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School Fees 2025

Curriculum / Placement Fees (Applies once a year per child for each year) – $508 if paid by December 1st, 2024 or nearest working day, or $558 from January 1st 2025.

Concession 10% rebate on tuition fees only for each additional child from the same (immediate) family. Full fee must be paid for oldest child! We reserve the right to remove children from school if fees are not paid within 30 days.

Students whose parents are local, (non-ex-pat) full time pastors with no other gainful, secular employment get a 25% rebate off tuition only. We will provide all Lifepacs and/or software as applicable.

Fees must be paid by the end of the first week of each term, after which a late fee of 10% will be assessed.

We reserve the right to remove children from school if fees are not paid within 30 days.

Concession 10% rebate on tuition fees only for each additional child from the same (immediate) family. Full fee must be paid for oldest child!

*(10% rebate on tuition fees only for each additional child from the same (immediate) family applies to locals ONLY. It does NOT apply to expats).

*Students whose parents are local, (non-ex-pat) full time pastors with no other gainful, secular employment get a 25% rebate off tuition only.

*Note: Parents will have to provide notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, etc, for their children. We will provide all Lifepacs and/or software as applicable.

*Fees must be paid by the end of the first week of each term, after which a late fee of 10% will be assessed. We reserve the right to remove children from school if fees are not paid within 30 days.

*NOTE: Cost of transportation, camps, and trips, school pictures, bus fares and school excursions are not included in the school fees, but are paid separately.

*An extra fee is charged @ $ 5.00 per half hour from 3.00pm if parents are delinquent in picking up their children from AICS after school hours.

*Curriculum / Placement, and Tuition fees (in full or in part) are non-refundable in the case of suspension or expulsion from school for untoward behavior by a student.

School Unifroms

All uniforms can be purchased or ordered as per school guidelines.

Shoes: Closed brown or black shoes or sandals.Canvas or tennis shoes are also allowed.
Sports Uniforms (House colours): Worn on Fridays only.Children may wear hats or caps when playing or working outdoors.
Swimwear for girls (Grade 6 and above):One-piece swimsuit with board shorts or tights over it. (No halter necks please).
Jewellery: Wristwatches are allowed.Earrings for girls: one pair of modest earrings is allowed. If multiple piercings already exist, please use discreet and small earrings. Smaller earrings are in your child’s safety interest.
Amulets: No amulets religious or otherwise allowed.
Sweaters (cold weather): Black or navy can be worn.
Hair should be neatly combed for girls and can be held down by using hair clips or hair bands. For boys, keep hair short. No mousse, streaking or colouring of hair is allowed. We discourage trendy hairstyles like multiple braids or dreadlocks. Tongue, lip or eyebrow piercing, nail polish and makeup is not allowed.
No nail polish or painting of palms allowed.

School Absences

If your child is going to be absent from school, please contact the school office before 8:30am.
Office staff may make phone contact with families of any child still absent without notification by 9am in the interest of student safety.
You are encouraged to take note of the school term dates when planning holidays or trips overseas.
If you are taking your child away during term time, please notify the school in writing ahead of time so teachers will be able to give work packs as each student works at their own pace. It is the parents’ responsibility to see that the work is done during the time of absence.
Any absence will require a letter from parent and absence of more than 2 days will require a doctor’s letter.
Any arrival after school begins at 8:15am is considered a “tardy” (late). Two tardies in one term is considered equal to one absent. And this also means an automatic demerit point from the student’s house.

Affirmation / Complaints

Since we operate an open door policy, we would like to hear from you directly if you have any affirmation or questions – either about your child’s education or about school operations. If you feel a matter is of enough concern to make a complaint about, please consult the classroom teacher. Our underlying desire is for everyone to be able to walk in unity in the spirit of Christ. Misunderstandings and causes for concern will come up, but we can solve things together – with an open mind and heart, using the Word of God as our basis and guide.

Medical And Health Requirements

Teachers are not responsible for administering of medication to students,however, if a student must take medicine, or inhalers (asthma) at school, a letter of instruction and exempting the teacher of liability must be given to the school office directly.
AICS is not responsible for any allergies your child may have. Parents are to take full liability for such.
Please keep your child at home if s/he unwell. They will not be able to work properly at school if they are feeling unwell, and may pass germs to other children. The Health Nurse visits school every year for general health checks. At the same time Grade 1 is vaccinated for BCG and tetanus, 11 year old girls are also vaccinated for rubella. Parental consent will be sought before these visits.
Children are expected to maintain good personal hygiene by bathing daily, wear clean uniforms, have fingernails cut short, and have any sores open wounds, or cuts attended to.
Children with flu or open wounds will not be allowed to participate in swimming.

Respect for School Property

We encourage every student to be a good steward of God’s property here at school. Please help to keep our campus looking great by not breaking off flowers or branches. Louvers and windows should be handled with care. No graffiti on any of the walls, in public areas or in the toilets. Please take care of lunch table covers, and do not put feet up against the walls. The stage area is out of bounds and is not for sleeping or running on. Do not jump, race or thump up and down stairs – please use banisters or railings. Basketball and volleyball hoops/nets are not to be used for hanging on. All sports and games equipment are to be handled with care. Those being destructive will be charged for misuse of property and expected to replace equipment.