Tuition

The Archdiocese of Denver’s Catholic Schools are an investment in the future of our children and our Catholic faith.

St. B's is currently enrolling students for the 2007-2008 school year. Tuition for the 2007-2008 school year is:

Scholarships are avaliable at: http://www.acescholarships.org/

* Financial aid is available on the basis of demonstrated need.

In order to qualify for the "Registered Catholic" rate on tuition, you must be registered as a contributing member of a parish. A parishioner is defined as one who:

• Is registered in the parish for at least 6 months;
• Uses parish offertory envelopes regularly;
• Is deemed by the pastor as supportive of the parish.

Volunteer Service
Families must contribute time or money for one or more of the MAJOR fundraisers throughout the course of the school year.

Tuition Payments and Delinquencies
Once a commitment form is signed and the amount of tuition is determined, St. Bernadette School requires and expects that all families honor their tuition agreements.

Payment options are:
• 1 annual payment due September 1, 2007 (5% discount)
• 12 Monthly Payments deducted directly from your checking account starting August 10, 2007, and ending July 10, 2008. If you elect this option, your tuition will be reduced by 2%

10 monthly payments to SMART Tuition Management Services starting August, 2007 through May 2008. Payments are due by the 10th of each month. If payments are received after the 10th of the month, a $20.00 late fee will be assessed by SMART. A setup fee of $38.00 must be submitted to SMART at the time of enrollment with SMART.

There will be no monthly tuition collected by the school or parish offices.

Parish Subsidy
The policy of the Archdiocese of Denver requests this of pastors: that for each student registered as a contributing parish member a subsidy be paid to the Archdiocesan elementary or secondary school attended by the student.

This subsidy from parishes is paid to the school in addition to the tuition payments made by parents and not as a part of the tuition.

Parishes will be billed for the subsidy. If a parish does not pay the subsidy for a family, an adjustment (increase) will be made in monthly tuition payments to compensate for the difference.

Admission
Students are re-admitted on a year-to-year basis. Admission is based upon timely and complete payment of tuition, cooperation with the school, adherence to the Parent-Student Handbook requirements, and a significant contribution of time to major fund-raisers sponsored by the school which help subsidize tuition.