Tuition & Fees

The Tuition Reduction Program (TRP) was created to ensure international and social diversity at FIS and to make the school accessible to students in Grade 1 and above with the interest and need for an international education, but who would otherwise be unable to attend the school due to limited family income.

To read a full description of this program in English or in German, see the information below.

Tuition Reduction Information (English)

Tuition Reduction Information (German)

Tuition Reduction Program Application

For students who start at the beginning of a school year or re-enroll for a new school year, all tuition and fees are payable in advance and at the latest on the first school day.

Through arrangements with the business office, two alternative payment plans are available for families who pay tuition privately.

Alternative 1: 55% of tuition and transportation fees are due by 1 July 2023 and the remaining 45% are payable in January with a surcharge of €100 per child. The Capital Assessment fee (CA) is due by 1 July 2023.

Alternative 2: A monthly payment schedule with a 3.0% surcharge on the outstanding balance. The proration plan for students entering or leaving during the course of a school year is not affected by this alternative. All fees must be paid latest on 1 June of the relevant school year.

Late entrants: For students entering during the course of a school year, tuition and fees are payable as per communicated invoice due date. Payment Alternative 1 applies only to those students who enroll before December. Alternative 2 applies to all students entering during the course of a school year.

Please be aware that the school’s tax certificate (Steuerbescheinigung) will show amounts in the calendar year when received in the school’s bank account.

If you are interested in a personal payment schedule, please contact the Accounting Department at +49 (0)6171 2024-490.

The Tuition and Fee schedule below is for corporate and diplomatic entities participating in the FIS Partnership Program.

Download the Diplomatic Mission Tuition & Fees Schedule 2023/2024

FIS is recognized as a private, independent school providing general primary/secondary education (allgemeinbildende Ergänzungsschule). 30% of fees up to a limit of €5.000 per child (tuition plus registration/re-enrollment fee) for children in Grades 1-12 are tax-deductible as extraordinary expenses (Sonderausgaben). Please be aware that the school’s tax certificate (Steuerbescheinigung) will show amounts in the calendar year when received in the school’s bank account. If you have a child in Grade 12 you may consider the Personal Payment plan, which spreads the tuition over two calendar years.

First Steps, Pre-Primary, Primary
Parents who pay FIS school fees themselves may claim as “Sonderausgaben” two-thirds of the child-care costs (not for transportation) invoiced by FIS, up to a maximum of € 4,000 per child. The payment has to be made to a FIS bank account.

Fees of FIS reimbursed to you or paid on your behalf by your employer are normally treated as taxable income (geldwerter Vorteil). Fees for pre-school children are not treated as taxable income under the following conditions:

• Payment or reimbursement of the fee of FIS are additional remuneration to the regular contractual owed salary.
• The fees paid to FIS may consist only of expenses for child care and supervision of children. Not included in the above are: transportation expenses or standard instructional costs.
• The expenses must be incurred exclusively for pre-school children.
• The childcare must be provided in a kindergarten or equivalent facilities.

The applicable legal regulations can be found in Section 3 No. 33 of the German Income Tax Law and in R. 3.33 Wage Tax Regulations 2013.

If you employ the services of a tax advisor, he/she will advise you further, or you are welcome to call our Director of Finance & Operations, Dr. Constantin Loebus, at +49 (0)6171 2024-492.