Fees & Medical Requirements

2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR

Tuition Fees

Supplementary fees

PAYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Please click here for our PAYMENT OPTIONS 2023-2024 and for PAYMENT OPTIONS 2022-2023.

• Fees are set and payable according to the schedule approved by the School Board each year. Fees are charged in US Dollars and the payment must be net of any bank fees.

• The Application Fee and the Registration Fee for new students only are one-time fees and are NON-REFUNDABLE.

• The Application Fee must be paid in full at the same time as you send your application.

• When a student is accepted, the Registration Fee is due in 14 days. No student will be allowed to start attending school until the Registration Fee has been paid.

• A Seat Reservation Deposit of $1500, deductible from the tuition fee, has to be paid each year. The Deposit is non-refundable.

• The Building Fee is an annual fee for all students. Students attending for less than twenty (20) school days will be charged fifty percent (50%) of the annual building fee.

• The Tuition Fee invoice includes the Building Fee and the Tuition Fee. The payment of these fees is due in 30 days.

• In the case of Tuition Fee-only, two or three installment payments, as described in the Payment Options (Plan "B" or Plan "C") may be granted. Plan "C" may only be selected by private payers. Students whose fees are not paid 30 days after the installment deadline will not be allowed to attend school.

• Any unpaid balance after August 1,  or thereafter, 30 days from the issue date, will be subject to a processing and interest fee of 6% per annum, calculated daily.

• Students whose tuition and fees have not been paid by the due date will not be allowed to attend school unless an installment payment plan has been agreed in writing.

• Where a significant amount (over $1500) of fees are overdue for a period of over 30 days, a one-sum payment only is accepted for the following school year. The installment payment plan is not possible in these cases. School fees must be paid by August 1 of the school year for children to attend. 

Tuition Fee* refunds will be pro-rated according to the following schedule for students not attending a full academic year. 

Students attending;

from 1 to 20 days                    15% of the annual tuition is due

from 21 to 40 days                  25% of the annual tuition is due

from 41 to 60 days                  40% of the annual tuition is due

from 61 to 80 days                  50% of the annual tuition is due

from 81 to 104 days                60% of the annual tuition is due

from 105 to 130                       80% of the annual tuition is due

131 days and above                100% of the annual tuition is due

*Tuition fee refunds are subject to change for 2023-2024.

Written notification must be received by the Admissions Office before the student’s last day of school. The date indicated in this written notification will be the basis of the Tuition refund calculation.

• In case you intend to transfer funds from the USA, please contact AISB’s Finance Office, before making the payment.

• For new students starting mid-year, the invoice for the tuition and building fees is issued following the acceptance of the student.

- When a student joins AISB within 30 days of accepting the admissions decision, the registration fee, building fee and tuition fee shall be paid before the student’s first day of class.

- When a student joins AISB more than 30 days after accepting the admissions decision, the registration fee, building fee and tuition fee shall be paid within 30 days of receiving the invoices of the aforementioned fees. 

• If you do not receive the invoice please contact AISB’s Finance Office, at financeoffice@aisb.hu.

• Once payment has been received by the School, a payment confirmation mail will be sent automatically from the billing system. 

• Fees can be transferred into our USD account.

Name of account holder: American International School of Budapest

Name of the bank: UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt.

IBAN: HU03 1091 8001 0000 0076 5893 0019              

Swift code: BACXHUHB

Please state your child’s name, age, and invoice number for reference.

Any extraneous charges (e.g., bank transfer charges) must also be covered by the applicant. For this purpose, please ensure that the section “Details of charges" is completed as "our” when making the transfer.

For any further help, please contact our dedicated Finance team at this link.

MEALS & TRANSPORTATION

For information on our optional lunch and bus services, please follow this link. 

GENERAL MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

A recent medical examination is required for admission including known allergies and a special diet. A Medical Examination and History Form must be completed by a physician in ENGLISH.

If students come from High Tuberculosis Burden Countries (listed below), they are required to provide a negative Quantiferon blood test by admission even if they have had the BCG vaccination:

Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Based on the WHO Tuberculosis Report 2020.

All students must meet our General Medical Requirements and our Current Immunization Requirements listed in the Medical Admission Requirements before they can join us for their first day of school at AISB.

MANDATORY IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS*

Multiage (MA3, MA4 for ages 3-4)

HIB/Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae) -- a complete series of 4 doses

• OPV/IPV (oral poliovirus / inactivated poliovirus vaccine) -- a total of 5 doses of OPV or IPV or a mix from these two types

• DPT/DT (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus/diphtheria and Tetanus) -- 4 doses of DPT or DT (first infant series and one booster)

• MMR** (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) -- one (1) dose of this combined vaccine OR one (1) dose of EACH vaccine given AFTER 12 months of age

Kindergarten (K) - Grade 12

• HIB/Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae) -- a complete series of 4 doses OR one (1) dose if the student is under 5 years of age

• OPV/IPV (oral poliovirus / inactivated poliovirus vaccine) -- a total of 5 doses of OPV or IPV or a mix from these two types; a sixth (# 6) dose is due at 6 years of age

• DPT/DT (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus/diphtheria and Tetanus) -- 5 doses of DPT by 6 years of age; #6 booster dose at dT is due at 11 years of age

• MMR** (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) -- Grades K-5 need one (1) dose of combined vaccine OR one (1) dose of EACH vaccine given AFTER 12 months of age; Grades 6-12 need a second dose of the combined vaccine (given at age 11) 

• HEP B (Hepatitis B vaccine or HBV) -- a complete series of three (3) doses are required at/or around 14 years of age

*  If a student has never been immunized or is behind on immunizations, the Hungarian Health Authority physician will identify an appropriate schedule that will best safeguard the health of everyone.

** Proof of Immunity from Measles, Mumps and/or Rubella is a doctor's letter verifying that the student was diagnosed with the disease OR a blood test showing that the student has adequate levels of antibodies against that disease.

For those students who for medical reasons do not meet all these requirements, a written/signed doctor's statement, in ENGLISH, and which identifies the medical concern must be forwarded to the school.  It will then be reviewed by the Hungarian Health Authority physician to ensure the health and safety of all school attendants.

ALL students are required to have their medical records complete, in ENGLISH, BEFORE admission to the school.  Those student(s) with records that are not complete will be notified and may be suspended if there is no timely progress in completing them.