Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

A Sacred Heart education is an investment in your daughter's future. We are committed to making that investment affordable.

Woodlands Academy is committed to providing a diverse educational and social experience for our students. Economic and cultural diversity enhances academic performance, promotes social awareness, and is critical to sustaining a healthy school culture.

Indexed tuition supports our commitment to making this exceptional education accessible to families across a wide range of economic circumstances. Among our families are those who can afford tuition at the top of the index, $29,400, and whose philanthropic generosity provides a vital component of annual operating expenses to those families who contribute along the middle to lower range of the index based on their specific financial circumstances. Each family is an integral part of our community.

Indexed tuition enables families to pay tuition across a spectrum ranging from their indexed level, a percentage of max tuition, up to WA’s full tuition investment of $29,400. Indexed tuition contributions will be determined in partnership with SSS, a trusted third party financial evaluator and are based on an individual family’s economic profile.

Additional Fees

• General Fee: $2,000
• International Student Fee: $3000
• Learning Program: $8,000
• ESL Program I, II, III: $5,200

Merit Scholarships

Merit scholarships are awarded based on academic performance. The process is wholly separate from an Indexed Tuition determination. Priority for merit scholarships will be given to applicants who take the HSPT (High School Placement Test) at Woodlands on December 7th of last year.

Head of School Scholarship recognizes an outstanding student who is motivated both by a love of learning and by a respect for intellectual values. Her application, academic record, teacher recommendations, Shadow Day interview, and HSPT score must reflect these distinctive qualities.

Barat Merit Scholarships are awarded to students who have distinguished themselves as outstanding scholars. Criteria includes strong HSPT score, academic performance and the Shadow Day interview.

The Goals & Criteria Scholarship award recognizes students who embody the Goals & Criteria of a Sacred Heart education. The student application must demonstrate these qualities and indicate her potential to contribute to the school community.

The Sacred Heart Scholarship is awarded to all incoming 9th grade students who are graduates of a U.S. Sacred Heart Network school and wish to continue their Sacred Heart education through high school.

How To Apply For Indexed Tuition

Begin by completing the Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) online via School and Student Services (SSS).

The PFS is a comprehensive application that will take 2 hours to complete if you have your financial documents organized and most recent tax return available. Please review the tools and information SSS provides to help families with the process.

A member of our Affordability Team will contact you once SSS has processed your application.

How to Complete the Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) Online

• Beginning October 1st of last year, go to the secure SSS site.
• Create an SSS online account with your email and set a password. If you applied for tuition assistance last year, simply login to SSS as a Returning Family, using your email and password.
• Begin a PFS for Current Academic Year. You can log out of the PFS Online at any time, and return later to complete it.
• After you have pressed submit, you’ll be brought to a payment screen. The fee of $51 is nonrefundable. Once your PFS is submitted, it cannot be withdrawn from the SSS system.
• You will have access to your PFS Online in a section called “My Documents.” You can upload any required additional documents there.

How to submit additional required documents online

• Prepare your documents to be uploaded. Make sure the documents are on your computer, each saved as a separate file. Remove any security or password protection from your document files.
• Log onto your account on SSS online.
• Select theCurrent  Academic Year button.
• Click “My Documents” tab.
• On “My Documents” page, you will see an upload button or a hyperlink next to a specific document name in the "Required Documents" section. Click either the upload button or the hyperlink and follow the steps to name, locate and save the file.
• Once you have uploaded a document, the date will appear in the “Date Uploaded” column within minutes of the upload. Some tax documents go through a verification process. It can take up to 48 hours for the verification process to complete.