Fees
- Fees of all services that CIS offers are subject to annual review, and an updated School Fees Schedule will be published and circulated before the 31st of May of every year. Fees will be updated reasonably based on business, industry and economic parameters
- CIS accepts fees from corporate sponsorship as well as directly from families
Payment Due Date and Methods
There are 3 types of Payment Categories at CIS which apply to different types of services.
Bank Transfer/Paypal apply ONLY to the following services
- Entrance Fees
- Annual Fees
- Preschool Tuition Fees
- School Bus Fee
- Holiday School Fees
- Club Actvity Fees
- Medical Check-up Fees
Note: Invoices will be issued for these fees. Please complete the payment procedure after receiving the invoice.
Monthly Direct Debit apply ONLY to the following services
- Daycare Programme Fees
- Single Day Sign-up Fees
- Early Drop and Late Pick Up Fees
- Extracurricular Programme (e.g. Japanese Class or Kids English Club) Tuition Fees
- Other Miscellaneous Fees
Note: The Direct Debit will be automatically deducted from your registered account on the 20th of every month and we will issue detailed monthly statements in advance.
Credit Card Payment applies ONLY to the following service
- School Merchandise purchased via the Online Shop
Lunch fees should be paid directly to our Catering Service Provider. CIS will not be involved in the payment of the lunch fee. (please see Handbook for Parents - Guidelines and Procedures for more information).
Application Fees must be paid before the application can be considered. Applicants will be provided with full payment instructions and Bank details following a school tour
Registration Fees will need to be paid in full before the new pupil’s place is confirmed. Note that if the Registration Fee is not paid by the deadline, the child’s place will be lost
A handling fee will be imposed if payment methods other than those described above are utilised.
Late Settlement or Failure of Payment
- CIS reserves the right to impose a Late Payment Fee for outstanding fees in the event of failure to settle by the payment deadline. The Late Payment Fee will be equal to 1% of the outstanding balance every week until the payment is settled.
- If the Direct Debit fails, then we will issue an invoice. If the invoice is not settled by the deadline, then Late Payment Fee may be added to the total outstanding amount
- In the event of late settlement or failure of payment, the pupil’s place may be offered to candidates on the waiting list, and this may result in automatic dismissal
- Repeated late payment or failure to pay for fees by the deadline, and/or accumulation of several periods of unsettled accounts may result in dismissal. Refer to the Admissions and Enrollment Policy for more information
No Refund Policy
- After payment, all fees are non-refundable under any circumstances
- Fees will not be refunded for absent days and CIS is unable to offer make-up lessons.
- In the event of circumstances beyond CIS’s reasonable control, including but not limited to a state of emergency declaration, acts of government imposing travel or work restrictions, quarantines or trade embargoes, war, terrorism, earthquakes, plagues, epidemics or pandemics, extraterrestrial activity, extreme weather such as heavy rain, snow, typhoon, hurricanes or other natural disasters, the school may need to be closed temporarily. Undelivered lessons during such temporary closure will not be subject to any refund or make-up lessons
CIS will carefully gather information from relevant authorities, specialists and public media, and will also do its best to resume school in the shortest possible time that it becomes appropriate, or do its best to maintain academic continuity of pupils’ learning including via Online and Remote Learning (ORL). However, CIS reserves the right to make all final decisions pertaining to temporary closure and when/how to resume normal school operations