St. Mary's Hall - Doane Academy

Financial Aid

	St. Mary’s Hall-Doane Academy maintains a long-standing commitment to a socio-economically diverse, college-bound student population. Financial aid grants are awarded on the basis of need as determined through an analysis of family resources including income and assets. Funding for financial aid comes directly from alumni as part of the School’s annual fund appeal. It is expected that families applying for financial aid have pursued support from their extended families as aggressively as the School has pursued extended family support from its alumni. Some financial aid preference is extended to Upper School applicants, given the higher tuition levels and the number of years remaining in service to the need. How do we apply? Check the box on the St. Mary’s Hall application form, where you’re asked if you’re interested in applying for aid. Mail the application form, accompanied by the non-refundable $35 application fee, to the Admission Office at St. Mary's Hall. We’ll send you the Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) form as soon as we are aware of your interest. What do we do next? Answer all the questions on the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS). Mail the original PFS directly to the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), the address is on the form. You may complete the PFS online if you prefer. We also require that you give a copy of your most recent IRS 1040 Income Tax and W-2 forms to the Admission Office. Failure to submit your original Parents’ Financial Statement to the SSS will disqualify you from applying for financial aid, so please ensure you do this. What if I have more than one child applying to St. Mary’s Hall? The Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) allows you to apply for up to three children. You don’t need to complete more than one PFS. Is there special help for families with more than one child attending? For families who do not receive financial aid and have more than one child attending the school, tuition is discounted by 10 percent for each additional student from that family. What if I am a non-custodial parent? All non-custodial parents are required to complete the Parents Financial Statement. You should send the original of this form directly to the Admission Office at St. Mary's Hall. Non-custodial parents are not required to file with the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS). What is the deadline for filing for aid? The deadline for filing your original Parents’ Financial Statement directly with School and Student Services is July 1. Please allow at least seven days for the PFS to reach there by mail and allow a further two to three weeks for processing and delivery to St. Mary's Hall. When will we find out whether we’ve been awarded financial aid? Notification of awards will be mailed in June and July. Please note that we will make such awards only after a student has been accepted and a contract has been signed. (All deposits are fully refundable should you choose to decline financial aid awards.) If you have questions we haven't answered here, please contact our Admission Office during office hours.

Financial Aid

St. Mary’s Hall-Doane Academy maintains a long-standing commitment to a socio-economically diverse, college-bound student population. Financial aid grants are awarded on the basis of need as determined through an analysis of family resources including income and assets.
Funding for financial aid comes directly from alumni as part of the School’s annual fund appeal. It is expected that families applying for financial aid have pursued support from their extended families as aggressively as the School has pursued extended family support from its alumni.
Some financial aid preference is extended to Upper School applicants, given the higher tuition levels and the number of years remaining in service to the need.

How do we apply?
Check the box on the St. Mary’s Hall application form, where you’re asked if you’re interested in applying for aid. Mail the application form, accompanied by the non-refundable $35 application fee, to the Admission Office at St. Mary's Hall. We’ll send you the Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) form as soon as we are aware of your interest.

What do we do next?
Answer all the questions on the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS). Mail the original PFS directly to the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), the address is on the form. You may complete the PFS online if you prefer. We also require that you give a copy of your most recent IRS 1040 Income Tax and W-2 forms to the Admission Office.
Failure to submit your original Parents’ Financial Statement to the SSS will disqualify you from applying for financial aid, so please ensure you do this.

What if I have more than one child applying to St. Mary’s Hall?
The Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) allows you to apply for up to three children. You don’t need to complete more than one PFS.

Is there special help for families with more than one child attending?
For families who do not receive financial aid and have more than one child attending the school, tuition is discounted by 10 percent for each additional student from that family.

What if I am a non-custodial parent?
All non-custodial parents are required to complete the Parents Financial Statement. You should send the original of this form directly to the Admission Office at St. Mary's Hall. Non-custodial parents are not required to file with the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS).

What is the deadline for filing for aid?
The deadline for filing your original Parents’ Financial Statement directly with School and Student Services is July 1. Please allow at least seven days for the PFS to reach there by mail and allow a further two to three weeks for processing and delivery to St. Mary's Hall.

When will we find out whether we’ve been awarded financial aid?
Notification of awards will be mailed in June and July. Please note that we will make such awards only after a student has been accepted and a contract has been signed. (All deposits are fully refundable should you choose to decline financial aid awards.)

If you have questions we haven't answered here, please contact our Admission Office during office hours.