UWC East Africa

Two campuses in Moshi and Arusha, Tanzania. The Moshi Campus has a view of Mt Kilimanjaro; the Arusha Campus has a view of Mt Meru. The campuses are located in northern Tanzania near Moshi and Arusha. The school operates as a residential and day school for students aged 3 to 19.

IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and IB Diploma Programme (DP) offered on both campuses.

Residential and day school for students aged 3 to 19 years.

Learning Support (LS) provides for students with mild-to-moderate learning difficulties and academically able students. English Language Support (ESL) is available in both primary and secondary; ESL teachers may provide in-class support and withdrawal when needed; costs for additional personnel or resources may be recovered from parents.

Tanzania

Annual tuition (2026/27) — per year by year group

- Nursery (2 years old — Arusha only): TSh 13,310,000 / USD 5,150 per year.

- Early Childhood (EC): TSh 21,200,000 / USD 8,200 per year.

- Primary (P1–P6): TSh 38,390,000 / USD 14,850 per year.

- Middle Years M1–M3 (Class 7 – Form 2) — Day: TSh 52,730,000 / USD 20,400 per year.

- Middle Years M1–M3 — Residential (total tuition + residential): TSh 79,620,000 / USD 30,800 per year.

- Middle Years M4–M5 (Form 3 – 4) — Day: TSh 52,990,000 / USD 20,500 per year.

- Middle Years M4–M5 — Residential (total tuition + residential): TSh 80,910,000 / USD 31,300 per year.

- Diploma Years (D1 & D2) — Day: TSh 118,910,000 / USD 46,000 for the two-year Diploma programme (this is the total for the two years). Per-year equivalent (simple division): TSh 59,455,000 / USD 23,000 per year. (Calculation based on the two-year total.)

- Diploma Years (D1 & D2) — Residential: TSh 184,830,000 / USD 71,500 for the two-year Diploma programme (this is the total for the two years). Per-year equivalent (simple division): TSh 92,415,000 / USD 35,750 per year. (Calculation based on the two-year total.)

- D2 (2026/27 only) — Day: TSh 58,420,000 / USD 22,600 per year; Residential (2026/27 only) total: TSh 90,990,000 / USD 35,200 per year.

Per quarterly instalment (if paying quarterly) — USD examples

The school accepts annual or quarterly payments. The following are the quarterly instalments derived by dividing the USD annual figures by four (where the published amount is an annual figure). These are instalment examples for planning and are shown in USD:

- Nursery: USD 1,287.50 per quarter.
- Early Childhood: USD 2,050.00 per quarter.
- Primary P1–P6: USD 3,712.50 per quarter.
- M1–M3 Day: USD 5,100.00 per quarter. M1–M3 Residential (total): USD 7,700.00 per quarter (this residential figure is the total residential+tuition amount divided by four; residential portion can be inferred by subtraction).
- M4–M5 Day: USD 5,125.00 per quarter. M4–M5 Residential (total): USD 7,825.00 per quarter.
- D1 & D2 Day (per-year equivalent): USD 23,000 per year → USD 5,750.00 per quarter. D1 & D2 Residential (per-year equivalent): USD 35,750 per year → USD 8,937.50 per quarter. (Quarterly instalments above are calculated by dividing the published annual or per-year-equivalent amounts by 4.)
- D2 (2026/27 only) Day: USD 5,650.00 per quarter; D2 Residential: USD 8,800.00 per quarter.

Boarding / residential fees and what they cover

- Residential fees are shown as totals (tuition + residential) for the relevant year groups. Residential totals include the full costs of residential care, accommodation, food, laundry and medical services provided by the school nurse or school doctor. The residential totals are listed above for M1–M3, M4–M5 and the Diploma years.

- The residential-only component is not published as a separate line item; it can be derived by subtracting the day-student tuition figure from the residential total for each year group (that subtraction is a calculation based on the published figures).

One-off / entry charges

- Capital Development Fee (charged when a student first joins):
- 1st child in a family: TSh 3,880,000 / USD 1,500 per year for 2 years.
- 2nd child in a family: TSh 3,100,000 / USD 1,200 per year for 2 years.
- 3rd child in a family: TSh 1,550,000 / USD 600 per year for 2 years.
- No capital development fee for subsequent children in the same family.

- Refundable / Security Deposit (charged on first entry and refunded when the student finally leaves):
- New students joining up to M5: TSh 2,590,000 / USD 1,000.
- New students joining in D1: TSh 776,000 / USD 300.

Examination and programme-specific fees

- M5 examination year fee: TSh 1,290,000 / USD 500.
- D2 examination fee (applicable until 2027 only): TSh 2,590,000 / USD 1,000.
- The school usually charges separately for individual music lessons, contributions to the Outdoor Pursuits programme, or special language instruction; these are additional to the tuition/residential totals.

Discounts, remissions and special pricing

- Early-payment discount: For full fee-payers who first joined the school in either PYP or MYP, there is a 5% discount on all tuition and residential fees if the full 2026/27 fees are received in full before 1 July 2026.

- Family discounts on tuition and residential fees for the 2nd, 3rd and subsequent children enrolled above Early Childhood are 5%, 10% and 20% respectively. Parents of children in Early Childhood are not required to pay the Capital Development Fee or Deposit until the child joins P1. Fee remissions of up to 20% of tuition fees may be available on application to families demonstrating financial need.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Tuition and residential fees are charged on an annual basis and may be paid annually or by quarterly instalments. In special circumstances, arrangements can be made to pay monthly or at other times. Fees are revised monthly and parents are expected to pay the fee being charged at the time of payment.

- Payments in US dollars are converted from Tanzanian shillings at the school's monthly mean commercial bank rate; an example exchange rate for March is US$1 = TSh 2,585 (used to show the USD equivalents). Tanzanian citizens and residents may pay in Tanzanian shillings; non-residents normally pay in US dollars.

Application fees

- There is no application fee for PYP and MYP applicants. Diploma applicants who apply through the UWC application routes will be required to pay any application fee charged by the relevant UWC selection process.

Refund information

- The refundable/security deposit charged on first entry is refunded after the student finally leaves the school. No separate general tuition refund policy (for mid-year withdrawal or partial-term refunds) is published in the standard fee summary; examination-year and deposit refund rules are specified as above.

Accepted methods of payment and payment notes

- Accepted payment methods include: bank transfer in TSh or US$ to the school's Tanzanian bank account; bank transfer in convertible currencies to the school's USA bank account; TSh cheque delivered to the school; M-Pesa LIPA payment in TSh (LIPA number 5656408); US dollar checks drawn on a bank in the USA or in Tanzania (non-Tanzanian mailed cheques are not accepted); and personal payment in TSh or US$ at either Moshi or Arusha campuses. Payers will be charged any transaction fees associated with bank transfers or cheques.

Other costs to anticipate

- Additional charges that may arise include individual music lesson fees, contributions to specific Outdoor Pursuits trips or programmes, special language instruction, examination fees in exam years, and travel/visa or permit costs for international students (some of these are exemplified in school communications). Residential totals do include accommodation, food, laundry and medical services. Family-specific extras (uniforms, personal equipment, pocket money, elective trips) should be budgeted for though no separate universal uniform fee is specified in the fee schedule.