Sacred Heart Schools - A Parent's Guide To The Admissions Process 2018-19 How to Apply | Page 12

TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For some families, the cost of full tuition can stretch • Grants are made for one year. Recipients must
resources beyond the limit of their annual budget. The reapply each year according to an established time
Tuition Assistance Program is committed to making a table. Sacred Heart funds students for as long as they
Sacred Heart education available to students, are enrolled, according to their demonstrated need.
regardless of their family’s financial circumstances. • Students who receive tuition assistance are eligible
for additional financial help for certain school
• About 20% of our students receive tuition assistance expenses beyond tuition, including class trips,
in any given year. More than $2 million will be devoted specialized after-school classes and summer camp.
to need-based assistance in 2018-19. • Through the generosity of the Goizueta Foundation,
• Tuition assistance never has to be repaid. It is a grant, need-based scholarships are available for students of
not a loan. Hispanic heritage.
• Tuition assistance is awarded at all grade levels, • Confidentiality is maintained in evaluating tuition
pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. assistance applications and in awarding of grants.
• Tuition assistance is strictly need-based. Awards vary • A request for tuition assistance has no bearing on
according to each family’s individual circumstances. admission.
• In determining tuition assistance, the school relies on
information supplied by families to FAST, our
need-analysis provider. Factors considered include
family size, income, expenses, assets and liabilities
and spending priorities.
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