Admissions : Tuition & Financial Aid

Tuition for the 2010-2011 School year is $5350.00 for Catholics and $6450.00 for Non-Catholics. There is an additional School Fee of $500.00 payable during the first two months of the school year. Tuition payment arrangements are available through monthly, quarterly, or semester installments. For more information:

  • click here for the Tuition and Fees Information PDF
  • click here for the How to Fund Your Education PDF
  • click here for the 2010 West Catholic Financial Aid Application Form PDF
  • click here to download the Alumni Scholarship/Grant Application Form PDF
  • click here to download the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Application Form PDF
  • contact the Finance Office at 215-386-2244 ext. 233, or
  • contact the Admissions Office at 215-386-2244 ext. 241

 

Rates per Child for One or Two Students in Diocesan High School

Payment Plan

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr
 Full  $5,350                   
 Semester  $2,675          $2,675        
 Quarterly  $1,337.50    $1,337.50      $1,337.50    $1,337.50    
 Monthly  $535  $535  $535  $535  $535  $535  $535  $535  $535  $535

Rate per Child for Non-Catholic Students (and Student paying own Supplemental Tuition)

Payment Plan

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr
 Full  $6,450                  
 Semester  $3225          $3225        
 Quarterly  $1,612.50    $1,612.50      $1,612.50    $1,612.50    
 Monthly  $645  $645  $645  $645  $645  $645  $645  $645  $645  $645

Academic Scholarship

The class of 2011 will be awarded a total of 16 academic scholarships based upon their performance at Scholarship/Admissions Test administered at West Catholic on Saturday, November 17th or Saturday, December 8th.  You must preregister ahead of time for this test and there is a nonrefundable fee of $20.

Based on the outcome of the test, West Catholic will grant the following scholarships:

          8 -- Full Scholarships

          8 -- Half Scholarships

Other Academic Scholarships available are:

Connelly Scholarship -- the grade school chooses an 8th grade student to receive this scholarship.  West Catholic has NO input on who the recipient of the scholarship will be.

Neumann Scholarship -- the grade school chooses an 8th grade student that has an average of 92 or above to take this test.  While West Catholic is the host for the test we have NO input on who the recipient of the scholarship will be.  The highest scores in each district will be awarded full or partial CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL scholarships.

ALL STUDENTS THAT RECEIVE AN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP MUST MAINTAIN AN AVERAGE OF 85 OR ABOVE AND BE PASSING ALL CLASSES TO AVOID LOSING THE SCHOLARSHIP.

Special Scholarships

Available to base on participation in specific course

  • Fine Arts Scholarship: $2,000 -- subject to yearly review
  • Music Scholarship: $1,500 -- subject to yearly review
  • Science Scholarship: $1,500 -- subject to yearly review
  • International Studies Scholarships: 4 $1,000 scholarships -- subject to yearly review

Information regarding testing for aboving scholarships is sent to the individual grade schools in January.

Legacy Grant -- if the student registering has a parent or grand parent that graduated from West Catholic they are encouraged to apply for The Friends of West Catholic Grant (see below).

Need Based Financial Aid

West Catholic provides assistance to students and families in need through the following sources:

  1. The Friends of West Catholic: an application must be submitted to the school by the deadline to be considered for this grant.  The current year's W2 and 1040 must accompany the application.  The forms are available in the Development Office at West Catholic after January 15th.
  2. TAP Program: an application and nonrefundable fee must be submitted to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in order to be considered for financial aid from TAP.  The current year's W2 and 1040 must accompany the application.  If applications are not received at the Archdiocese by the deadline, they will not be considered for any aid.  The forms are available in the Development Office at West Catholic after January 15th.  West Catholic has no input on who will receive aid from TAP.
  3. Charles Ellis: is available to a single parent of a daughter only.  Applications are available in the Development Office at West Catholic after January 15th.  All guidelines for this grant are listed in the application and must be adhered to.  Ellis will notify you if you have been awarded a grant.
  4. BLOCS -- Business Leaders for Catholic Schools: applications for this grant are available in the Development Office at West Catholic after January 15th.  BLOCS helps finance the Catholic education of families that have more than one child in a Catholic High School or are not eligible for TAP.

SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO ANY OF THE ABOVE RESOURCES DOES NOT GUARANTEE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE AWARDED.

Grants and Scholarships from any source MAY NOT exceed 80% of the Catholic Tuition, unless the scholarship is a full academic scholarship.