- Rates: Parents agree to pay the published St. Benedict tuition rates unless granted a financial aid award. Payments are required by the established dates. Considering the parish’s subsidy of the school (nearly $2,000 per student per year), parishioner parents are expected to be regularly present for Sunday Mass and contribute to the parish with time and treasure.
- Two payment options are available for K-8 Tuition:
- Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): monthly payments are deducted from a designated checking or savings account with a single deduction on the fourth Friday of each month or two deductions on the second and fourth Fridays of the month, either September through May or September through August. There is no parish/school charge for this service.
- Full Payment: full payment at registration by personal check or by a loan proceeds check from a financial institution.
- For PS&PK Tuition, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): on the fourth Friday of each month, August through May.
- Returned Items: Bank fees charged to the parish for any returned item will be added to the respective account and must be paid prior to the next payment due date. Considering the work-time taken to address returned items, if more than two items are returned on a family’s account in a given school year (insufficient funds, closed account, etc.), then full payment (option 2b above) will be the only payment option the following year.
- Delaying payment. If a family requires the delay of payment for any reason, those arrangements should be made with the parish accountant at least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled withdrawal.
- All balances paid. Pre-registration does not guarantee a place in class unless all outstanding balances are paid in full, including Cafeteria and KeyWay charges.
- Pre-pay. Keyway, Cafeteria, Pre-School, and Pre-Kindergarten are all pre-pay services. If, however, balances for these services exceed $50, the privilege of using these services is revoked immediately until the balance is paid.
- Pro-rated Tuition. If a child attends only part of the school year, the tuition will be prorated based on the number of school days attended by the child. Any time after the start of the school year, fees for books and technology will not be refunded.
- Acknowledgement. Parents will be required to acknowledge that they have read this policy as part of registration. Non-compliance may include forfeiture of future educational opportunities at St. Benedict Cathedral School.