Spain, Barcelona
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C/ Alfonso XII, 95–105, 08006 Barcelona
Kindergarten; Cycle 1–Cycle 2; Secondary School; Gymnasium
Private international school with a Swiss curriculum
Switzerland
For 3rd–4th grade: 9:20–16:35; For 5th–12th grade: 8:35–16:35; after-school care available from 8:00 to 18:00 on request
Academic year 2025–2026 — Detailed fees overview for Escuela Suiza de Barcelona
Application / entrance fees (one-off)
- Entrance / registration fee (Parvulario – 6ª clase): EUR 2,390.00.
- Entrance fee for students entering 7ª or 8ª clase: EUR 1,500.00.
- Entrance fee to Gymnasium for students already at the school (internal transition): EUR 1,100.00.
- Entrance fee to Gymnasium for new students: EUR 1,300.00.
- Entrance fee to Gymnasium for exchange/short-stay students (one semester): EUR 150.00.
Tuition fees (listed as annual fees by school year group)
- Parvulario (P3, P4, P5): EUR 7,296.00 per school year.
- Primary (1ª–6ª clase): EUR 7,783.00 per school year.
- Lower secondary (7ª–8ª clase): EUR 8,271.00 per school year.
- Secondary (9ª–11ª clase): EUR 10,047.00 per school year.
- 12ª clase (final year): EUR 10,588.00 per school year.
Per-term breakdown
- The school's published fees are shown as annual amounts per school year group. No official per-term (installment) amounts or a published per-term breakdown are provided in the school's public fee schedule. Parents should note the published figures above are annual totals.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The school's delegated governing body sets fees yearly and informs families in July; the public materials do not publish a detailed payment schedule (dates of invoices, number of instalments, or late-payment penalties).
Meals and midday care (annual prices by number of meals per week)
- P3 – 8ª clase:
- 1 meal per week: EUR 399.00 per year.
- 2 meals per week: EUR 799.00 per year.
- 3 meals per week: EUR 1,199.00 per year.
- 4 meals per week: EUR 1,599.00 per year.
- 5 meals per week: EUR 1,999.00 per year.
- Day-ticket (one day): EUR 11.80.
- 9ª – 12ª clase:
- 1 meal per week: EUR 384.00 per year.
- 2 meals per week: EUR 769.00 per year.
- 3 meals per week: EUR 1,154.00 per year.
- 4 meals per week: EUR 1,538.00 per year.
- 5 meals per week: EUR 1,923.00 per year.
- Day-ticket (one day): EUR 11.20.
Other routine / recurring costs
- Morning childcare service 08:00–09:20: free of charge.
- Afternoon childcare service (16:35–18:00): a fee applies; the public schedule shows EUR 6.00 (charged from 17:00).
- Extracurricular activities: annual prices vary according to the specific offer and options chosen (no single fixed public price).
- Voluntary life or professional disability insurance (for a parent/guardian): EUR 330.00 per year.
- Any other recurring school contributions or ancillary costs are published per-offer or communicated to families; no flat public list beyond the items above is published.
School uniform / compulsory kit
- No public fee or mandatory uniform charge is published in the school's publicly available fee materials.
Boarding (residency) fees
- The school does not publish any boarding or residential provision or boarding fees; there is no publicly listed boarding cost. Boarding fees are therefore not applicable in the published fee schedule.
Refunds and cancellations
- The school's publicly posted materials and fee schedule do not include a published refund or cancellation policy for tuition, entrance fees, or other charges. No explicit refund terms are presented in the publicly available fee pages.
Fee payment options (methods)
- The publicly available fee pages do not list accepted payment methods (credit card, direct debit, bank transfer, etc.) or the detailed payment channels. Payment-method details are not published on the fee pages.
Summary of what is published and what is not published
- Published in the school's fee materials: annual tuition per school year group, one-off entrance (registration) fees by entry point, annual meal-plan prices by frequency, morning/aftercare notes and small aftercare fee, extracurricular pricing described as variable, and a voluntary insurance amount.
- Not published in the school's publicly available fee pages: an official per-term instalment breakdown, a detailed billing calendar with instalment dates, detailed payment terms and accepted payment methods, a published refund/cancellation policy for fees, and any mandatory uniform cost. These items are not present on the publicly posted fee pages.
(Notes: amounts are shown in euros as published by the school.)
Schweizerschule Barcelona (ESB) is a private international school in Barcelona offering a Swiss international education for children aged 3 to 18. The curriculum spans Kindergarten through Gymnasium and is taught in German, with five languages in total: German, Spanish, Catalan, English and French. A distinctive feature is the double qualification: Swiss Matura together with Spanish Selectividad, enabling entry to Swiss universities and other international institutions. The school follows Swiss pedagogical principles in a multicultural setting that harmonizes Swiss, Spanish and Catalan cultures. The daily timetable is 9:20–16:35 for P3–4 and 8:35–16:35 for 5–12, with optional full-day care from 8:00 to 18:00. The ESB community emphasizes personal and social competencies and emotional intelligence, supported by facilities including laboratories and shared spaces. The school offers exchanges with partner cantonal schools in Lucerne and St. Gallen and cross-cultural initiatives to prepare students for global study and work.