Website redesign for a private or international school in Nassau: budget, timeline and risks (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

For a private or independent school in Nassau, a website redesign costs USD 12,000 to 35,000 with a New Providence agency in 2026, against a fixed USD 2,900, 4,900 or 8,900 with Kolonell, delivered in 3 to 4 weeks once content is ready. The most neglected point is accessibility: scanned policy PDFs, term letters a screen reader cannot read, performance videos without captions. A well-run redesign targets WCAG 2.2 AA from the brief and publishes an accessibility statement.

Signals that it is time to redesign

Bahamian and expatriate families in eastern New Providence, Lyford Cay or Cable Beach look at the site on their phone first. If any of these sound familiar, the project is due: term letters are scans, menu contrast fails in bright sunlight, the hurricane-season closure page is buried, event videos have no captions, and nobody knows which pages receive Google traffic.

What budget for a redesign in Nassau?

A 2026 ballpark based on typical agency quotes in Nassau and Florida, not a survey.

Every tier includes a project manager reachable in your time zone, native English or French copywriting, delivery in 3 to 4 weeks and 3 months of support. On quote, each as a separate line: the admissions portal, fee payment, school management system (SIS/MIS), parent app, calendar feeds, and search work beyond the redirect plan. These tools are kept and linked, never rebuilt. See the international offer.

Accessibility: the checklist for a school website

The accessibility statement states the target level, known limitations and an address to report a problem. It remains the school's own document, approved by the head.

Risks, timeline and what stays on quote

A typical Kolonell schedule: week 1 for the URL inventory and Search Console export; weeks 1 to 2 for structure and copy; weeks 2 to 3 for design and migration; weeks 3 to 4 for testing and compliance review; then a 6-week watch after launch. Risks to cover:

• Traffic loss on admissions, specialist programme, transport and term dates pages: a complete 301 redirect map, weekly Search Console checks for 6 weeks.
• Pupil photos and videos: only with documented parental consent and a removal process on request.
• Safeguarding: policies and reports published unchanged, as the school's own documents, never rewritten as marketing.
• Forms: parent contact details, age, start date, nothing more; documents only via a secure portal, on quote. In The Bahamas, the Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act 2003 governs this data. This is not legal advice.
• Cookie banner: tested with analytics and admissions enquiry tags.
• Downtime: switch outside school hours, during the summer holidays or a quiet half-term, never during admissions, open days or exams.

Questions to ask: is accessibility tested with a screen reader before launch? Who delivers the 301 map? What does maintenance cost after the support period (Kolonell: on quote)? A Nassau agency is the better fit if you want weekly meetings in person, a formal third-party accessibility audit in the same contract, or a rebuild of the admissions portal itself.

Mini case study

Illustrative example: Seagrape School of Performing Arts, a fictional private school of about 220 pupils in Nassau with a specialist music and dance programme. Its site holds 36 scanned policy PDFs and 12 performance videos without captions.

• Kolonell Growth: USD 4,900.
• Captioning by an independent service (third-party cost): 12 videos of 5 minutes at USD 2 per minute, so USD 120.
• Staff re-export of policies as tagged PDFs: 36 documents at 20 minutes, so 12 hours.
• One-off total: USD 5,020, against USD 20,000 for a local agency quote in this example, a difference of USD 14,980.

Go-live is set for the second week of the summer holidays, after the last performance.

FAQ

Does accessibility cost extra with Kolonell? No, the templates of all three tiers, from USD 2,900 to 8,900, are built for WCAG 2.2 AA. A formal audit by a third-party body remains a separate cost.

Must everything become HTML? No. Short policies work better as pages, long ones can stay as tagged PDFs. Allow about 20 minutes per document re-exported from its source file.

How long does the redesign take? 3 to 4 weeks once content is ready, then 6 weeks of redirect monitoring. A local agency often plans 8 to 14 weeks.

Which tier for 220 pupils with a specialist programme? Growth at USD 4,900 usually covers admissions, programme, performances, term dates and policies. Premium at USD 8,900 suits a larger site.

Are pupil videos allowed? Yes, with documented parental consent for every visible pupil and a removal process, for example within 5 working days.

Let's scope your project. Tell us your number of pages, PDFs and videos and your holiday window, and we will price a fixed tier and a schedule. See the international offer or request a free quote: detailed reply within 48 hours.