American University School of Kuwait - the most expensive school in Kuwait?

 

Here is the new AUS building across from Mishref, it's a huge building which includes a climbing wall and tablets for their electronic education but who would pay their high fees? site link

 



STUDENT FEES and CHARGES	KWD	COMMENTS
TUITION FEES
Assessment Fee (Pre K – Grade 1)	100	Non-Refundable Assessment fee collected from prospective students are adjusted against 1st installment tuition fee.
Assessment Fee (Grade 2 – Grade 8)	150	Non-Refundable Assessment fee collected from prospective students are adjusted against 1st installment tuition fee.
Pre-K	4,500	Please refer to item 1 below *
Kindergarten	4,800	Full time
Grades 1-3	5,000	Please refer to item 1 below
Grades 4-5	5,500	Please refer to item 1 below
Grades 6-8	6,000	Please refer to item 1 below
Enrollment Deposit (New Students)	500	Non-Refundable, but adjusted towards tuition fee
Enrollment Deposit (Returning Students)	200	Non-Refundable, but adjusted towards tuition fee
OTHERS FEES and CHARGES
Transportation
Round trip routes	350	Per Year
One way route	180	Per Year
Round trip routes	180	Per Semester
One way route	100	Per Semester
After School/Special Activities	TBD	Per Semester - Refer to item 3 below
Extended Day Program
Pre-K	TBD	Fall Semester
Pre-K	TBD	Spring Semester

* Partial day Kindergarten - 4500 KD




The tuition covers the use of Tablet + E-textbooks, Breakfast & Lunch, one set of summer uniform, one set of winter uniform, one set of P.E. uniform and a school study Pack that includes stationery and notebooks.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

a) Full payment
All student fees and charges are paid one week prior to their first day of attendance. This means that parents pay in full the fees and charges upon completion of their registration. For example, after consideration of the student’s enrollment deposit, the total fee to pay at registration for a child in Pre-K is KWD 3,900.

b) Deferred Payment Plan
Should a parent decide to participate in the Deferred Payment Plan, he/she pays 50% of his/her child’s tuition and fees upon completion of his/her child’s registration (inclusive of the Assessment Fee and Enrollment Deposit). The remaining 50% is paid in two installments.

Deferred Payment Plan
First Installment	50% of tuition fee due prior to first week of school
Second Installment	40% of tuition fee due prior December 5
Third Installment	10% of tuition fee due prior March 5

  How much is 9-12 going to be? 10,000 KD? I don't think Harvard costs as much as this school does. I thought 2,600 KD a year for high school was a lot. After reading the teacher's profiles it looks as if it's a bunch of first-timers to the Middle East, the Kuwaiti kids are going to tear them up, they don't know what's coming.