Tuition & Fees

2025/26 ANNUAL TUITION:

PAYMENT OPTIONS: Tuition and fees can be paid via the following methods:

• Automatic Withdrawal (pre-authorized payment) – NSF Fee $50
• Credit cards (Visa/MasterCard/Amex) (may be subject to processing fee) – NSF Fee $50

A non-refundable $5,000 Registration Fee is required per student (due at time of registration): The non-refundable fee is charged as a membership fee for the River Valley School Society, ensuring funds are allocated for capital expenses and the long-term sustainability of the school. This fee is phased in for students enrolled in Pre-Junior Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten, with a cumulative total of $5,000 paid over two years (i.e. $2,500 in the Pre-Junior Kindergarten year and $2,500 in the Junior Kindergarten year).

A non-refundable Student Account Fee of $450 is due annually on June 1st: This fee covers the incidental costs associated with school supplies, yearbook, technology, STEAM programming, classroom projects, field trips, and enriched specialist and physical / outdoor education activities. Other extracurricular activities may require payment per activity.

*Please note: bussing, before & after school care and student uniforms are not included in school fees. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.

Full-fee prepayment, lump sum or monthly payment options are available.

Childcare Affordability Grant

Beginning January 2022, the Government of Alberta issued an affordability grant to ALL families regardless of income. Please note that this applies to our Pre-JK & JK year old programming only. You do not have to apply for this grant, our school submits for it each month based on your child’s attendance in our Pre-JK or JK program (full time or part time). The grant amount that you will receive from the government is as follows:

Preschool Age (3 & 4 year olds):

• $626 per month (full time – over 100 hours per month)
• $225 per month (part time – between 50 – 100 hours per month)

Please note: that subsidy is based on actual hours used and the full amount they show is based on 100 hours of attendance. If a student attends less than 100 hours, the rebate may be prorated.

Childcare Subsidy:

On top of the grant, parents of children not yet in school, that make less than $180,000 per year can apply for an additional subsidy. If you have a dual parent household, both parents need to be working or schooling to be considered. Click HERE to head to the subsidy website to learn if you qualify and apply.

International students residing in Canada with their parents may not be eligible for the Alberta Education Funding for Resident Students. Consequently, these students may assume the total cost of education for each year they attend the school.

Note: We do not offer boarding or a homestay program, students must be living with their own parents/legal guardians.