SCHOOL FEES

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL ADMISSION FEES

School Fees

Payment

  1. All fees must be paid based on invoices provided by SBEC.
  2. All fees must be paid to the School’s account numbers, which are provided on the invoices.
  3. School fees should be paid before or by latest first day of the term.
  4. Uniforms (School uniform, PE, Martial Arts, Swimming) and books should be paid before delivery.
  5. Any payment that is not effected after the first day of the term is considered to be arrears.
  6. The school reserves the right to send home/ forfeit the space of any child having arrears.

Fees for the Academic Year 2019/2020 are as follows:

# TUITION FEE PER TERM FOUNDATION JUNIOR SCHOOL FORM 1-3 FORM 4-5 FORM 6-7
1 Gambian Nationals D7,700 D8,250 D15,100 D14,600 D20,050
2 Non-Gambians GBP 375 GBP 475 GBP 530 GBP 650 GBP 935
3 Expatriates GBP 550 GBP 850 GBP 950 GBP 1,000 GBP 1,200
4 Development Fund (Once a year) D1,700 D1,750 D2,250 D2,250 D2,250
5 Admission Levy (One off for new students) D6,000 D6,000 D6,000 D6,000 D6,000
6 Welfar/ICT lab, Excursion, Stationery D2,700 D2,600 D3,250 D2,750 D4,250
7 Gymnastics D850 D1,000
7 Martial Arts or Choreography D500 D850 D1,000
8 Swimming Kit D400 D450
# OPTIONAL FEES
9 Swimming D1,250 D1,250
10 Bus Service Depends on the pickup zone Depends on the pickup zone Depends on the pickup zone Depends on the pickup zone Depends on the pickup zone
11 Feeding D4,200 D4,200 D4,750 D4,750 D4,750

Each year, the school provides the list of books required for the following academic year and parents may choose to acquire them either through the school ordering system or privately.

Refund of Fees

Fees are divided into refundable and non-refundable. Non-refundable fees are registration fees and admission levy. Any other fees can be refunded upon withdrawal of a child, as follows:

  • Total amount less 5% administrative charges if request is made within the week the child starts school.
  • Total amount less 10% administrative charges if request is made 4 weeks after the child joins the school.
  • No refunds beyond 1 month of the child joining the school.