1. Registration Timeline

Our school accepts registration applications on a yearly basis (for the academic calendar spanning from September to June of the following year). Therefore, online registration for the next academic year is available starting mid-May to early-June once a school year ends.

  • Enrolled Students Registration Time: At the end of each academic year (a letter will be sent out with registration information for parents of current students).

  • New Students Registration Time: After registration of current students (notice will be given on the website and Grace Community Church bulletin).

  • We inform you in advance that if the capacity of each class is exceeded, then applications may be placed on a waiting list.

2. Class Age Groups

  • Nursery/Kindergarten: Ages 4 to 5

  • Beginning to Advanced Classes: Ages 6 to 14

  • KSL Class: Children from Second-Generation English-speaking families, families with multicultural backgrounds, or foreign countries.

  • Note: Age is determined using the Mannayi system, and is based on the end of every year. For example, if a student who is applying for registration during September 2023 is 4 years old, then he/she will be considered to be 4 years old only up to December 2023.

3. Tuition Fee

  • Tuition fees are based on the one-year academic calendar (September 2023 – June 2024)

    • Admission fee: $30 (one-time payment only for new students at Grace Korean Culture School).
    • Tuition fee: $170
    • 10% discount on tuition from additional children when registering 2 or more students (discount is not applicable on admission fee).

  • Current students: Tuition fee is $170, and 10% discount is applied from the second child onwards.

  • Freshman (New Student): A total of $200 is paid from the $30 admission fee and $170 tuition fee. The 10% discount is also applicable from the second registered child onwards.

    • Note that in principle, the tuition fee at our school is $170.

2023-24 Tuition Example

Number of students enrolled Number of new students payment amount
1 0 $170 (Tuition Fee)
2 0 $323 ($170 + $153)
3 0 $476 ($170 + $153 + $153)
0 1 $200 (Admission $30 + Tuition $170)
0 2  $383 ($30 + $170 +  $30 + $153)
0 3 $566 ( $30 + $170 + $30 + $153 + $30 + $153)
1 1 $353 ($170 + $30 + $153)
2 1 $506 ($170 + $153 +  $30 + $153)
1 2  $536 ($170 + $30 + $153 +  $30 + $153)

4. Registration Process

Step 1. Online registration

Click Online Registration on our website and submit the registration application by entering student and parent information accurately. After you receive the confirmation email that your registration is complete, you must pay the tuition within one week to complete the entire registration process.

Step 2. Payment of tuition

  • Currently, tuition can only be paid by check (Payable to “ GEAS”) or in cash.

  • You can pay your tuition at Grace Community Church on the designated date. Be sure to put the school year and student name in an envelope and prepare the correct amount when paying in cash.

  • Payment Date: 2023. Jun 10 ( Sat )  & Jun 17 ( Sat ) 9:30 ~12:00

  • Payment place: Grace Community Church, Adjacent to the Vision Hall. ( refer to the route ) (Address: 9770 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC, V3T 2V6)

5. Tuition Refund Policy

In principle, tuition fees are non-refundable. However, in exceptional cases the amount excluding the cancellation fee can be refunded within a 1-month timeframe.

Situational Refunds

  • Student has moved to a different country and cannot physically attend school anymore.
  • Student is no longer able to attend class due to medical reasons.

    • Refund is calculated using the number of remaining classes (no penalty applied).

General Refunds

  • Cancellation due to personal circumstance or simple change of mind:

    1. After registration until the day before first classes: $25 cancellation fee will be charged.
    2. After the first day of class to two weeks of classes: $50 cancellation fee will be charged.
    3. From two weeks to one month past the first day of classes: 50% refund of tuition.
    4. After one month since the first day of classes: Non-refundable.

  • Please note that the refund applications are handled on a case-to-case basis by the school management committee.