Monday 21 September 2009

Schooling - What does it cost for IB/ IGCSE?

There are over 20 types of fees that a school can charge:
1 Tuition Fees
2 School Bus Service
3 Breakfast/ Lunch/ Snacks
4 IB/IGCSE/CBSE affiliation fee
5 IB/IGCSE/CBSE Board examination fees
6 Uniform - 2 sets of Basic Uniform, 1 pair of Sports Uniform, Canvas Shoes/ Black Shoes/ Socks, Necktie/ badge
7 Text Books/ Work Books/ Revision Sheets
8 Exercise Books
9 Picnics - Education Tours
10 All sorts of extra curricular activities
11 Projects for various subjects
12 Use of all learning resources - Laboratories, Library, Computer Domes, AV Room
13 All sports activities, games, swimming pool
14 Use of School Gymnasium
15 School Stationary - School Bag, Compass Box - Pencil Box, Misc. Stat, Consumables like Art, Craft, Drawing, Music, Drama, Karate, etc., I-Card, School Diary, Report Cards, School Circulars/ News Letters, School Magazine
16 All class activities
17 Medical test
18 Insurance
19 Social Service - Projects
20 Personal/ Career Counseling

The table below shows approximate calculation of the fees you should be ready to shell out in case of admission of your little one to IB/ IGCSE board:
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Class Basic Fees Registration School Bus Canteen Uniform Misc
Play Group 20000   10000      
Nursery 35000 25000 10000 7500 1000 2000
Junior Kg. 40000   10000 7500 1000 2000
Sr Kg. 40000   10000 7500 1000 2000
1st 60000   15000 15000 1000 2000
2nd 60000   15000 15000 1000 2000
3rd 65000   15000 15000 1000 2000
4th 65000   15000 15000 2000 2000
5th 75000   20000 15000 2000 2000
6th 75000   20000 20000 2000 5000
7th 85000   20000 20000 2000 5000
8th 85000   20000 20000 2000 5000
9th 95000   25000 20000 2000 5000
10th 95000   25000 20000 2000 5000
11th 110000   25000     10000
12th 110000   25000     10000
Total
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1115000 25000 280000 197500 20000 61000 1698500 <- Grand Total

That is 17 lacs in fees until 12th standard!!
Plus, fees keep increasing by 10% each year.
So over 16 years of education from Playgroup to Std 12th, you should be looking at paying a fees of around 20 lacs.

3 comments:

  1. on what basis have you calculated these amounts? I have been struggling to figure out how much an IGCSE school charge per student per annum.

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  2. Could you please help me with the don bosco borivali fee structure! For grade 1 and 2. Thanks!

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    1. I am not sure what their current fees looks like. Do you want to call them directly to find out. Thanks.

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