Fees structure 2023-2024

FeeStructure2023/2024

This document shows fees payable for the 2023/2024 school year, as at 1 January 2024. Fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change. All fees are quoted in Singapore dollars and include 9% Goods and Services Tax (GST), where applicable (effective 1 January, 2024).

Other compulsory costs are outlined overleaf. Information on fees that apply to a small number of students, for example Home Language (Mother Tongue) programme or optional trips, are available from Admissions. Bus fees are set by the bus provider and are invoiced directly by them – an indicative schedule can be found on our website.

Joiningfees–perstudent(reviewedannually)

One-off, non-refundable charges per student; there is no deposit payable.

K1–G11 Fee

Application fee – day student per campus, per application; if applying to both campuses the fee must be paid to each campus separately $627

Application fee – boarding student boarding is available from Grade 8; payable per application, to be considered for both campuses (you can select a preference for Dover or East Campus on application)

Enrolment fee

$841

payable once, invoiced on acceptance of a place, together with fees for the first term $4,992

● Application fees: payable online at the time of application; we accept PayNow and major credit cards

● Enrolment fee: for families making application for three or more children for August 2023 entry, the Enrolment fee (upon successful application) will be discounted as follows: 25% reduction for the third child; 50% reduction for the fourth and subsequent children

Schoolfees–perstudent,peryear(reviewedannually)

Fees are invoiced in advance of each term; there are three terms each year and fees are billed in three equal parts.

Development levy – second and subsequent years $4,626.42

● Development levy: charged to all students and is dedicated to the ongoing maintenance, renewal, and replacement of campus facilities including future capital infrastructure and improvement projects approved by the Board of Governors from time to time; the Development levy is invoiced in advance of each term; there are three terms each year and fees are billed in three equal parts in accordance with the fee payment schedule

Boardingfees–perstudent,peryear(reviewedannually)

Fees are invoiced in advance of each term; there are three terms each year and fees are billed in three equal parts.

G8–G12

Fee

Residential boarding fees – payable in addition to the school fees. This may be adjusted according to GST requirements that will be advised by the Singapore Tax Authority. $39,572.56

Amenities fund

$316.91

● Boarders in Grades 8–10 are required to commit to a full year in the boarding house. Grade 11 entrants are required to commit to stay in the boarding house until the completion of the two-year IB Diploma Programme

Additionalcompulsoryfees

(estimated costs in Singapore dollars)

Laptop

All students in Grades 6–12 must have an up-to-date Apple MacBook laptop to support their learning. Families can either use an Apple laptop that they already own or purchase a new Apple laptop (estimated cost based on August 2021 entry: $1,800 with AppleCare Plus). The minimum specifications required will be shared with families before the start of the school year.

OutdoorEducationtrips(2022/2023feesforreference)

The Outdoor Education Programme is progressively conducting hybrid trips. From 2022/2023, students from Grade 3 onwards will participate in a 2-day local adventure in preparation for an overseas expedition later in the same year.

(I)GCSEQualificationandIBAssessmentfees

From 2021/2022, exam fees are included in Term 3 alongside term fees (see next section for details on billing cycle). As a guide, families can expect to pay between $1,200–1,800, depending on subject choices.

Paymentinformation

FEEPAYMENTOPTIONS

Application fees must be paid online with PayNow or a major credit card during the application process.

Enrolment and term fees are invoiced to parents on acceptance of a place, and parents are then billed termly (see below for details on billing cycle). Payment options for enrolment and term fees include:

GIRO(preferred)

Parents with a Singapore bank account are encouraged to pay by GIRO (withdrawn automatically three times a year in line with the termly school fees deadlines). To request a GIRO form, please contact finance.dover@uwcsea.edu.sg (Dover Campus) or finance.east@uwcsea.edu.sg (East Campus).

Banktransfer

To pay by bank transfer, please refer to the details below.

UWCSEA Dover bank details

Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited 65 Chulia Street, OCBC Centre, Singapore 049513

Account details – OCBC

United World College of South East Asia

Account No: 501728034001

Bank Code: 7339

Branch Code: 501 | Swift Code: OCBCSGSG

PayNow

To pay by PayNow from a Singapore bank account, the College's UEN numbers are:

Dover Campus - 197000825HOC1

East Campus - 200801795N

UWCSEA East bank details

Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited 65 Chulia Street, OCBC Centre, Singapore 049513

Account details – OCBC

UWCSEA-EAST

Account No: 581615655001

Bank Code: 7339

Branch Code: 581 | Swift Code: OCBCSGSG

●The exact invoiced amount must be received—all bank charges are to be borne by applicant.

●Please mark ‘Dover Campus’ or 'East Campus' (and ‘NEW’ for first-time payments for new students) and the name of student on the bank transfer form.

Cheque payment: Cheques for the Dover Campus should be payable to ‘UWCSEA’ and for the East Campus should be payable to ‘UWCSEA - EAST’. Please note the name of the child on the back of all cheques, write ‘NEW’ for first-time payment of fees for a new student and include a contact name and number.

Cash payment: we regret that we are not able to accept any cash payment.

BILLINGCYCLEFORFEES

Fees are payable in advance and are billed on a termly basis as follows:

●Term 1 fees are payable before the end of Term 2 of the previous school year

●Term 2 fees are payable at the start of Term 1

●Term 3 fees are payable before the end of Term 1

Feepaymentschedule