The British School in Colombo

The school is located at 63 Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka. It is in the Colombo 08 area of Sri Lanka's capital city. The main contact details include the main office telephone numbers +94 (011) 760-3400/1.

Junior School and Senior School.

Co-educational Day School.

Special Education Needs Coordinator; Learning Support; EAL/ESOL; Shadow Teachers.

United Kingdom

The Junior School day starts at 7:30am; finish times vary by year, with Playgroup leaving at 11:30am and Year 6 leaving at 1:45pm; there is a morning break and after-school activities. The Senior School day comprises six 50-minute lessons per day with two breaks; all students must be in school by 7:30am; lunch is part of the timetable and after-school activities run in the late afternoon.

Application / Registration / Admission fees
- A registration fee is charged for all admissions. This registration fee is non-refundable in all cases, including when a place is not taken up or when a returning student is re-admitted.
- A refundable admission deposit of LKR 25,000 is charged at admission for all students except those entering Playgroup, Nursery and Reception; this deposit becomes payable when those younger pupils are promoted to Year 1. The deposit is refundable when the student leaves after deductions for any outstanding amounts and returned school property; refund is processed after completion of all formalities and within ten working days.
- A one-time Building Maintenance Contribution is payable at the time of admission for most year groups; this contribution is non-refundable (with limited waivers described in school policy).

Tuition fees (per term / per year groups)
- The school issues invoices prior to each of the three academic terms for most year groups; Years 11 and 13 (the public-exam cohort years) have their annual tuition billed across the first and second terms of the academic year. Term-by-term invoicing and the special billing arrangement for Years 11 and 13 are applied as standard practice. A 5% discount on term fees is applied when term fees are paid on or before the invoice due date.
- The school's published Fees Policy and admissions information set out the billing method and the presence of one-off and additional charges, but the school's full current fee schedule (detailed tuition amounts by year group and by term) is provided as a separate fee schedule document. The detailed per-year and per-term tuition amounts were not available in the public policy pages and require reference to the school's current fee schedule document.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Invoices are issued prior to each term (three terms per year) except where annual tuition is billed for Years 11 and 13 across Term 1 and Term 2. Term fees must be paid by the date given on each invoice. Fees not paid after reminders and 15 days into term may result in refusal of entry or removal from the register. One complete school term's written notice to the Principal is required when a student intends to leave; failing to give this notice results in the usual term billing.
- Term fees paid on or before the due date receive a 5% discount on term fees. Fees may be revised annually and may be increased during an academic year to reflect rising operational costs.

Accepted currencies and payment methods
- Fees may be paid in Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR), US Dollars (USD), Euros (EUR) or British Pounds (GBP). The school's Accounts team supplies the conversion rate into LKR on request.
- Payments are accepted at the School Accounts Department in cash or by cheque (cheques payable to the school's company name). Parents may deposit cash and cheques at any branch of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC for convenience, and the school supports online payments for parents with online banking facilities. The school also operates an online payment portal (online payment / payment logos visible on the payments page) and notes a convenience fee component on the payment portal.

Boarding fees
- The British School in Colombo is an independent, co-educational international day school; boarding facilities are not applicable. No boarding fees are charged.

Other costs and regularly billed extras
- Examination fees (public exam entries), university application fees, courier charges and similar third-party charges are billed separately and must be paid before entries/applications are submitted. Additional charges may be applied for class trips, sports competitions, tours, certain extra activities, additional materials and some extra-curricular items for pupils who participate. Textbooks are issued on payment of term fees and will not be issued while previous books are unaccounted for.
- Uniform items are stocked in a school uniform shop on site; parents should expect to purchase required uniform items from that shop. Specific uniform item prices are not published in the uniform guide page.

Refunds and deposit handling
- The one-time admission deposit of LKR 25,000 is refundable only when the student leaves the school, after settlement of any outstanding fees and return of all school property (library books, locker key, ID passes). The deposit is refunded after ten working days from completion of all required formalities. The registration fee is non-refundable. The Building Maintenance Contribution is non-refundable except where a specific waiver applies.

Consequences of non-payment and collection
- The school reserves the right to refuse entry to students whose fees are in arrears and to remove students from the register if fees remain unpaid after two reminders and 15 days into term. The school will not submit examination entries, university applications or academic transcripts for any student whose fees are in arrears.

Summary of what could not be located publicly
- The school's Fees Policy and admissions pages describe the billing method, deposits, building-maintenance contribution, payment options and additional charge categories, but the detailed current fee schedule showing the specific tuition amounts by year group (per term and per year) for the 2026/27 academic year (or for 2025/26 where 2026/27 is not yet published) is distributed separately as the school's current fee schedule document. The detailed numeric fee table by year group / per term was not present on the public policy or uniform pages that are accessible; the site's admissions pages link to a separate “current fee structure” document. To obtain precise per-term and per-year tuition amounts, that current fee schedule document is required.

The school's student population is made up of over 53 nationalities.