Application Fee (RMB 2,500)

The application fee is non-refundable and payable when the student’s application is completed and submitted to the school for consideration.This fee is not applicable to other school fees but is valid for up to one academic year beyond the submitted application date. No application will be reviewed until this fee is paid in full.

Capital Fee (RMB 20,000)

The capital fee provides the needed funds for ongoing school facility enhancements, such as capital purchases, building maintenance, equipment and other projects aimed at school improvement. It is a one-time, non-refundable fee paid upon admission for all newly-enrolled students to SCIS. This fee is not applicable to other school fees.

Seat Guarantee Deposit (RMB 20,000)

Upon acceptance or re-enrollment to SCIS, the seat guarantee deposit will secure your seat until the annual or semester tuition payment deadline. This deposit will be credited toward the first semester or annual tuition fee. The seat guarantee deposit is due for all current-returning families in mid-March of the preceding school year. For all new families, this deposit is due within ten working days of the offer of enrollment. Once the due date for the seat guarantee deposit or annual/semester tuition payment deadline has passed, the seat may be offered to other students in the wait pool or from our new applicant pool. A refund of the seat guarantee deposit will not be granted if the parent/guardian withdraws their child from school, or if the child is withdrawn due to academic, medical or behavioral concerns that inhibit their ability to remain enrolled in school.

English as an Additional Language (EAL) Fee (RMB 10,000)

A one-time, non-refundable EAL fee will be charged to all non-native English-speaking students entering grades 1-10, and who will require additional English language support as determined by  the school. Upon enrollment, all non-native English-speaking students will be required to take an English language proficiency assessment in order to determine if EAL support is necessary. If a student meets SCIS’s English Learner definition, the student qualifies for EAL services. In most cases, this fee is charged pre-arrival, upon enrollment, and is based on criteria supported through the application materials. In some cases, this fee is charged post-arrival after the student’s English language proficiency is formally assessed. In all cases, students’ English language proficiency will be formally assessed upon arrival.This fee must be paid in full upon enrollment into the EAL program. Should the formal assessment results determine that the student’s English language proficiency is beyond the range for placement within our EAL program, the EAL Fee will be refunded in full.

Exam Fees

It is the parents’ responsibility to cover all external exam costs (i.e. SAT, ACT, IB, etc.) as these exams are not part of high school graduation requirements.

Early Payment Discounts:

This payment option allows for up to a 7% discount on tuition fees only when annual tuition fees are paid in full by the following deadlines of the preceding school year. New families are eligible for this discount, but only if they have completed their application for admission before the published deadlines. If an offer of enrollment is sent after the deadlines, but the application was completed accordingly before, the family will have up to 10 working days to make the full payment and still be eligible for the early payment discount. Since the date of payment is determined by our bank's acknowledgment it is advisable to allow several lead days to avoid missing the deadline. This is an incentive for early payment, thus no deadline extensions will be granted.

Deadline	Discount Applicable
March 10, 2023	7%
April 14, 2023	5%
May 5, 2023	3%

Payment of Tuition & Fees:

Enrollment is only secure once a payment has been made. There are two options for securing your enrollment:

1. Payment of the annual or semester tuition fee in full
2. Payment of the seat guarantee deposit to secure enrollment until the full annual or semester tuition fee payment is due.

Current families who wish to re-enroll for the next school year must follow the re-enrollment timeline to secure their enrollment, with the first payment (seat guarantee or full tuition) due mid-March. New families must secure their enrollment through payment (seat guarantee or full tuition) within 10 working days of the offer of enrollment.

All tuition and fees must be paid before the student begins school. In order to support the best start for our students, classroom teachers must have at least three days notice prior to a student’s first day of attendance. If payment is made by US Dollar (USD), please use the USD exchange rate at the time of payment and add USD $40 to the total amount to cover bank clearance charges. If the payment is made by wire transfer, any bank charge will be the responsibility of the payer. If payments are made by credit or debit card, any transaction fee will be the responsibility of the payer.

Annual-Tuition Payment Deadline: All tuition and fees must be paid in full by June 1. Choosing the annual tuition option provides additional cost savings.

Semester-Tuition Payment Deadline: All first semester tuition and fees must be paid in full by June 1. All second semester tuition and fees must be paid in full by November 1.

Methods of payment:

1. Fees may be paid by bank transfer (see further instructions below).
2. Fees may be paid by check, in RMB or US dollars (according to the daily rate of exchange), at any of our campuses.
3. Fees may be paid in RMB cash at any of our campuses. We are not able to accept US dollar cash payments.
4. Fees may be paid by credit/debit card (we accept all major credit cards, however transaction fees will be the responsibility of the payer).
5. Fees may be paid via our Alipay QR Code (see QR Code below).

USD Wire Transfer
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Shanghai Branch
670 Huang Jin Cheng Dao, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Community International School
Account: 1001310909148001247
Swift Code: ICBKCNBJSHI

RMB Wire Transfer
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Shanghai Branch
中国工商银行上海黄金城道支行
Shanghai Community International School
上海长宁国际外籍人员子女学校
Account: 1001310919000039017

*Required if choosing Wire Transfer Payment Option

Because wire transfers often pass through several intermediate banks before they are deposited, the process may take several days to reach the SCIS account. It is often difficult and/or impossible to determine the student or family making the payment from the bank notice of deposit. To ensure that your payment through wire transfer is properly credited, please email SCIS a copy of your proof of remittance to: payment@scis-china.org. Please write your child’s full name, grade, and campus in the subject line of the email.

Alipay QR Code
In order for your payment to be properly credited and confirmed, you must include your child's name within the comment field on Alipay. As the comment field only allows 20 characters, you must also screenshot the Alipay payment receipt and email it to the SCIS Payment Center (payment@scis-china.org) and include your child's full name, grade, and campus in the subject line of the email.

Withdrawing for the next school year:

• If a student withdraws for the next school year and notifies the school (in writing) by the preceding re-enrollment and/or seat guarantee deposit deadlines, SCIS will refund the full tuition amount, inclusive of the seat guarantee deposit.

Withdrawing before the start of the first semester:

• If a student withdraws before the start of the first semester and notifies the school (in writing) by the preceding July 31, SCIS will refund the semester or annual payment made, exclusive of the seat guarantee deposit (RMB 20,000).
• If a student withdraws before the start of the first semester and notifies the school (in writing) after the preceding July 31, SCIS will refund the semester or annual payment made, exclusive of double the seat guarantee deposit (RMB 40,000).

Withdrawing after the start of the first semester:

• If a student withdraws after the start of the first semester and notifies the school (in writing) by December 1 of the current school year, and does not attend any days of school during the second semester, SCIS will refund the annual payment made, exclusive of the semester tuition fee.
• If a student withdraws after the start of the first semester and notifies the school (in writing) after December 1 of the current school year, and does not attend any days of school during the second semester, SCIS will refund the annual payment made, exclusive of the semester tuition fee and seat guarantee deposit (RMB 20,000).

Other policies:

• Once a semester is underway, no refund for that semester is possible, regardless of whether the student has attended classes or not.
• If at any time the enrollment is modified from annual to semester, or otherwise, the tuition invoice will be adjusted to reflect the full amount of the tuition rate owed according to the adjusted enrollment type. Any enrollment type less than annual enrollment will incur the semester tuition rate.
• The early payment discount incentive is only valid for annual enrollment and applied to the annual tuition rate invoice if paid in full before the posted deadline. If at any time the enrollment is modified from annual to semester, or otherwise, the early payment discount incentive will no longer be valid, and the tuition invoice will be adjusted to reflect the full amount of the tuition rate owed.
• Refunds will not be offered for entrance fees (i.e. application, capital, etc.) or supplementary program fees (i.e. EAL, LSP, SLP, exams, etc.).
• Refunds will not be offered to students who are dismissed from school for academic or behavioral misconduct, or to students who have not disclosed learning issues that SCIS is unable to support.
• School fees are not transferable.
• Refunds are processed after the student’s last day of attendance, once the return of school materials has been verified.
• Refunds will be transferred to the party making the fee payments within fifteen working days from the student’s last day of school.

• Refunds of USD will be calculated using the exchange rate from the original date of payment.