International Schools in Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu’s international schools are a mixed sector that commonly offers British (Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level), International Baccalaureate and American-style pathways alongside English-medium versions of regional curricula such as Nepal’s national syllabus or India’s CBSE. Instruction is usually primarily in English while Nepali is taught as a compulsory or additional language, and many schools also offer modern languages such as French, Chinese or Hindi. Annual tuition levels vary widely - locally oriented English-medium schools can charge in the low thousands of US dollars a year, while schools running full international programmes commonly publish fees in the several-thousand to low-ten-thousand USD range, with additional costs for exam entries, transport, capital or admission deposits and school trips. Admissions and calendars are not uniform: some schools follow Nepal’s April/Chaitra academic cycle while others use an August - June international rhythm, so families should check each school’s entry windows for specific grades (early years, Grade 1, Grade 11/IB, etc.) and expect that popular year groups may have waiting lists or limited places.

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