Fees - Kazakhstan International School

ACADEMIC FEES 2023-2024

EARLY YEARS PROGRAMME	Price Per Year
Toddlers (2-year-old)	5 450 USD (half-day option) 9 700 USD (full-day option)
Pre-Kindergarten (3-year-old)	7 500 USD (half-day option) 9 935 USD (full-day option)
Kindergarten (4-year-old)	11 250 USD
Reception (5-year-old)	13 500 USD
PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME
Grades 1-2	19 000 USD
Grades 3-5	20 000 USD
MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME
Grades 6-8	21 000 USD
Grades 9-10	22 500 USD
IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
Grades 11-12	24 500 USD

Additional Fees

Entrance exam (Grade 1-12):
20 000 KZT per child

Admission fee:
A once-only non-refundable payment of 600 000 KZT per child, paid upon enrollment.

RESERVATION FEE

Reservation Fee - 1/3 from the annual tuition fee, is paid in tenge at the exchange rate of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange(KASE). The reservation fee guarantees your child a place in the grade. The reservation fee is non-refundable if your child is withdrawn for any reason.

SIBLING DISCOUNT

For families with more than one child at KIS there is a discount of 5% for the second child and a discount of 20% for each subsequent child.

SCHOOL BUS

Additional charges for using the school bus service:

600 000 KZT per academic year for return journeys
450 000 KZT per year for one way journeys

CANTEEN

Toddlers to Grade 2: 290.000 KZT/semester (optional)

Grades 3-5:
320.000 KZT/semester (optional).

Grades 6-12:
266.000 KZT/semester (optional).

All prices are subject to change.

BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Most activities are organized and run by our own teaching staff and are usually free of charge.

Some activities may require a small charge to cover costs; for example, if they are run by external providers, or use external facilities.

CURRENCY

Tuition fees are fixed at these US dollar (USD) equivalents for the duration of the school year. In case of devaluation of the Kazakhstani tenge (KZT), the amount payable in KZT will increase. When paying the tuition fee in installments at each billing period, the tuition fee amount in KZT is determined using the USD/KZT Kazakhstan stock exchange rate on the day the fees are paid.

MID-YEAR ADMISSION

EARLY WITHDRAWAL

KIS requires one month's notice (in writing) prior to a child's early withdrawal, in order to have all documents and certificates prepared in time.

If parents request a refund, they need to complete the Early Withdrawal Application for Refund Form to request the refund for the remaining school days for which they are eligible.

The refund will not be paid if the request is not submitted in writing. Parents also need to complete the KIS Student Leaver Form to clear all debts with KIS before any official documents can be released to the family.

Once all the forms are completed, and all outstanding payments made and cleared, the report card and any transfer documents will be released to the family of the student leaving.

Refunds are based on the prorating of the remaining payment, minus the reservation fee and an administrative fee. (The administrative fee amounts to 10% of the fees for the number of days remaining in the academic year.)