Tuition

The International School of Bergen is a not-for-profit school.

Our tuition schedule as outlined in the ISB Policy Handbook and fees listed below, are effective as of school year 2024 - 2025.

3.30 Income from Tution Fees

Annually, at the time that the final budget is adopted, the Board shall set tuition fees for the ensuing school year. The tuition fee schedule shall be established according to estimated student enrolment, available financial resources and budget requirements.

In order to supply the Board with the necessary background data the Director will carry out an enrolment survey and a projection of staff requirements. The Director shall develop and the Board shall approve procedures and regulations regarding the payment of tuition fees. Before a student is admitted, parents shall be advised of tuition and other fees.

The International School of Bergen maintains a tiered tuition fee schedule.

ECC

1. Tuition for students of the ECC is in line with Bergen Kommune tuition.

Fees in Preschool/Kindergarten may be subject to regulation in January if determined by the government's national budget. Students enrolling in Preschool or Kindergarten after the start of a month will be charged for the entire month during which they enrol. The Early Deposit is non-refundable.

Annual Tution	Early Deposit	Payment 1st Trimester	Payment 2nd Trimester	Payment 3rd Trimester
	March 10, 2024	Aug. 10, 2024	Nov. 10, 2024	Feb. 10, 2025
22 000	2 000	6 667	6 667	6 666

Grades 1 - 10

1. Tuition A: Guaranteed Seat Programme

This applies to families who work for companies who wish to guarantee a space in ISB’s Guaranteed Seat Programme. Securing a seat guarantees the company flexibility for students to arrive at any stage of the school year. Guaranteed seats will be prioritized to join ISB. A guaranteed seat secures a seat for the current school year and can be used by another student from the same company should there be a transition within a school year.

When a family has been admitted under the Guaranteed Seats Programme they will be sponsored by their employer. Once registered as part of the Guaranteed Seat Programme, a family will always be defined as such given that the family’s tuition is paid by the employer.

Internationally mobile families will be considered employer-sponsored and required to pay sponsored tuition if they are non-Norwegian and do not meet the criteria defined below in Tuition B or Tuition C.

Guaranteed seat programme fees are upon application.

2. Tution B1: Internationally Mobile Families

These are families who have to comply with all of the points below:

Reside within Bergen Kommune
Are Internationally mobile families (families where neither parent nor child holds a Norwegian passport)
Have resided in Norway for fewer than three years
Can verify they do not receive their tuition sponsored by a company (evidence required).

Families who have been admitted as Tuition B1 can apply to move to Tuition C when the family has been in Norway for 3 years. Status change from Tuition B to Tuition C, this would come into effect after completing the school year.

In the allocation of seats Tuition B1 applicants will be placed after Tuition A students.

Category B1	Annual Tuition	Early Deposit	Payment 1st Trimester	Payment 2nd Trimester	Payment 3rd Trimester
		March 10, 2024	Aug. 10, 2024	Nov. 10, 2024	Feb. 10, 2025
Grades 1 - 10	135 188	3 500	43 896	43 896	43 896
Siblings - 25%	101 391	3 500	32 630	32 630	32 631

Sibling reduction of 25 % applies to students in B1 Grades 1 through 10. A sibling reduction is also available within the preschool and Kindergarten section. Further details are available upon request.

3. Tuition B2: Families Residing outside of Bergen Kommune

These are families who:

Reside outside Bergen Kommune regardless of how long they have lived in Norway.

Families who have been admitted as Tuition B2 cannot apply to move to Tuition C unless they move inside Bergen Kommune. Once they have moved they may apply for a status of change. This would come into effect after completing the school year. All prices are in NOK.

Category B2	Annual Tution	Early Deposit	Payment 1st Trimester	Payment 2nd Trimester	Payment 3rd Trimester
		March 10, 2024	Aug. 10, 2024	Nov. 10, 2024	Feb. 10, 2025
Grades 1- 10	183 855	3 500	60 118	60 118	60 119
No Sibling Reduction

There is NO sibling reduction to students in Tuition B2.

4. Tution C1: Local Fee

Tuition C.1 applies to families who work for not for profit companies (documentation required). International families who fall into this category are prioritized ahead of Tuition C2 families.

Should a family move from Bergen kommune to another kommune they will be moved to Tuition B2 at the start of the following school year.

Category C1	Annual Tution	Early Deposit	Payment 1st Trimester	Payment 2nd Trimester	Payment 3rd Trimester
		March 10, 2024	Aug. 10, 2024	Nov. 10, 2024	Feb. 10, 2025
Grades 1 - 7	76 968	3 500	24 489	24 489	24 490
Siblings - 25%	57 726	3 500	18 075	18 075	18 076

Grades 8 - 10	87 016	3 500	27 839	27 839	27 838
Siblings - 25%	65 262	3 500	20 587	20 587	20 588

Sibling reduction of 25 % applies to students in C1 Grades 1 through 10. Further details are available upon request.

5. Tuition C2: Local Fee

This applies to families who have Norwegian citizenship or have lived in Norway for more than three years (evidence required). These families can verify that they do not receive company support for school fees. Families who apply as part of Tuition C are lowest in the prioritization of seats given.

Should a family move from Bergen kommune to another kommune they will be moved to Tuition B2 at the start of the following school year.

Category C2	Annual Tution	Early Deposit	Payment 1st Trimester	Payment 2nd Trimester	Payment 3rd Trimester
		March 10, 2024	Aug. 10, 2024	Nov. 10, 2024	Feb. 10, 2025
Grades 1 - 7	76 968	3 500	24 489	24 489	24 490
Siblings - 25%	57 726	3 500	18 075	18 075	18 076

Grades 8 - 10	87 016	3 500	27 839	27 839	27 838
Siblings - 25%	65 262	3 500	20 587	20 587	20 588

Sibling reduction of 25 % applies to students in C2 Grades 1 through 10. Further details are available upon request.

Additionally Tuition C may apply to special cases as approved by the Director and the Board of Trustees.

The burden of proof of being allocated to a Tuition level is on the applicant. Should a privately paying family who have two parents/guardians falling into different Tuition categories they will initially be placed on Tuition B before being able to be considered for Tuition C.

Approved: March 1984
Revised: October 1996, May 2002, May 2006, December 2010, April 2016, April 2020, May 2021

The Board of Trustees wishes to reward parents of students grades 1 - 10 who settle their annual tuition accounts by August 10th by giving a 2.5% rebate.

If paying on a Term basis, tuition must be paid on or before the start of the term as indicated above.

For those paying on a monthly basis, the FIRST monthly payment SHALL be paid in AUGUST and the LAST in MARCH.

Students enrolling in Grade 1 through 10 after the start of the school year will be charged for the entire month during which they enrol. No tuition refunds will be given to departing students for uncompleted fractions of a month in which they are enrolled. The Early Deposit is non-refundable.

Supervision

Extended supervision is available at no additional charge for students in Preschool and Kindergarten. Extended supervision of children in Grade 1 through Grade 4 is available at a cost of NOK 6 127 per child for morning and afternoon. For morning only the cost is NOK 3250 and for afternoon only the cost is NOK 3675. Payment is per trimester and are billed separately. Supervision hours are from 07:30 until 08:45 and from 15.00 until 16:30. Supervision times are day care only and are not designed to have an educational component.

DISCLAIMER: ISB treats each application individually and therefore the school reserves the right to adjust fees when the offer for a place is confirmed. Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and the school will confirm the relevant fees when the offer for a place is confirmed.

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