Day Student Tuition - Country Day School Guanacaste

Country Day School Guanacaste

TUITION AND FEES - School Year 2011 – 2012

Matriculation Fee for all grade levels: $500.00

Tuition:

Prekinder – Kinder ( Half Day)	$ 2,800
Prekinder – Kinder ( Full Day)	$ 4,500
Preparatory- 1st- 2nd grade	$ 5,500
3rd – 5th grade	$ 6,500
6th – 8th grade	$ 7,500
9th -12th grade	$ 9500

Multi-child tuition discounts are available starting in August 2011. Details available at the School Business Office.

Bus Fees :

Area	1st semester	2nd Semester
Potrero	$ 460	$ 575
Flamingo	$ 460	$ 575
Langosta	$ 500	$ 625
Tamarindo	$ 500	$ 625

MATRICULATION FEE: The matriculation fee of $500 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, upon enrollment. This is a non-refundable fee.

TUITION (Pre-Kinder-12th 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, 5/9ths (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:

Bank	Account # CDS Flamingo S.A.	CC **
Banco de Costa Rica ( Dollars)	325-311-5	15201325000031159
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica ( Dollars)	100-02-145-600126-3	15114510026001265

** Client account for money transfer using SINPE.

Charles Schwab (international payment instructions) :

Domestic Transfer (Within USA)		International Transfer (Outside USA)
Destination Bank :	Citibank N.A., New York	Destination Bank :	Citibank N.A., New York
Bank ABA :	021000089	SWIFT ID :	CITIUS33
For Account :	Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.	For Account :	Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Account #	4055-3953	Account #	4060-7595
Bank Address :	111 Wall Street, New York, NY 10043	Bank Address :	111 Wall Street, New York, NY 10043
For further credit to	Country Day School acct: 7045-7073	For further credit to	Country Day School acct 7045-7073

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 ( 506) 2654-5044 or to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Otherwise, the deposit cannot be credited to your account.

SURCHARGES: A surcharge of 1.5% per month is levied against past due accounts. A 10% surcharge is levied on past due matriculation fee invoices. 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..

ADDITIONAL FEES: Additional fees are charged for regular school-to-home transportation, food service, instrument rentals, some after school activities, field trips, a copy of the school yearbook, and yearbook photos. 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, Pre-SAT and SAT Test.

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.

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