2018-2019 Tuition

Below are fees for the 2018-2019 school year. All families must either pay tuition in full to St. Catherine of Siena School or set up a loan through First Bank and Trust by May 15, 2018.

Tuition may be paid in full by personal check, money order or a cashier’s check sent to the office or a bank draft through First Bank and Trust. You can also use your debit/credit card through First Bank and Trust.

School Supply fees and 5th Grade Chromebook fees must be paid in full by May 15, 2018 (the Chromebook fee also applies to any entering sixth grade student who is new to SCS for 2018-2019). School supply fees are listed by grade level. Failure to meet your financial obligations, will result in the student’s removal from the school roster.

Out of Parish / Non-Contributor Fee: By Archdiocesan policy, each student from a non-contributing/out-of-parish family pays an additional $350 fee.

Building Fee: A $100 building fee will be charged to each student.  This money will be used for facilities upgrades on campus and for future expansion (a field and PreK2 program in the future).

The contributing in-parish fee for St. Catherine of Siena Church is a minimum donation of $500.00 per family for one child and $700.00 per family for 2 or more children.  This is based on the previous calendar year and not the current year.  Thus, contributions must be made by December 31 of the previous year to be considered "in-parish".

2018-2019 Supply Fees

PK3: $191.31
PK4: $148.17
Kindergarten: $190.40
1st Grade: $169.88
2nd Grade: $144.43
3rd Grade: $93.85
4th Grade: $95.22
5th Grade: $123.78 + $320 (Chromebook fee) = $443.78
6th Grade: $107.72
7th Grade: $103.18
 

First Bank and Trust Tuition and Loans Information

We are pleased to inform you that First Bank and Trust and St Catherine of Siena School will partner for the 2018-2019 school year for the management of tuition and fees. First Bank and Trust offers a convenient, secure portal for the one- time payment of tuition, fees or the financing of tuition and approved fees. The following are some important facts you should know about your payment options.

Easy Online Sign-Up: Beginning Monday, March 20th, the First Bank and Trust website will be open and available for you to review your options and to make payment selections. If you are new to the First Bank and Trust website, you may log into the site at https://tuitionportal.fbtonline.com to set up your User Identification and Password. If you are an existing user on the website, you will only need your login ID and password to enroll your student(s) for the 2018-2019 school year. Instructions for navigating through the website may be downloaded from your dashboard.

Payment Options: St. Catherine of Siena’s Tuition, Out Of Parish Fee (if applicable) and Supply Fee may be paid online using a one-time bank draft, credit card or debit card. If you choose to use a credit or debit card, a 2.5% convenience fee will be added to the total amount charged to the card. There is no fee for the automatic bank draft. You may elect to finance your child’s Tuition and Out of Parish Fee; however the Supply Fee cannot be financed and is due in full by the tuition deadline, May 15, 2018.

Financing Option and Loan Terms: If you choose to finance tuition and/or fees (excluding the supply fee), you may set up a (10) month tuition loan no later than May 15th , by logging into the bank’s website. The annual percentage rate on the tuition loan for St. Catherine of Siena School is 7.5%. This interest rate is fixed over the school term and there is no pre-payment penalty if you decide to pay the loan off early. In addition, there is no credit check required. If completed by the May 15th deadline, your ten month tuition loan will be advanced on June 1, 2018 and monthly payments will begin in July 2018. An annual fee of $25.00 will be assessed on the advance date of your loan and billed on your first statement.

Convenient Automatic Payments: If you choose to finance tuition, you will be required to set up automatic bank drafts for the monthly tuition loan payments. You may choose a payment due date of the 3rd or the 15th of each month. A $25.00 fee will be charged to your account for any payment returned by your bank and FBT will notify you of when the payment will be re-processed. If a returned payment results in a delinquent status on your account, an additional $15.00 will be assessed.

Bank representatives are ready and available to assist you with the online process. Feel free to call our Tuition Solution Center at (504) 584-5967 or 1-877-426-2376 for assistance. We appreciate your business and we are looking forward to working with you for the 2018-2019 school year!

Sincerely,

First Bank and Trust
Education Division