This page compares 6 international schools in Panama City with lower published tuition, drawn from the 13 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is $ 3,650 and the highest in this comparison set is $ 20,848, quoted in $.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Panama City — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford International School Panama | Bilingual / international curriculum; Panama Ministry of Education (MEDUCA) curriculum; Bilingual Science and Humanities High School Diploma | 3-18 | 3,650 | 6,600 | $ |
| Colegio Alemán del Istmo | American Curriculum framework; German Curriculum; bespoke international curriculum; trilingual English-German-Spanish programme | 1-17 | 5,488 | 12,202 | $ |
| Boston International School Panama | IB, Bachillerato Internacional, programa del Diploma | 3 to 18 years | 7,180 | 13,690 | $ |
| Colegio Brader International School Panama | Bilingual (English/Spanish) with American curriculum elements | 3-18 | 7,200 | 9,120 | $ |
| International School of Panama | IB | 3-18 | 10,204 | 19,328 | $ |
| Metropolitan School of Panama | IB | 3-18 | 12,635 | 20,848 | $ |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balboa Academy Panama | American | 3–18 | Not published |
| Colegio Episcopal de Panamá | Panamanian / MEDUCA curriculum; bilingual English-Spanish; college-preparatory; Bachiller in Sciences and Arts and Bachiller in Humanities with emphasis on Languages | 1-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Isaac Rabin Panama | IB | 3-18 | Not published |
| King's College Panama | British | 3–18 | Not published |
| Lycée Français International de Panama (LFIP) | French national curriculum; AEFE French international education system; French Baccalaureate; French International Baccalaureate (BFI) option | 2 to 18 | Not published |
| Panama Prep International School | International / Bespoke Curriculum; Panamanian curriculum; bilingual English-Spanish programme | 3-18 | Not published |
| St Mary's International School Panama | American | PK–12 | 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 (3 schools), Bilingual / international curriculum; Panama Ministry of Education (MEDUCA) curriculum; Bilingual Science and Humanities High School Diploma (1 school), American Curriculum framework; German Curriculum; bespoke international curriculum; trilingual English-German-Spanish programme (1 school), Bachillerato Internacional (1 school), programa del Diploma (1 school), Bilingual (English/Spanish) with American curriculum elements (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 Panama City that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is $ 3,650 at Oxford International School Panama. 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 $ 3,650 to $ 20,848 ($). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 6 schools in Panama City with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 7 schools in Panama City do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Colegio Alemán del Istmo teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at $ 5,488.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach IB, Bilingual / international curriculum; Panama Ministry of Education (MEDUCA) curriculum; Bilingual Science and Humanities High School Diploma, American Curriculum framework; German Curriculum; bespoke international curriculum; trilingual English-German-Spanish programme, Bachillerato Internacional, programa del Diploma, Bilingual (English/Spanish) with American curriculum elements. 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 Panama City, 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.