Last reviewed: 19 October 2026
Hillcrest International School is a private British-curriculum school in Langata, Nairobi, running from Play Group through Year 13. It is not a CBC school, so the year groups below do not map one-to-one onto Kenyan grades. Hillcrest publishes a termly fees structure for September 2026 to August 2027 (PDF), also linked from its fee structure page. Every figure on this page comes from that sheet. Accurate as of October 2026.
Fees are billed per term in August, December and April, and must be paid by the first day of term. Years 11, 12 and 13 are the exception: they are billed as an annual fee in two tranches (August and December).
On this page
Tuition per Term, 2026/27, KSh
| Key Stage | Year group | Tuition | Lunch | Deposit (once) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Years | Play Group | 135,100 | included | 25,000 |
| Nursery (morning only) | 269,900 | included | 25,000 | |
| Nursery (full day) | 332,800 | included | 25,000 | |
| Foundation Stage 1 (full day) | 359,800 | included | 25,000 | |
| Foundation Stage 2 | 398,700 | included | 25,000 | |
| Key Stage I | Year 1 | 463,500 | included | 25,000 |
| Year 2 | 667,200 | included | 50,000 | |
| Key Stage II | Years 3–5 | 843,400 | included | 50,000 |
| Year 6 | 867,500 | included | 50,000 | |
| Key Stage III | Years 7–8 | 905,600 | included | 50,000 |
| Year 9 | 933,000 | 46,800 | 100,000 | |
| Key Stage IV | Year 10 | 1,013,400 | 46,800 | 100,000 |
| Year 11 (per instalment) | 1,520,100 | 70,200 | 100,000 | |
| Key Stage V | Year 12 (per instalment) | 1,626,450 | 70,200 | 100,000 |
| Year 13 (per instalment) | 1,626,450 | 70,200 | 100,000 |
The sheet says fees include learning materials, and lunch plus daytime snacks, for Early Years and Prep School only. Lunch is charged separately from Year 9 onwards. Registration and examination fees are not included. The “included” lunch rows above are our reading of that note; Years 7–8 show N/A for lunch on the sheet, which matches Prep inclusion through Year 8.
Years 11–13: the tuition and lunch figures in the table are per instalment, not per term. Two Year 11 instalments (KSh 3,040,200 tuition + KSh 140,400 lunch) equal exactly three terms of Year 10 tuition and lunch, so the yearly rate does not jump — more of it is due before the new year.
Sheet slip to flag: the boarding-deposit column prints KSh 28,995 for Year 9 and KSh 28,955 for Years 7–8 and 10–13. That is a 40-shilling difference on an otherwise identical figure. Ask the school which amount applies.
Boarding per Term, KSh
| Year group | Weekly boarding | Full boarding | Boarding deposit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years 7–10 | 239,900 | 378,000 | 28,955* |
| Years 11–13 (per instalment) | 359,850 | 567,000 | 28,955* |
*Year 9 prints 28,995 on the sheet (see note above). Boarding is listed from Year 7. Deposits are charged once on joining and must be topped up if deductions are made for losses or breakages; the balance is refundable at the end of the pupil’s final term after clearance by the headteacher.
Transport per Term, KSh
| Option | Zone A | Zone B | Zone C | Zone D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return, Nursery–Year 10 | 59,100 | 76,800 | 94,400 | 106,300 |
| One way, Nursery–Year 10 | 35,500 | 46,100 | 56,700 | 63,800 |
| Return, Years 11–13 (per instalment) | 88,650 | 115,200 | 141,600 | 159,450 |
| One way, Years 11–13 (per instalment) | 53,250 | 69,150 | 85,050 | 95,700 |
The sheet does not name the estates in each zone. Ask Hillcrest’s transport office for your address.
Registration, Discounts and Penalties
- Registration: KSh 5,000, non-refundable, with the completed registration form.
- Sibling discount: 10% of tuition for the 2nd and any subsequent child.
- Late fees: outstanding fees attract a 2% surcharge per month. The school may require a child to stop attending classes if fees remain unpaid.
- Notice: a full term’s written notice, acknowledged by the headteacher, is required to withdraw; otherwise a full term’s fees are payable and the caution deposit is retained.
- Extras: trips and activities outside the standard programme are billed separately by letter.
Two First-Year Examples
A new Year 1 day pupil: 463,500 × 3 = KSh 1,390,500 tuition (lunch included) + 5,000 registration + 25,000 deposit = KSh 1,420,500 in year one. Of that, KSh 25,000 is the refundable deposit.
A new Year 7 full boarder: 905,600 × 3 tuition + 378,000 × 3 boarding + 5,000 + 50,000 deposit + 28,955 boarding deposit ≈ KSh 4,010,755. Transport and exam fees are extra.
How It Compares
- Hillcrest Year 1: KSh 463,500 a term (lunch included).
- Braeburn Gitanga Road Years 1–2: KSh 750,000 tuition + KSh 43,500 lunch a term.
- St. Christopher’s Year 1: KSh 365,000 a term.
- Rusinga Year 1: KSh 264,000 a term.
Hillcrest sits below Braeburn and above Rusinga on Year 1 tuition among Nairobi British-curriculum schools on this site. More are on the fees hub.
Source
- Hillcrest International School, Termly Fees Structure September 2026 – August 2027 (PDF), from the hillcrest.ac.ke fee structure page, accessed 19 October 2026.