Fees

BSS Kindergarten

Payment Type	Enrollment Fee	Annual Payment	Two Payments	Three Payments
Payment Deadlines		31.05.2023	31.05.2023 31.01.2024	31.05.2023 30.11.2023 29.02.2024
Nursery	€ 600	€ 8 100	2 x € 4 300	3 x € 3 000
Reception	€ 600	€ 8 700	2 x € 4 600	3 x € 3 200

School Meals

Payment Type	Annual Payment	Two Payments	Three Payments
Payment Deadlines	31.05.2023	31.05.2023 31.01.2024	31.05.2023 31.11.2023 28.02.2024
Kindergarten	2500 BGN ~ 1280 EUR	1320 BGN ~ 670 EUR	920 BGN ~ 470 EUR

Meals are paid in one, two or three installments (no daily based rates are applied) under the same deadlines as the school fees.

Once a meal is requested and the meal is paid, no reimbursement of meal fees will be made.

In Kindergarten there are meals 3 times a day. In School, there are meals 2 times a day.

The monthly menu of the respective stage you may find here.

Transport

Payment Type	Annual Payment	Two Payments	Three Payments
Payment Deadlines	31.05.2023	31.05.2023 31.01.2024	31.05.2023 31.11.2023 28.02.2024
Zone 1
Two-way	3920 BGN ~ 2000 EUR	2060 BGN ~ 1050 EUR	1440 BGN ~ 730 EUR
One-way	2330 BGN ~ 1190 EUR	1225 BGN ~ 625 EUR	855 BGN ~ 435 EUR

The School offers home-school-home transportation service. The service covers Plovdiv-town, Markovo and villages nearby. No discounts are applied. The transportation fees are given in the table above.

School Fees

School fees are quoted in Euro for an academic year (10 months).The fees for the upcoming school year are published in February of the current one.

Enrollment Fee

The ENROLMENT FEE applies for new students only. It is a one-off payment; no discount and refund are applicable on the enrolment fee. It aims to confirm the student’s place at the school.

Full Year Enrolment

Enrolment of a student is for a full school year. The tuition is payable either on a whole year basis (annual fee) or in 2 or 3 instalments as per the table above.

The deadlines for payment depending on the option chosen are as stated below:

Full Year payment – 31 May 2023;
Two Termly payments – 31 May 2023 and 31 January 2024;
Three payments – 31 May 2023, 31 November 2023 and 28 February 2024

Refunds

No refund is payable if:

The School receives cancellation for a student less than seven (7) days before the school year / semester commencement date.
A student withdraws or cancels their enrolment any time after their academic year/semester commencement date.
The terms and conditions of the enrolment agreement entered into by the student and the School are breached, including any breach of a School policy.
The student’s enrolment is cancelled by the School, including cancellation caused by student misconduct or if the student is disenrolled for unsatisfactory academic progress.
In any of the above cases, the School may choose to grant a refund if there are exceptional circumstances.

Entry of a Student during the school year

Tuition fees for mid-year enrolment are pro-rata, based on the total number of school weeks remaining in the academic year (excluding holidays).

Failure to pay school fees

Failure to make payments within the set deadlines will result in the suspension of the student;
In case payment is delayed for more than 1 week the School may not be in a position to offer a place;
No documents, certificates or reports will be issued unless the outstanding amounts are paid;
Students will be permitted to attend the school only on receipt of application and payment tuition fees;

Discounts of tuition fees

Family discount is applied to a second, third and subsequent child enrolled at the British School of Sofia.

A discount of 5% applies for a second child and 10% for a third or subsequent child of one family.

Resources fee

The Resources fee is included in the tuition fee and covers access to electronic learning materials, and other education-related costs resulting from compulsory curriculums.

Examination fees

External examinations stated below:

Cambridge Primary Checkpoint (Grade 6);
Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint (Grade 8);
IGCSE (Grade 10);
IB Diploma Programme (Grade 12);

are subject of an additional cost based on the rates of the respective examination board.