2025-2026 DVMS Tuition

YCC/CASA

Base Fee
$5,000*
Lunch Included
8:30 am—3:30 pm

ELEMENTARY
$18,500
8:30 am—3:45 pm

YCC/Casa Tuition

*DVMS has enrolled in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program. The City of Hamilton has changed the funding structure for 2025 and so we have not had final amounts confirmed. We know the total amount for the 2025/26 school year will be around $5,000. We require an initial payment of $2500.00 on March 1st, 2025. Once the rebates are published, we will invoice the remaining tuition fees (≈$2,500) on September 1st, 2025.

*YCC—Young Children’s Community. Aged 18 months to 3 years. Casa—Aged 3 to 6 years.

Elementary Tuition

Elementary tuition is paid in 4 equal installments of $4,625.00, for a total of $18,500. March 1st, September 1st, November 1st, 2025 and January 1st, 2026.

Elementary Families receive a discount on tuition by pre-paying in full by March 1, 2025. $18,000 for the 2025/2026 school year.

Families with more than one student in our Elementary program receive a discount of 10% for any additional Elementary children.

General Tuition Information

Tuition payment method options are credit card or electronic funds transfer (EFT) through TUIO. If you want to pay by cheque please contact us at accounts@dvms.ca to make arrangements.

There is a one-time non-refundable fee of $5,000 for each child, upon initial enrollment, that supports capital costs. This is due when the student is enrolled. If a family has a combined annual income of less than $100,000 this fee is reduced to $2,500. If a family has a combined annual income of less than $60,000 this fee is waived.

All Casa and YCC tuitions are 100% tax deductible. Elementary tuitions are 21% tax deductible.

There is no refund or reduction in tuition or fees in case of withdrawal, dismissal, absence, cancellation or non-attendance.

If you have questions regarding tuition, please email Skye at accounts@dvms.ca.

Hot Lunch Program

The Ministry of Education requires participation in the hot lunch program for all children in the Young Children’s Community and the Casa program. For the 25/26 school year, our hot lunch program is part of the CWELCC funding and requires no additional payment from families.

Extended Care Program

Casa and Elementary:

We offer beforecare from 8:00 - 8:30 am and aftercare from 4:00 - 5:00 pm. Our Extended Care programs are enrolled by term at the beginning of each term, with limited spaces available each term. You are welcome, at any time, to email the office to see if there is space in our Extended Care program at admin@dvms.ca. Extended Care is billed by term and costs $7.50 per day for Before Care and $15 per day for After Care.

Extended care fees will be eligible for reimbursement through the CWELCC program.

Educational Excursion

All field trips, expeditions, camping trips, elementary, specialty activities, and daily snack costs are included in the tuition amount. There is an additional fee for the annual sixth-year Upper Elementary educational excursion (Montessori Model United Nations or similar programs).