St. Mary's Hall - Doane Academy

Financial Aid
Doane Academy maintains a long-standing commitment to its college bound, socio-economically diverse student population. All tuition reductions, except multiple student discounts, require an annual statement of need from the parents. The School & Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), Princeton, New Jersey, processes the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS). Forms and information are available in the Admission Office. Early submission of the PFS form merits early consideration in the distribution of limited financial aid funds. It takes the SSS a minimum of three weeks to process the PFS.
	How do we apply? Check the box on the Doane Academy 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 Doane Academy. 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 Doane Academy? 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 Doane Academy. 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 Doane Academy. 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.) Financial Aid Grants: The bulk of the School’s financial aid is distributed as outright grants or tuition reductions to students who could not otherwise afford to attend Doane Academy. Financial aid is funded through Annual Giving solicitation of alumni and friends. Those families who apply for financial aid are expected to be as aggressive in soliciting their extended family’s resources as the School is in soliciting its extended family’s resources. Doane Academy’s commitment to financial aid and other discounts applies only to students who complete the school year. Full tuition is due for students who are asked to leave or who opt to leave for any reason other than a change of residence. Only those families who have 1) submitted their Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) to the School & Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), 2) sent Doane Academy the required tax documentation, AND 3) return the signed contract with the minimum enrollment deposit will be considered for financial aid. Multiple Student Discounts: For families who do not receive financial aid and have more than one child attending the School, tuition is discounted by 10% for each child after the first. If you have questions we haven't answered here, please contact our Admission Office during office hours.

Financial Aid

Doane Academy maintains a long-standing commitment to its college bound, socio-economically diverse student population. All tuition reductions, except multiple student discounts, require an annual statement of need from the parents. The School & Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), Princeton, New Jersey, processes the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS). Forms and information are available in the Admission Office. Early submission of the PFS form merits early consideration in the distribution of limited financial aid funds. It takes the SSS a minimum of three weeks to process the PFS.

How do we apply?
Check the box on the Doane Academy 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 Doane Academy. 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 Doane Academy?
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 Doane Academy. 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 Doane Academy.

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.)

Financial Aid Grants: The bulk of the School’s financial aid is distributed as outright grants or tuition reductions to students who could not otherwise afford to attend Doane Academy. Financial aid is funded through Annual Giving solicitation of alumni and friends. Those families who apply for financial aid are expected to be as aggressive in soliciting their extended family’s resources as the School is in soliciting its extended family’s resources. Doane Academy’s commitment to financial aid and other discounts applies only to students who complete the school year. Full tuition is due for students who are asked to leave or who opt to leave for any reason other than a change of residence.

Only those families who have 1) submitted their Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) to the School & Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), 2) sent Doane Academy the required tax documentation, AND 3) return the signed contract with the minimum enrollment deposit will be considered for financial aid.

Multiple Student Discounts: For families who do not receive financial aid and have more than one child attending the School, tuition is discounted by 10% for each child after the first.

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