Application fees
- There is no application fee for entry to Miina Härma Gümnaasium's municipal admission processes for transition and upper‑secondary places. Applications and entrance tests are handled through the school's admissions process (ARNO) and the school's published admission rules; no one‑off application charge is listed.
Tuition fees by year group (per term / per year)
- Miina Härma Gümnaasium is a municipally run public general‑education school; standard tuition for grades in the school's basic and upper‑secondary programmes is not charged to families. Therefore the tuition charge for each year group (primary, basic/lower secondary and upper secondary, including the IB Diploma stream) is EUR 0 per academic year and EUR 0 per term.
- Note on IB assessment costs: assessment/examination fees for externally set qualifications (for example International Baccalaureate assessment fees) are charged by the assessment body (the International Baccalaureate Organization) and are invoiced separately when students are registered as candidates for those assessments. These assessment fees are not the school's tuition; they are charged per IBO fee schedules (candidate registration plus per‑subject fees) and may be billed to candidates in the examination year. Example IBO assessment fee scales for 2026 show a candidate registration charge plus a per‑subject fee (amounts set by the IB and subject to annual revision).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- For standard tuition: no regular tuition billing applies because general municipal schooling is provided without tuition charges.
- For IB assessment/exam fees: schools normally register candidates and invoice families during the registration window for the examination session (schools typically collect IB assessment fees in the autumn of the examination year in line with IB registration deadlines). Assessment fees follow the IB timeline and fee schedule; deadlines and any late‑entry surcharges are set by the IB each session.
- For school‑branded uniform purchases: Miina Härma's uniform ordering runs on published pre‑order periods (spring and autumn) and payment for uniform orders is made by bank transfer within the e‑ordering environment used for uniform sales. Delivery and collection windows are stated with each ordering period. Example pre‑order windows and bank‑transfer payment instruction are published with the school's uniform information.
Boarding fees (if applicable)
- Miina Härma Gümnaasium does not operate boarding/internat facilities as part of its municipal primary/secondary provision; no boarding fees apply. The school is listed as a municipal day basic and upper‑secondary institution and no student accommodation charges are published.
Other costs and typical ancillary fees
- School uniform (example retail prices in EUR from the approved supplier):
- Children's vest: EUR 33.00.
- Vest for older students: EUR 43.00.
- Sweater: EUR 46.00.
- Cardigan for kids: EUR 43.00.
- Polo shirts: EUR 15.00–18.00 depending on style.
- The approved uniform supplier operates an e‑shop with delivery options and stated delivery charges or free‑delivery thresholds.
- Extracurricular or activity‑specific costs: optional clubs, extracurricular courses, study trips, instrument hire, subject‑specific consumables or other optional services may incur separate charges where applicable; such ancillary charges are billed when the optional activity is organised. For externally assessed courses (IB examinations), assessment fees are charged by the IB and invoiced per candidate/subject.
- Textbooks and core learning materials for compulsory general education are provided under the public education funding framework (textbook provision rules for general education); schools and local authorities organise learning materials in line with national rules. Families should expect to purchase some optional personal supplies, but no routine tuition‑type charges apply for the core curriculum.
Refund information
- Uniform purchases: the approved uniform supplier's returns policy allows returns within 14 days of receipt provided items are undamaged, in original packaging and with tags attached; items bearing the school logo may be non‑returnable but can be exchanged for a different size under the supplier's stated exchange rules. Delivery and return charges depend on the delivery method and order value per the supplier's delivery & returns terms.
- IB assessment / examination fees: IB assessment fees and any late‑entry or change fees follow IB rules and deadlines; after a school has completed candidate registration with the IB, subject or registration fees are generally non‑refundable except in narrowly defined circumstances set by the IB. Refunds, deferrals or adjustments are handled according to IB assessment policies.
Fee payment options
- Uniform and branded clothing: payment for school‑branded uniform orders is executed via the e‑ordering environment; the supplier accepts Estonian bank‑link payments (Swedbank, SEB, Luminor, LHV, Coop Pank) and major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard). Bank transfer within the e‑order environment is explicitly noted for school uniform payments. Delivery and returns instructions and thresholds are stated by the supplier.
- IB assessment fees and other invoiced charges (where applicable): these are normally payable to the school or directly to the assessment body according to the invoicing instructions shown on the invoice; schools typically specify accepted payment methods and deadlines when invoicing families for assessment or activity charges. IB fees are set by the IB and are paid per the IB's invoicing instructions via the school's billing arrangement.
Summary statement
- Miina Härma Gümnaasium is a municipal day school and does not charge tuition or application fees for its general‑education programmes for families. The main out‑of‑pocket items families commonly meet are uniform purchases (examples and prices listed above) and any optional activity or externally assessed examination costs (for IB assessments, fees are charged by the IB and invoiced separately). Refund and payment terms for uniforms follow the supplier's published return and payment policy; IB assessment refunds and deadlines follow IB rules and timelines.
