This page compares 6 international schools in Buenos Aires with lower published tuition, drawn from the 27 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is $ 4,000 and the highest in this comparison set is $ 25,000, quoted in $.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Buenos Aires — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrano Day School | Argentinian National Curriculum | 2-18 | 4,000 | 10,000 | $ |
| Goethe Schule Buenos Aires | German, IB | 3-18 | 4,000 | 9,000 | $ |
| St. George's College Buenos Aires | British | 5-18 | 5,000 | 12,000 | $ |
| Northlands School | British, IB | 3-18 | 5,000 | 12,000 | $ |
| St. Andrew's Scots School | British, IB | 3-18 | 6,000 | 14,000 | $ |
| Lincoln School Buenos Aires | American, IB | 3-18 | 10,000 | 25,000 | $ |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmoral College Buenos Aires | Argentinian National Curriculum, Cambridge International, Cambridge English, Bilingual English–Spanish | 1-18 | Not published |
| Barker College Buenos Aires | Argentinian National Curriculum, Cambridge International, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge AS & A Levels, Cambridge English, Bilingual English–Spanish | 2-18 | Not published |
| Buenos Aires International Christian Academy | American, Argentinian National Curriculum, Christian Education, Dual Diploma (US & Argentina) | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Americano de Buenos Aires | Argentinian National Curriculum, Bilingual English–Spanish | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Holy Cross | Argentinian National Curriculum | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Las Cumbres Buenos Aires | Argentinian National Curriculum, Bilingual English–Spanish, Cambridge English Qualifications | 2-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Marín Buenos Aires | Argentinian National Curriculum, Bilingual English–Spanish, Catholic Education | 2-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Martín y Omar Buenos Aires | Argentinian National Curriculum, Bilingual English–Spanish, Cambridge English Qualifications, American High School Diploma (Dual Diploma) | 1-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Norbridge Buenos Aires | Bilingual | 3–18 | Not published |
| Colegio Oakhill CABA | Argentinian National Curriculum, Bilingual English–Spanish, Catholic Education | 2-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Pestalozzi (Pestalozzi-Schule) | German | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio San Cirano | IB | 3–18 | Not published |
| Colegio San Patricio Buenos Aires | IB | 3–18 | Not published |
| Colegio Ward Buenos Aires | Argentinian National Curriculum | 1-18 | Not published |
| Instituto Ballester Deutsche Schule | German, Argentinian National Curriculum, IB | 1-18 | Not published |
| Lycée Franco-Argentin Jean Mermoz | French | 3–18 | Not published |
| Michael Ham Memorial College Buenos Aires | British | 3–18 | Not published |
| St Brendan's College Buenos Aires | British | 3–18 | Not published |
| St Hilda's College Buenos Aires | Argentinian National Curriculum | 2-18 | Not published |
| St John's School Buenos Aires | Argentinian National Curriculum, Bilingual English–Spanish Curriculum, Cambridge International Pathway, International GCSE (IGCSE), International A Levels, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). | 2-18 | Not published |
| Washington School Buenos Aires | Argentinian National Curriculum | 2-18 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in $. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are IB (4 schools), British (3 schools), Argentinian National Curriculum (1 school), German (1 school), American (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 6 schools in Buenos Aires that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is $ 4,000 at Belgrano Day School. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from $ 4,000 to $ 25,000 ($). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 6 schools in Buenos Aires with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 21 schools in Buenos Aires do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. St. George's College Buenos Aires teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at $ 5,000.
Yes. Lincoln School Buenos Aires teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at $ 10,000.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach IB, British, Argentinian National Curriculum, German, American. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Buenos Aires, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.