarding is not applicable; ASV operates as a day school.
Refund and withdrawal conditions
- The Enrollment Fee is non-refundable in general. Spanish consumer law permits a 14-day right of withdrawal from payment of the Enrollment Fee; withdrawal procedures and deadlines are set out in the school's fee policy. Refunds in exceptional medically documented circumstances or where the school cancels the academic year are handled under the school's refund rules. In cases of definitive or temporary withdrawal, specific penalties or reservation fees may apply (examples in published policy include non-refundable portions, administrative charges, and reservation receipts for temporary withdrawals).
Fee payment options and accepted methods
- The ASV Business Office establishes direct debit as the official payment method. Some other methods (such as card payments) may be used for certain one-off charges at the school's discretion, but direct debit is the school's primary/official payment arrangement. Parents should follow the Business Office billing instructions when completing payment arrangements.
Notes on extra costs
- Incidental costs that may arise during the year include field trips, optional co-curricular activities, external exam/accreditation charges (where applicable), sports tour/trip charges, specific course materials or kit, and replacement of items purchased at the ASV store (branded items/PE kit). These are billed as incurred or in separate invoices.
Contact for billing queries
- The ASV Business Office handles invoices, payment setup, and billing queries; families should use the school's Business Office contact to confirm payment arrangements and to request specific invoicing details for their child's grade and optional services.
61 nationalities represented; about 35% of students are international.
American School of Valencia (ASV) serves ages 2 to 18 and is situated in Urbanización Los Monasterios, Puçol, Valencia. Since 2004 it has offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, and high school students can pursue an American High School Diploma pathway with option to earn the Spanish Bachillerato and IB Diploma. The curriculum combines the American Common Core with IB Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and Spanish National Standards, delivered in English with language study. Instruction emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills, with cross-curricular projects that connect learning to real-life contexts. The 34,000 m2 campus features an Athletic Center and a Field, ES and HS classrooms, and an Atrium for collaborative learning. Distinctive programs include World Language Acquisition, Model United Nations, and Global Exchanges. Visual Arts are taught in High School, and university counseling supports post-secondary pathways across English, Spanish, Valencian, and electives in German or French.
