Tuition, Scholarships, & Financial Assistance

2023-2024 Tuition

 

Please note: Additional course fees are billed for electives such as Band, Art, AP and Dual Enrollment courses. Other fees may also be applied.

 

 

Obligation to Pay in the Event of Withdrawal or Dismissal

A student is admitted to Holy Cross with the understanding that he will remain for the entire academic year. A student who withdraws or is dismissed after the first day of school forfeits all fees and is charged tuition through the end of the semester in which he departs.  A student who withdraws before the first day of school will have any tuition, but not fees, reimbursed.

 

Blackbaud Tuition Management Payment Options

Tuition and fees are paid through Blackbaud Tuition Management (BTM is not a bank loan program). Because Blackbaud Tuition Management is our payment system for additional activities such as busing and after care, every family is required to set up automatic payments with either a credit card, debit card, or checking/savings account (ACH), regardless of the payment option selected.

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Holy Cross School offers three payment options:

 

OPTION 1 Annual Payment Plan	Payment of Tuition and Fees will autodraft in full on May 31 $250 early payment discount No $350 processing fee
OPTION 2 Semi-Annual Payment Plan	1st semester payment will autodraft on June 15. 2nd semester payment will autodraft on December 15 No $350 processing fee Payment amount is determined by adding your tuition plus your general fees and dividing by 2
OPTION 3 Installment Plan	11 installments paid from June through April (this option incurs a payment processing fee of $350 per family) Your monthly payment is determined by adding your tuition, plus your general fees and processing fee, and dividing by 11

 

Important Notes:

• In an effort to ease the burden of the first month’s tuition payment under the Installment Payment Plan, the $350 processing fee charged will be spread over 11 months.
• Families with two or more registered students will receive a $150 per student discount (Multi-Student Tuition Discount) on tuition.

 

 

> Questions?  Please contact Ms. Sue Ducros: 504-942-4230 or [email protected]

SCHOLARSHIPS

Holy Cross School offers academic scholarships for qualifying students.

 

Academic Scholarships (Grades 5-12)
Criteria for obtaining a Holy Cross academic scholarship in grades 5-10
Any student with a GPA of 3.5 and a 90% composite on a standardized test* or a 90% on 3 out of 5 ACT Aspire or Pre-ACT
subtests from the previous school year will be awarded an academic scholarship of $500 in the fall of the current school
year.

 

Criteria for obtaining a Holy Cross academic scholarship in grades 11-12
Any student with a GPA of 3.5 and a 90% composite on the ACT (the in-house test administered to 10th, 11th and 12th
grade) from the previous school year will be awarded an academic scholarship of $500 in the fall of the current school
year.

 

Criteria for maintaining a Holy Cross academic scholarship in grades 5-12
Any student who has attained a scholarship must continue to achieve a 3.5 GPA and score 90% on 3 out of 5 ACT Aspire
subtests or a 90% composite on the in-house ACT. In order to maintain the scholarship for the senior year, 11th graders
must maintain a 3.5 GPA.

 

*New students: standardized test given at previous school

 

National Merit Award

Any junior or senior at Holy Cross School who achieves ranking as a National Merit Semifinalist will be awarded a full tuition scholarship for his senior year at Holy Cross. Additionally, any junior or senior who achieves a ranking as a National Merit Commended Student, will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Need-Based Financial Assistance

To be considered for our need-based financial assistance, families will apply and provide supporting documents directly to Blackbaud Financial Aid Management, an online application form related to Blackbaud Tuition Management.    

 

Holy Cross has numerous fully and partially endowed scholarships from which it can provide financial assistance to students in 5th - 12th grade who qualify. From the funds available each year, Holy Cross can award various levels of financial assistance based on need, academic achievement, extracurricular participation, community service and other various factors. 

 

In addition to financial assistance, Holy Cross offers Work Study Credit.  Recipients of Work Study Credits earn an hourly wage, which is deducted from tuition as work is completed.  Because some work is strenuous and not suitable for all students, this opportunity is exclusively for older students. Work Study is awarded through the Financial Assistance application process.

 

Third-Party Organizations

• Arete: www.aretescholars.org
• ACE: www.acescholarships.org
• Aspiring Scholars: www.aspiringscholarsla.org
• Son of a Saint: www.sonofasaint.org
• New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation: www.nohhf.org/scholarship-program
• Pazos Education Fund: www.pazoseducationfund.com
• PLEASE Foundation: www.pleasefoundation.org

 

> Questions?  Please contact Ms. Sue Ducros: 504-942-2430 or [email protected]

Or visit Blackbaud Financial Aid Management for more information.