Buenos Aires - School Report Question and Answers
Aside from school fees, are there required expenses such as uniforms, laptops/tablets, musical instruments, or field trips that parents are expected to cover? What are the approximate costs?
Yes. Middle and high school students must provide their own laptops and school supplies (costs vary on laptop model, etc.). Elementary students must purchase uniforms or patches to put on basic clothes to make into uniforms. Bus service and school lunch are optional but to be covered by families. Bus is around $2,500,000 ARS per month, and lunch is around $15,000 ARS per day. Field trips are class trips are covered. Sports/activity trips are additional expenses. They also charge for MS and HS graduations. - Dec 2025
Families have to pay for uniforms and, if they choose it, lunches. There are some after school activities offered at the school, and those are an extra cost, as well. But the overall costs are far below any private school in the US. - Aug 2019
