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Strengths Sport, Performing Arts, Visual and Creative Arts
Clubs Arts and Creative, Lifestyle and Wellbeing
Introduction
Located in Nepal, GEMS School provides an international-minded education with a clear curriculum progression. For Grades 1–5, the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) serves as the framework to deliver the national curriculum, aligning inquiry-based learning with local standards. From the academic session 2023 (2080), Grade 6 adopts the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) to continue international benchmarking. The school supports a robust extracurricular program through GEAP for Grades 1–5 and BIA for Grades 6–12, offering a wide range of sports and performing and visual arts activities. Arts activities are a key component of the offerings, alongside participation in performing and visual arts. Programs are coordinated by the Extra Curricular Department and extend to lifestyle and wellbeing initiatives, aiming to enrich student life beyond the classroom. The combination of IPC/IMYC, diverse arts and sport opportunities, and structured extracurriculars contributes to a globally minded school experience in Nepal. It supports a coherent learning journey.
Dhapakhel, Lalitpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal. Located in the Lalitpur (Patan) area of the Kathmandu Valley. Admissions contact: admissions@gems.edu.np; +977 5275 111 / 112; +977 980 197 3925.
Stages
IPC is offered for Grades 1-5. IMYC is implemented from Grade 6 and Grades 6-12 are served by the BIA (Beginners, Intermediary and Advanced Programme). GEAP covers Grades 1-5, while BIA covers Grades 6-12.
Country affiliation
Nepal
Fees
Application fees
- No published application/admission fee schedule for GEMS School (Dhapakhel) for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years could be located on the school's admissions material. - Under Nepal law and relevant guidance, admission-form and related small charges are strictly capped (examples of legal limits and guidance on admission/registration charges are recorded in national education/legal documents). These legal caps apply to schools operating in Nepal.
Tuition fees by year group (per term / per year)
- GEMS School (Dhapakhel) does not publish a year-group-by-year-group tuition-fee schedule for AY 2026/27 (or AY 2025/26) in its publicly available admissions material. No explicit term or annual amounts for specific grades are available in the school's public admissions pages. - As context, other GEMS schools publish term-split tuition schedules (term 1, term 2, term 3 or quarterly splits) and provide annual figures broken into term instalments; that is a common billing format within the GEMS group where fees are shown either annually or split by term. This is shown by published fee schedules at other GEMS schools (example schedules use term-by-term splits). These examples explain the common presentation format but do not give school-specific amounts for GEMS School (Dhapakhel).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The school's publicly available admissions pages do not list a detailed billing calendar, due dates, late-payment penalties, proration rules, or formal payment terms for 2026/27 or 2025/26. Parents should expect that, if following common GEMS practice, tuition may be invoiced by term or annually with specified due dates for each instalment, but no school-specific schedule or deadlines are published.
Boarding fees (if applicable)
- GEMS School (Dhapakhel) is described and presented as a day-school complex in its admissions and campus materials; there is no published boarding programme or boarding-fee schedule for the school in the available public materials. Therefore no boarding fees are published for this campus.
Other costs and typical ancillary fees (uniform, transport, textbooks, activities, exam fees, security/development fees, etc.)
- The school does not publish a detailed itemised list of ancillary/other charges (uniform, transport, textbooks, activity fees, exam fees, annual development charges, security deposit or refundable security amounts) with amounts for 2026/27 or 2025/26 on its admissions pages. - For reference, other GEMS campuses commonly list additional charges such as uniform, ID/calendar costs, innovation/ICT charges, transport and textbook or activity fees; those items are typically billed separately or as part of an annual/term invoice at other GEMS sites. These examples illustrate the types of ancillary charges that schools commonly apply, not specific amounts for the Dhapakhel campus.
Refund information
- No published, school-specific refund policy (for application/admission fees, tuition refunds on withdrawal, prorated tuition or refunds for early/leaving withdrawal) for AY 2026/27 or AY 2025/26 was found in the school's public admissions materials. Where refund rules are set by policy at other GEMS schools, they often reference local regulatory guidance; however, no explicit refund terms for GEMS School (Dhapakhel) are published in the material reviewed.
Fee payment options (credit card, bank transfer, cash, online payment)
- The school's admissions pages do not list specific accepted payment methods for tuition (credit card, bank transfer, online portal, cheque). - For context, many GEMS campuses worldwide offer multiple payment channels (online payment portals, bank transfers, and credit-card arrangements including group-branded card options and instalment/advance-payment programmes). That shows typical GEMS-group payment options but does not confirm which methods are accepted at the Dhapakhel campus.
Concise summary of findings and gaps
- No itemised, grade-by-grade tuition schedule (per term or per year) for AY 2026/27 or AY 2025/26 was available in the school's public admissions materials. The admissions pages provide contact details and admissions guidance but do not publish fee amounts or a fee schedule for each grade. - National legal guidance places explicit caps and restrictions on certain admission-related charges in Nepal; this legal context is relevant to what admission/form charges a school may lawfully collect.
If you need these exact fee figures entered into an external database, the school does not publish a complete fee schedule in its public admissions material for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years; the material reviewed contains no grade-level tuition amounts, no term-by-term billing calendar, no boarding rates, and no itemised ancillary-fee amounts for that campus.
Academics
Curriculum
The school uses the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) as a framework to deliver the national curriculum for Grades 1–5, and is implementing the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) in Grade 6 from the academic session 2023 (2080).
Admissions
Admissions
The school admits students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin or other legally protected status to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to students. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin or other legally protected status in its hiring or in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid programs or other school-administered programs. The school uses the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) as a framework for teaching and learning inside the classroom to deliver the national curriculum. IPC develops children aged 5-11 into informed, globally competent, and future-ready learners and is offered in grades 1-5. It can be tailored to fit children's needs while developing their knowledge, skills and understanding. Through thematic units teachers create engaging learning opportunities that enable learners to make connections between subjects and the world around them. The International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) is a curriculum for 11-14-year-olds and is implemented in Grade 6 from the academic session 2023 (2080), using conceptual big ideas to enable students to connect their learning and prepare for the next stage of education and personal development. The Extra Curricular Department has introduced the GEAP for Grades 1-5 and the Beginners, Intermediary and Advanced Programme (BIA) for Grades 6-12, through which a wide range of sports and physical, as well as performing and visual arts activities are made available for holistic development. Dhapakhel, Lalitpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal.
Waitlist
The school takes admissions in Grades 1 and 4. Admissions into other grades will depend solely upon vacancies arising, if any, at the end of the current academic session, in any specified grade. However, register your interest with the relevant information and the school will get in touch with you if / when a vacancy arises, for starting the admission process.
FAQs
What curriculum does GEMS School follow?
The school uses the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) as a framework to deliver the national curriculum for Grades 1–5, and is implementing the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) in Grade 6 from the academic session 2023 (2080).
What are the tuition fees at GEMS School?
**Application fees**
- No published application/admission fee schedule for GEMS School (Dhapakhel) for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years could be located on the school's admissions material.
- Under Nepal law and relevant guidance, admission-form and related small charges are strictly capped (
Where is GEMS School located?
Dhapakhel, Lalitpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal. Located in the Lalitpur (Patan) area of the Kathmandu Valley. Admissions contact: admissions@gems.edu.np; +977 5275 111 / 112; +977 980 197 3925.
Is there a waitlist at GEMS School?
The school takes admissions in Grades 1 and 4. Admissions into other grades will depend solely upon vacancies arising, if any, at the end of the current academic session, in any specified grade. However, register your interest with the relevant information and the school will get in touch with you i
How do I apply to GEMS School?
The school admits students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin or other legally protected status to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to students. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin or other
What extracurricular activities are available?
GEAP runs for Grades 1-5 and BIA runs for Grades 6-12. A wide range of sports and performing and visual arts activities is available through GEAP and BIA. These programs include arts activities such as performing and visual arts as part of the extracurricular offerings.
