MATRICULATION FEE:  The matriculation fee of $810 is due in full for all students prior to the start of each school year. The fee is due in May of each year for returning students; and, for new students, it should be paid at the time of enrollment with the above registration fee. This is a non-refundable fee.

TUITION (Pre-Kinder-12 th Grade):Tuition is paid yearly in two installments. Seventy percent (70%) of the quoted year’s tuition is due prior to the beginning of the school year. The 70% payment is due in full and is non-refundable. The remaining thirty- percent (30%) of the quoted year’s tuition is billed in November and is due before the end of the first semester. The 30% payment is due in full and is non-refundable. For students who enter CDS for the first time in the second semester, 5/9 ths (55%) of the quoted year’s tuition is due upon enrollment. For all students who enter after the beginning of the school year, tuition is due upon entering.

BILLING AND PAYMENT: School fees are quoted in US dollars. Payment can be made in colones at the official Banco Central sell-rate or in US dollars. The school business office will only accept checks. Payment in cash (or by check) can be made by depositing the amount due in any branch of the Banco de Costa Rica in the following accounts: For colone deposits: CDS FLAMINGO, checking account #325-312-3; for dollar deposits: CDS FLAMINGO, account #325-311-5. Payments in cash (or check) can also be made at Banco Nacional, in the following accounts: for colon deposits: CDS FLAMINGO, checking account #145-000255-6; for dollar deposits: CDS FLAMINGO, checking account #145-600126-3. CDS does not accept US dollar checks drawn on banks domiciled outside the USA, with the exception of dollar checks drawn on Banks in Costa Rica.

NOTE:    Payment made by deposit in any of the above banks must be identified with the student’s name, with a copy sent (by hand or fax) to the school business office. Otherwise, the deposit cannot be credited to your account.

SURCHARGES:  A surcharge of 1.5% per month is levied against past due accounts. There is a $45 returned/check fee.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES:  Consumable workbooks, on-loan classroom textbooks, and some school supplies are included in school fees. Paper, pens, and pencils are given to students periodically in established quantities. There are no lab, computer, or locker fees. Each student in grades one through twelve is entitled to one copy of the school yearbook. Children in pre-primary (Pre – K through preparatory) will receive one yearbook per family.

ADDITIONAL FEES:  Additional fees are charged for regular school-to-home transportation, food service, instrument rentals, some after school activities, and field trips. Students are required to purchase the official P.E. and CDS school uniform. Additional charges may be levied for consumable materials or special tools in courses like advanced art or math, and for personal reference texts, when required by the school. Students must pay for the cost of special examinations required by CDS, such as Advanced Placement and Pre-SAT tests.

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES:  CDS will charge additional fees for special education services or programs outside its stated mission or program of studies that the school may be called upon to provide. Special Education services or programs could include, but are not limited to, special classes in areas such as ESL, foreign languages, specialized arts, crafts, and skills, learning disabilities, remediation, or special services for students who are learning impaired or who have identified special needs.