This page compares 8 international schools in Vancouver with lower published tuition, drawn from the 11 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is 10,000 and the highest in this comparison set is 58,000, quoted in CAD / $.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Vancouver — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École française internationale Cousteau (Cousteau School) | French National Curriculum + British Columbia Curriculum (Bilingual French-English) | 3-18 | 10,000 | 18,000 | CAD |
| Vancouver Waldorf School | Waldorf Education (based on Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy) | 3-18 | 10,000 | 18,000 | CAD |
| Pacific Academy | British Columbia Curriculum (with Christian perspective) | 3-18 | 12,000 | 20,000 | CAD |
| Collingwood School | British Columbia Ministry of Education curriculum + Advanced Placement (AP) courses | 4-18 | 18,000 | 28,000 | CAD |
| Mulgrave School | IB | 4-18 | 20,000 | 28,000 | CAD |
| St. George's School | British Columbia Ministry of Education curriculum + Advanced Placement (AP) courses | 4-18 | 22,000 | 30,000 | CAD |
| Fraser Academy | British Columbia Curriculum + Orton-Gillingham approach and specialized support for learning differences | 6-18 | 22,000 | 28,000 | CAD |
| Bodwell High School | BC Curriculum + IB Middle Years Programme (Grades 8–10) + Advanced Placement (AP) options | 13-18 | 25,000 | 58,000 | $ |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver College | British Columbia Curriculum (with Catholic values and faith formation) | 5-18 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in CAD / $. 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 British Columbia Ministry of Education curriculum + Advanced Placement (AP) courses (2 schools), French National Curriculum + British Columbia Curriculum (Bilingual French-English) (1 school), Waldorf Education (based on Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy) (1 school), British Columbia Curriculum (with Christian perspective) (1 school), IB (1 school), British Columbia Curriculum + Orton-Gillingham approach and specialized support for learning differences (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 10 schools in Vancouver that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is 10,000 at École française internationale Cousteau (Cousteau 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 10,000 to 58,000 (CAD / $). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 8 schools in Vancouver with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 1 school in Vancouver do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. École française internationale Cousteau (Cousteau School) teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at CAD 10,000.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach British Columbia Ministry of Education curriculum + Advanced Placement (AP) courses, French National Curriculum + British Columbia Curriculum (Bilingual French-English), Waldorf Education (based on Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy), British Columbia Curriculum (with Christian perspective), IB, British Columbia Curriculum + Orton-Gillingham approach and specialized support for learning differences. 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 Vancouver, 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.