Tuition 

Tuition payments may be made on a monthly, semi-annual, or annual basis. The first payment is due on the date stated in the school financial document distributed in the spring. Parents are notified of the current tuition per child and per family before the close of the preceding school year.

The timely payment of tuition is vitally important in order to ensure the financial viability of St. Bernadette School. Payments are used to pay teacher salaries and benefits as well as other operating expenses associated with the education of each child. Payments made that are not in accordance with the agreed upon payment plan or those that are unexpectedly unpaid cause financial stress within the School and Parish. As a result, a policy is developed to identify the expected payment schedule as well as those steps that may be necessary to address unpaid tuition.

A Lunch Fee is charged for each child (Full day Pre-K and all students in grade Kindergarten-8) who stay for lunch. This fee is due in September. The money from this fee is used to pay parents who assist with lunchroom and recess supervision. Tuition and fees are non-refundable. No report cards or transcripts may be given as long as tuition and fees are owed to the school. No student will be permitted to graduate unless all tuition and fees have been paid.

*The Registered Parishioner tuition rate is supplemented by a parish provided subsidy based on the notion that parishioners are regularly contributing to the financial support of the Parish by way of the Sunday Offertory ($20 per family requested weekly donation.) **Members of parishes other than St. Bernadette who wish to enroll a child in grades K-8 must provide a Letter of Release from the pastor of their parish stating the family does not owe a tuition balance and whether or not the      St. Bernadette tuition will be subsidized by the other parish.

Cash, checks, major credit/debit cards and St. Bernadette SCRIP vouchers are acceptable forms of payment. Registration fees are non-refundable. Tuition payments must be paid on-time to ensure there is no disruption in your child’s education. Tuition is payable in 10 equal monthly installments that begin in May prior to the start of the school year and end in February. 

Please note:

• Class sizes are limited. Enrollment is on a first‐come‐first‐served basis. Once a class has been filled, additional enrollment requests will be placed on a waiting list in the order in which they are received.    

• In order for students to participate in an extracurricular activity or class trip, particularly where extra fees would be incurred, families must be in good standing according to the current tuition billing schedule. Any families with outstanding tuition balances must contact the St. Bernadette Business office to make arrangements prior to the event in order for their child(ren) to participate. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.  Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

There are ways in which you can reduce the amount that you pay for tuition. Please see our Tuition Assistance page for information. Also, parents may earn tuition vouchers by participating in our Grocery and National SCRIP Programs. 

Online Tuition Payments may be made HERE. "Parish Giving" is the name of the third-party vendor we use for online transactions (similar to PayPal). You will be directed to sign-in or create an account if you are a first-time user. Once you are signed in, you will be able to schedule a single tuition payment or a series of payments.

Please be mindful of all due dates and consequences for failing to make payments in accordance with those due dates.