Application fees
- No application or admission fee is charged for entry to the Kantonsschule am Burggraben; admission is handled via the official electronic registration/entry process for the Gymnasium/Untergymnasium.
Tuition / core school fees by year group (amounts in CHF)
- General tuition: there is no regular annual tuition charged to students resident in the Canton of St. Gallen; parents contribute to specific costs listed below.
- Costs that parents are asked to cover (typical ranges and fixed items):
- Personal computer (expected for classroom use): guideline CHF 1,000 (device cost).
- Annual services contribution (Dienstleistungen): CHF 300 (per school year, guideline).
- Copy/printing flat fee: CHF 15–50 per school year (charged as a pauschale).
- Course- or activity-specific costs (examples and ranges):
- BU I sport and related activities: CHF 60 up to ~CHF 500 depending on the offer.
- BU II class week (Klassenwoche): CHF 210 (guideline).
- Obligatory French language stay (2 weeks for relevant foundation subjects): ~CHF 2,000 (school contributes CHF 90 toward this).
- Obligatory English language stay for bilingual classes (4 weeks): ~CHF 3,000.
- Wahlpflicht-/project trips, excursions or camps: CHF 50 up to CHF 600 depending on the activity.
- Schwerpunktfach (advanced focus) related travel or lessons: CHF 150–600 depending on destination and duration.
- Estimated total per pupil varies by selected options; typical overall ranges are shown in the school's summary (examples given there).
- Class / semester charges (class funds / materials) — amounts per semester and by school year (Gymnasium):
- 1st school year: 1st semester CHF 700 (books, school material, excursions etc.; includes CHF 30 orientation event), 2nd semester CHF 350.
- 2nd school year: 3rd semester CHF 300 (books, material, excursions etc.).
- 3rd school year: 4th semester CHF 250 (books, material, excursions etc.); 5th semester CHF 250; 6th semester CHF 200 (books, material, excursions etc.).
- 4th school year: 7th semester CHF 200 (books, material, excursions etc.), 8th semester CHF 150 (books, material, Matura photos, Maturatag etc.; additional Matura-related costs up to ~CHF 300 possible).
- For the Untergymnasium (two-year course) typical semester figures are lower; example items and recommended semester contributions are given in the Untergymnasium overview. Annual service and copy charges are billed separately.
- Instrumental / private-lesson fees (school music programme):
- Freifach instrumental or solo singing lessons: semester fee CHF 725. Enrollment commits to the lesson for the full school year. If more than one member of the same family takes lessons, a reduction to CHF 520 per semester (from the second child) may be granted on written request to the Rectorate (deadline stated in the school notice). Lessons within the Musik Schwerpunktfach are free of charge.
- International Baccalaureate (IB) programme additional fees:
- IB-specific additional costs: approximately CHF 200 in the 3rd and 4th school years (per year) plus IB examination fees around CHF 800.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- How fees are invoiced:
- The school issues invoices for the annual services contribution and the copy/printing pauschale (these are billed annually). Instrumental tuition is charged as a semester fee. Class/semester amounts (class funds for books, materials, excursions) are collected per semester as shown above. Special programme costs (language stays, project weeks, excursions, private external providers) are invoiced according to the provider's timetable and terms.
- Payment timing and deadlines:
- The school's documents indicate that service and copy charges are billed annually and that instrumental lessons are billed per semester; payment deadlines and exact due dates are specified on the individual invoices or on programme/provider documents (for language-stay providers the invoice and final payment deadlines are specified in the provider's terms). Example: external language-stay invoices often require final payment several weeks before departure.
Boarding fees (if applicable)
- The school operates a building referred to as the Kantiheim which is used by the school for activities and rooms; the Kantiheim has been subject to renovation and is not described as a publicly advertised permanent boarding-for-fee programme in current materials. No public, fixed boarding/boarding-fee schedule is published with the school's fee documents.
Other costs or fees
- Examples of other costs parents should expect to cover (guideline amounts in CHF):
- School-related travel and language-stay costs: CHF 2,000–3,000 depending on destination and provider.
- Project weeks, camps, excursions and Wahlpflichtangebote: CHF 50–600 depending on the program.
- Course-specific charges (e.g., special courses, exam fees for certain projects/practica): examples shown (e.g., project/practical fees around CHF 300).
- Nothelferkurs/optional extracurricular course example: CHF 100 (student-organised SO events).
Refund information
- General school-level refunds: no general, school-wide refund policy for the routine parent contributions is published in the financial summary documents; specific refund or cancellation rules are set by the provider for externally organised activities (language stays, third-party offers).
- Instrumental lessons: enrollment obliges pupils for the full school year; the semester fee applies and the written statement indicates commitment for the full school year.
- Language-stay and external provider refunds: cancellation and annulation fees are governed by the language-stay provider's conditions (examples given in provider documents show specific cancellation penalties and payment schedules).
Fee payment options
- Invoicing practice: the school issues invoices for the listed charges (annual services, copy pauschale, semester instrument fees, class/semester contributions). The invoices specify the exact payment terms and methods; for externally organised language stays and providers the payment methods commonly include bank transfer and may permit payment in the programme's currency as stated on those invoices.
Notes for budgeting
- Total parental contribution varies strongly with chosen optional offers (instrumental lessons, language stays, project weeks, Schwerpunktreisen). The school's financial summary provides semester figures for class funds and ranges for the common optional items to assist family budgeting.
