Ghana International School fees for local and international students
Ghana International School fees is what some would call affordable, given the resources and exposure your child gets throughout his or her education life. The school has been accredited by two international bodies that is, Council of International Schools (CIS) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NAESC). Ghana International School (GIS) is one of Ghana’s international school that caters for the needs of students right from infant studies up to upper secondary. Boasting a position among the best international schools in Ghana, GIS offers quality services whose assessment meets the international standards. It offers both IGCSE and GCE examinations, giving their students a better chance to fit into international curriculum.
Ghana International School offers services for infant school to children aged 3-6, junior school for students aged 7-10, lower secondary 11-13, and upper-secondary for students of age 14-17 years old. The school offers a holistic education that approaches students needs with much seriousness and fun to promote interest among students, which creates a good study mood for all. GIS is a non-profit day school that accommodates students of all race and backgrounds in Ghana, and follows the English National Curriculum.
Ghana International School has various departments, which ensures the normal functioning of the institution. Some of these departments include, the library department, administrative, subject, counseling, English as a second language (ESL), and the resource department. All these departments work independent of each other but in coordination to ensure there is seamless flow in the management of the institution. The school is managed by a board of directors who oversee the normal functioning of the institution ensuring that everything runs as is supposed to.
The school is supplied with all the right amenities that encourage students to find more about themselves and where their strengths and weaknesses lie. All the necessary facilities are available for every level of the learning curve with primary level having their own assembly hall while the secondary school having a fully equipped laboratory. Some of the common facilities shared across the school include film room, amphitheater, swimming pool and obviously the sporting facilities. Students at GIS get to engage in various activities that engages their physical being and their minds, allowing them to be better in their studies and more productive.
Ghana International School tuition fees
The biggest concern for any parent or guardian other than the quality of education in an institution is the school fee. Ghana International School Accra is one of the best international schools in Ghana, admitting both the local and international students. For a school with the motto, 'understanding each other', it is quite impossible to imagine anything would go wrong. To top it up, GIS is not in the education business to create wealth.
Ghana International School fees is mainly determined by the nationality of a student’s guardian, who claims the responsibility of catering for the students fees. With this in mind, it should be understood that GIS has classified her fees into three main classes or categories; that is, Ghanaian fee, Diplomat fee, and long term expatriate fee. The reason of categorizing fee payment into these classes is to determine the mode of payment by each parent, and currency to be used during the transaction. Below is a breakdown of the three fee classes:
- Diplomat fee- the payment of fee in this class is expected to be in hard currency. The currency to be used are U.S dollar or the sterling pound. Money should be transferred to the GIS account or paid through cheque.
- Ghanaian fee – this fee payment class is customized for the locals who prefer to pay GIS fee using Ghana Cedi. They payment could be made through bank transfer or cheque drawn on foreign currency accounts with local/ foreign banks.
- Long term expatriate fee – in this class of payment, the fee should be paid either in cedi or hard currency, that is $U.S or sterling pound, through cash, bank transfers or cheque drawn on foreign currency accounts with local/ foreign banks.
In addition to this, there is also an advanced payment of fees category, which should be made exclusively on foreign currency.
Below is a detailed table showing admission and tuition fees of Ghana International School students. Guardians and parents should note that all the figures are in U.S dollar.
Tuition fee per term (USD) Admission fee
U.S.D paid once
Fee category Primary Secondary sixth form
Ghanaian 1,930 2,900 3,200 6,000
Long-term expatriate 2,625 3,745 4,035 6,500
Short-term expatriate/Diplomat 3,746 4,855 5,170 7,000
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With the table above, parents and guardians can make correct conclusions, which will guide their financial decisions. Nonetheless, it is crucial for you to understand some minimums, set by Ghana International School.
- The exchange rate to be used every time cedi equivalents are to be used, should be gotten from the schools cashier.
- At the submission of the filled application form, Cedi equal to the expected registration fee should be paid.
- Payment of admission fee is only upon gaining of admission into GIS by a student.
- Tuition and tutorial fee is expected to be paid by all students thrice per year; at the beginning of a new term.
- The cashier does not take cash. All payments, both foreign currency and cedi, should be deposited into the schools bank account. Later, the pay-in-slip, indicating the students’ name, should be given to the cashier, in exchange for a receipt.
- All parents using bank transfer as a means of payment, both local and foreign, need to forward the transfer advice, indicating the students’ name, to the GIS’ accounts office for a receipt. The parent/guardian will cater for all transaction costs.
- All cheque and bank drafts payments, both local and foreign, should be directed to the cashier. You should make the cheque payment to Ghana International School. It should be noted that GIS will transfer all cost associated with cheque to the parent.
- The details of GIS’ bank account should be obtained from the schools cashier.
Ghana International School vacancies
Ghana International School offers opportunity to all students. Their high quality education services, places it at a more conspicuous position with all parents seeking an opportunity for their children. With such demand, the admission process is very competitive.
Parents seeking admission for their children into GIS need to fill an online enquiry form, which is answered by head of admission. This is followed by an invitation for an informal meeting into the admissions office, for local parents, and skyping for international parents. At the end of the informal meeting or interview, the head of admission will issue the admission form if it is appropriate.
It should be noted that the admissions of Ghana International School, selectively communicates with a parent or guardian, who is legally responsible for the prospective student. In addition to this, any adult who chooses to communicate on behalf of the students’ parent, need to provide letter of permission or authorization from the parents, stating that the adult in question, is acting on their behalf; on their child’s affairs.
Ghana International School uniform
Ghana International School students; beginning from the reception class, up to upper sixth class, is supposed to put on uniform. For primary school uniform, a plain white, short-sleeved shirt, with buttons running from top to bottom, is matched with navy blue or school grey shorts. The girls should be in nothing less than a dress vertically striped white and green.
Secondary students have their own unique set of uniform. The boys in form 1-5, wear black or grey trousers or short, accompanied by a button-down, plain white, short-sleeved shirt. Girls on the other hand put on a white blouse and a below-the-knee length skirt or a maxi skirt, stripped in color white and green.
Form 6, boy students put on black shorts or trousers and a sky blue, short-sleeved shirt while girls dress in a green and white stripped skirt, accompanied by a white blouse. Nursery students do not put on uniform.
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Ghana International School address
Ghana International School is located in Accra Ghana. Below is their detailed address, indicating their offices, website, email address and their telephone number.
CONTACT:
Phone:
+233 (0) 302 777163, 773299
prinoffice@gis.edu.gh
admissions@gis.edu.gh
School Address:
Ghana International School
P.O. Box GP 2856
Accra, Ghana
Website:
www.gis.edu.gh
Location:
2nd Circular Road, Cantonments
Accra, Ghana
Ghana International School term dates
Like any other institution, learning in Ghana International School follows term dates, which helps the school, organize its course work and deliver everything that will positively impact the student; including co-curricular and recessions. The school year is divided into three terms, that is, term 1, 2, and 3.
Below is an example of school term dates and how academic year is divided by Ghana International School, (using 2017-2018 school calendar as an example):
Term 1
Monday, 4th September 2017 to Friday, 15th December 2017
Public Holiday: Thursday, 21st September 2017 (Founder’s Day)
UN Day Celebrations: Friday, 20th October 2017
Half-Term Holiday: Monday, 23rd - Friday, 27th October 2017 (inclusive)
Staff Training Day: Saturday,11th November 2017
Public Holiday: Friday, 1st December 2017 (Farmer’s Day)
Term 2
Monday, 8th January 2018 to Thursday, 29th March 2018
Accreditation Team Visit: Saturday, 20th January- Friday 26th January 2018
Half-Term Holiday: Thursday, 22nd - Monday, 26th February 2018 (inclusive)
Staff Training Day: Thursday, 22nd February, 2018
Independence Day Holiday: Tuesday, 6th March 2018
Friday 30th March is Good Friday
Term 3
Monday 16th April 2018 to Thursday, 28th June 2018
Public Holiday: Tuesday, 1st May 2018 ( May Day)
Public Holiday: Friday, 25th May 2018 (AU Day)
Last Day of School for Students:
- Islamic holiday will be communicated subject to sighting of Moon from Mecca
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Source: YEN.com.gh
