This page compares 5 international schools in Thessaloniki with lower published tuition, drawn from the 5 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is € 4,500 and the highest in this comparison set is € 14,300, quoted in €.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Thessaloniki — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German School of Thessaloniki (Deutsche Schule Thessaloniki) | Integrated German-Greek curriculum; German curriculum in kindergarten and primary school; bilingual German-Greek secondary education; German International Abitur (DIA); Greek Apolytirion; preparation classes for students transferring from Greek primary schools who need German-language preparation. Not an IB school. | 2 to 3 years | 4,500 | 9,000 | € |
| École française de Thessalonique (French School of Thessaloniki) | French National Curriculum; French preschool and primary education | 2-18 | 4,585 | 5,790 | € |
| British School of Thessaloniki | English National Curriculum | 3-11 | 5,500 | 11,000 | € |
| Pinewood American International School | American College-Preparatory + IB Diploma + AP | 3-18 | 7,000 | 14,000 | € |
| Anatolia College | Greek | 16-19 | 14,300 | 14,300 | € |
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 Integrated German-Greek curriculum; German curriculum in kindergarten and primary school; bilingual German-Greek secondary education; German International Abitur (DIA); Greek Apolytirion; preparation classes for students transferring from Greek primary schools who need German-language preparation. Not an IB school. (1 school), French National Curriculum; French preschool and primary education (1 school), English National Curriculum (1 school), American College-Preparatory + IB Diploma + AP (1 school), Greek (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 5 schools in Thessaloniki that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is € 4,500 at German School of Thessaloniki (Deutsche Schule Thessaloniki). 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 € 4,500 to € 14,300 (€). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 5 schools in Thessaloniki with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 0 schools in Thessaloniki do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Pinewood American International School teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at € 7,000.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach Integrated German-Greek curriculum; German curriculum in kindergarten and primary school; bilingual German-Greek secondary education; German International Abitur (DIA); Greek Apolytirion; preparation classes for students transferring from Greek primary schools who need German-language preparation. Not an IB school., French National Curriculum; French preschool and primary education, English National Curriculum, American College-Preparatory + IB Diploma + AP, Greek. 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 Thessaloniki, 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.