We accept new students twice during the school year—in August and January.
OIS has an 11-month payment cycle. This means that there is no tuition due in the month of July. Tuition for the entire month is charged, irrespective of when the student's first day falls during that first month.
The following is information regarding OIS's fees for tuition, the After-School Care Programme (ASCP) for grades Primary 1 through Primary 4, and The Club for grades Primary 5. Additional costs throughout the school year that you should be aware of are also listed.
Please note that upon withdrawal, all school fees and tuition must be settled in order to receive school transfer documents and final Progress Reports. We request a 3-month withdrawal notice.
Prices shown in Danish Kroner (DKK)
After-School Care Programme (ASCP)
| Application Fee | Per family | 1500,- nonrefundable |
| Deposit | 1st child | 8000,- conditions for reimbursement* |
| Deposit | 2nd and subsequent children | 4000,- (unless deposit was not paid for first child)—conditions for reimbursement |
| Tuition: Preschool | Per student | 3625,- / month March–June** |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition: P1–S11 | 1st child | 3780,- / month x 11 months. The first payment of the school year is in August. |
| Tuition: P1–S11 | 2nd child | 3580,- / month x 11 months. The first payment of the school year is in August. |
| Tuition: P1–S11 | 3rd and subsequent children | Free |
| ASCP: P1–P4 | 1st & 2nd child in P1–P4 | Included in tuition. |
| ASCP: P1–P4 | 3rd & subsequent children | 1580,- / month x 11 months. The first payment of the school year is in August. |
| The Club | Per student in P5 | 1200,- / month x 10 months. The first payment of the school year is in August. |
| Books | All students | Included in school fees. Missing books and books not returned in pristine condition at the end of the school year will result in additional charges. |
| Music Lessons from Odense Musikskole | Students in P1–P4*** | Included in school fees. |
| Non-PBS Payment | Manual administration of payments | 400,- per transaction, per student. (See below for more information.) |
| School Trips | E.g. one week in London or Vannes, a school trip to the zoo, etc. | Not included in school fees. Prices vary and are automatically drawn. |
*The deposit is due when accepting a place and agreed-upon starting date. It is applicable to all applicants, regardless of sibling status.
**We will ask for March school fees in February, approximately. However, the 8000,- is due after the screening day in October when the family accept the offer of a place in our preschool class along with the starting date in March.
A full reimbursement of the deposit is only made if the 3-month notice of withdrawal is observed, i.e. we should be given notice by 30 November that your child will not start in March.
***Music Lessons from Odense Musikskole (from P5 and up 599,- / month; sibling discount)
Other school expenses throughout the year, which are not payable to OIS but to the individual suppliers, include but are not limited to the following:
Fees are payable via PBS, an automatic online payment service. You can set up the payment service via your online banking. Each payment per student not made via PBS is charged an additional 400,- manual administrative fee. The PBS payment is drawn on the 5th of the month. Brand-new students will receive payment information close to their first day of school.
If your family will be using public transportation to attend school, we recommend you order a rejsekort. Unlike public schools, students attending private school must arrange a rejsekort themselves as these are not issued to OIS through the city of Odense.
OIS receives a set subsidy dedicated to the reimbursement of public transportation costs for our students travelling to and from OIS using a rejsekort. Please save these receipts and submit them to our office at the end of the school year. It is your responsibility to print these receipts and clearly mark which costs were related to travelling to and from school. The reimbursement amount is dependent upon the amount of the subsidy and the total receipts.
For more information on ordering a public transportation card, please visit the Rejsekort website.
Families on limited incomes can apply in August for an extremely modest state subsidy for school fees and the ASCP from Opholdsstøtteudvalget. The subsidy is typically a couple of hundred kroner and takes effect the following February.
School fee information updated in September 2024.