Financial Aid
All families who desire an Advent School education for their child should apply regardless of their ability to afford full tuition. The primary goal of our financial aid program is to maintain a socially and economically diverse student body in accordance with the Mission of the School.
Families request Financial Aid information by checking the box on the back of the application. Admission and financial aid decisions are made independently and financial aid requests are strictly confidential.
Financial aid awards are based on need. The School uses the School & Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) Randolph, Mass. (http://sss.nais.org/parents/) to help assess demonstrated financial need. The Parent Financial Statement (PFS) should be submitted online to SSS by January 31, 2011. Parents should also submit copies of W2 forms and completed federal tax forms for the preceding year to The Advent School by this same date. In the case of divorced, separated or never married parents, both parents are required to submit the PFS and all forms to SSS.
We mail new families notification of financial aid decisions on March 10. While the School has a very generous financial aid budget, it is possible that funds will not be sufficient to meet the demonstrated need of all newly admitted students. In this case, we place the family on a financial aid wait list.
Families must reapply annually for aid. Grants are not renewed automatically. The School continues to grant aid at the original level of funding as long as the family’s financial circumstances do not significantly change.
Click here to download financial aid application instructions (PDF, 95 KB).
If you have any questions concerning eligibility or the financial aid process, please call the Director of Admission at the School.