In keeping with the educational tradition of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, no student is refused admission or asked to leave Catholic High School solely because of his family’s inability to pay tuition.
Financial assistance is available for students whose families are unable to pay the full cost of tuition. Applications for financial assistance for the 2011-2012 school year are due by April 19, 2011. Applications are to be completed and submitted online through a program called FAST (Financial Aid for School Tuition). Any parent who does not have access to a computer or who needs help completing the online application can get assistance by contacting Mrs. Pinney Johnson at Catholic High School by phone at (225) 383-0397 or by e-mail at pjohnson@catholichigh.org.
Note that there is a $34.00 fee for submitting the financial assistance application through FAST. However, any parent who requests a waiver of this fee can receive a free voucher to cover the cost of the application fee by contacting Mrs. Johnson.
The online application for financial assistance for CHS tuition can be found at the following link:
Upon receiving a completed application for financial assistance, the CHS Financial Assistance Committee, headed by the president, will review the application and determine what amount and type of assistance will be offered.
Financial Obligations
Parents are asked and expected to honor their financial obligation to Catholic High School through the timely payment of tuition and fees. However, when CHS families experience severe financial situations, parents should contact the CHS president as soon as possible to discuss possible adjustments in scheduled tuition payments. Again, no student will be asked to leave CHS solely on the basis of his parent’s inability to pay full tuition. If no alternative arrangement for payment is made and authorized by the CHS president, when a student’s tuition account becomes two months in arrears, the student may be subject to suspension from classes. No student may take semester examinations until all financial obligations to the school have been satisfactorily addressed as defined by the CHS president.
Emergency Grants
The president may use his discretion in awarding additional grants in cases where extreme financial problems of a family jeopardize a student’s continued attendance at Catholic High School. In these cases, the parents will be asked to complete the FAST application for financial assistance even if it is past the normal deadline for applying.
