Application & Registration Fees
- Application Fee: USD 190 (one-time, non-refundable).
- Enrollment Deposit: USD 2,000 (due each year to secure enrollment or re-enrollment; this deposit is applied as an advance tuition payment and is subtracted from a later tuition payment).
- New Enrollment Fee (one-time): USD 2,700 (non-refundable; payable before the first year of enrollment).
- Refundable Security Deposit: USD 1,000 (due in the first year of enrollment to the secondary school; held to cover loss or damage).
Annual tuition by year group — 2026/27 school year (USD)
- Pre-Nursery (Part Time): USD 19,700.
- Pre-Nursery (Full Time): USD 33,890.
- Nursery: USD 37,300.
- Reception: USD 37,300.
- Year 1: USD 40,070.
- Year 2: USD 40,070.
- Year 3: USD 40,970.
- Year 4: USD 40,970.
- Year 5: USD 40,970.
- Year 6: USD 40,970.
- Year 7: USD 45,270.
- Year 8: USD 45,270.
- Year 9: USD 45,270.
- Year 10: USD 46,960.
- Year 11: USD 46,960.
- Year 12: USD 47,930.
- Year 13: USD 47,930.
Per-term tuition (2026/27) — amounts shown per academic term
- The school year is organised into three academic terms (Autumn, Spring, Summer). Per-term figures below are the annual tuition divided by three to reflect term charges.
- Pre-Nursery (Part Time): USD 6,566.67 per term (USD 19,700 ÷ 3).
- Pre-Nursery (Full Time): USD 11,296.67 per term (USD 33,890 ÷ 3).
- Nursery: USD 12,433.33 per term (USD 37,300 ÷ 3).
- Reception: USD 12,433.33 per term (USD 37,300 ÷ 3).
- Year 1: USD 13,356.67 per term (USD 40,070 ÷ 3).
- Year 2: USD 13,356.67 per term (USD 40,070 ÷ 3).
- Year 3: USD 13,656.67 per term (USD 40,970 ÷ 3).
- Year 4: USD 13,656.67 per term (USD 40,970 ÷ 3).
- Year 5: USD 13,656.67 per term (USD 40,970 ÷ 3).
- Year 6: USD 13,656.67 per term (USD 40,970 ÷ 3).
- Year 7: USD 15,090.00 per term (USD 45,270 ÷ 3).
- Year 8: USD 15,090.00 per term (USD 45,270 ÷ 3).
- Year 9: USD 15,090.00 per term (USD 45,270 ÷ 3).
- Year 10: USD 15,653.33 per term (USD 46,960 ÷ 3).
- Year 11: USD 15,653.33 per term (USD 46,960 ÷ 3).
- Year 12: USD 15,976.67 per term (USD 47,930 ÷ 3).
- Year 13: USD 15,976.67 per term (USD 47,930 ÷ 3).
Billing schedule & payment terms
- The Enrollment Deposit (USD 2,000) is due each year to secure a place; it is applied as an advance tuition payment and subtracted from a future tuition payment. Mid-year enrollments are charged pro-rated tuition based on the published annual schedule.
- Specific billing dates, payment deadlines and detailed payment-instruction documents are used to issue invoices and to explain how the enrollment deposit is applied. The school's 2026–27 academic calendar shows the three-term structure used for scheduling charges.
Boarding fees
- Boarding is not applicable at this school; the British International School of Washington operates as a day school. No boarding fees are charged.
Other costs and supplementary fees
- Potential obligated supplementary fees: additional Learning Support where provision exceeds 3 hours per week.
- Required supplementary costs: school uniform (cost varies by items purchased).
- Optional supplementary costs (pay-as-needed): additional overnight or multi-day trips (e.g., MIT visit, Juilliard camps, Global Games, Primary Camps, World Scholars Cup, ski trips, overnight sports tournaments), IB/IGCSE retakes or remarks, SAT/ACT/SAT II or other non-compulsory assessments, school bus transportation, after-school childcare and vacation programs, externally run clubs, individual music lessons, private tutoring, and school portraits or graduation photos.
Refund information
- The Application Fee (USD 190) and the New Enrollment Fee (USD 2,700) are non-refundable. The Enrollment Deposit (USD 2,000) is applied as an advance tuition payment rather than returned in cash. A Refundable Security Deposit (USD 1,000) is held to cover potential loss or damage and is refundable subject to the school's conditions for return. Mid-year tuition is charged on a pro-rated basis for students who enroll part-way through the year.
Fee payment options
- Online Payment Portal (for tuition and incidental payments).
- Wire transfer (bank transfer) instructions are provided for families who prefer to pay by bank transfer.
All amounts above are shown in USD and are for the 2026/27 academic year. Annual tuition figures are presented as published; per-term amounts are the annual tuition divided by three, consistent with the school's three-term academic calendar.