Financial Aid

During the online application process, you will have the opportunity to communicate your interest in applying for the financial aid programme. The online application will include directions for the required information and documentation to formally apply for financial aid.

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The school has endeavoured to highlight all significant expenses that may be incurred in addition to formal tuition fees. Families seeking financial aid who believe they may need assistance to cover such fees are requested to raise the matter early in the admissions process.

Many factors are taken into account, including, but not limited to:

• the number of children in a family;
• additional dependents;
• all sources of income;
• assets and liabilities;
• expenses such as rent/mortgage/loans;
• children’s activities;
• transportation expenses; etc.

There is no specific salary cutoff and each family’s financial situation is individually assessed.

The application deadline for 2023 is 1 March. Families will be notified of results in May or June.

Yes.  All applicants seeking financial aid will be assessed on the same criteria as applicants who do not seek financial aid.

CIS believes that it is the responsibility of both parents to pay for the educational expenses of their children to the extent they are able. Therefore, the school will take account of the financial situation of both parents when deciding eligibility for aid.

Funds to launch the financial aid programme have been provided through the school’s Annual Fund, a community-wide fundraising effort aimed at increasing the resources available to the school to deepen and innovate the CIS experience. For more information, please see the Annual Fund page.

A student will only be admitted if the school has sufficient funds to maintain the student’s CIS education until completion.

A student’s family will not normally be asked to submit financial information every year to demonstrate continued need. CIS will continue to provide aid, assuming a family’s financial situation remains similar.
Parents should inform the School if there is a significant change in the family's financial situation.  

Students admitted through the financial aid programme will not have special requirements for continued enrolment. Expectations for conduct and behaviour are the same for all CIS students.
 

The financial aid programme on offer is aimed at students newly admitted to CIS based on the admissions process outlined here.

Students currently enrolled without financial aid whose families encounter financial difficulties are asked to speak to the school’s Director of Finance and Business Administration in the strictest confidence. Families may be asked to submit financial information similar to that required by the financial aid programme.

No.  If a student is unable to graduate or otherwise complete their schooling at CIS, the family does NOT need to repay the financial aid.