Financial Assistance

Financial assistance is available to families in the following ways:

1. In-Parish Plan – To receive a tuition discount through the In-Parish Plan, at least one parent or guardian must be a Catholic registered in St. Mary of the Lakes Parish for at least six months, using the Sunday Collection envelopes and coming to Mass on Saturday evenings or on Sundays. 
2. Sibling Discount - Families with more than one child enrolled in St. Mary of the Lakes School receive a tuition discount. See the TUITION page for rates for two, three and four or more children.
3. 2018/19 Active Military Discount- Registered families may receive a military discount per child.  Full-time student (PreK 3 - 8th grade) $1000/per child/per school year                                     Part-time student (PreK 3 & PreK 4 only) Prorated based on schedule
4. Need-based Financial Aid - All need-based financial aid begins with an application at the Diocesean level.  Once the Diocese makes a determination of award they forward all information to the St. Mary of the Lakes confidential financial aid committee.  School personnel does not have access to any personal or financial information.
   1. Diocesean  - https://dioceseoftrenton.org/financial-assistance
   2. St. Mary of the Lakes
      1. Multiple benefactors have provided funding for tuition based financial aid. Awards will be determined after Diocese determination.  Even if no Diocesean award is issued, a local SML award may be considered.

Financial aid for families with need has been expanded to include ALL St. Mary of the Lakes School Students, both in-parish and out-of-parish, from Pre-K 3 through 8th grade. 

Please CLICK here for the FACTS Financial Assistance online form.

The deadline for Diocesan Financial Aid (Round 1) is March 2, 2018. 

Financial assistance from SML Parish is available on an ongoing basis as funds are available. For parish assistance, after submitting an application through FACTS, please send a letter to the parish explaining your circumstances and what portion of the tuition you are able to pay.  Please mark the letter confidential and to the attention of the Parish Financial Aid Committee.  Your letter will only be reviewed by the committee and will be kept confidential. 

Notification of awards will be made from the school's tuition office. Please see FACTS Grant & Aid Instructions for further instructions and information.

Please contact Ms. Andrea Newbern in the SMLS Business Office anewbern@smlschool.org) with questions.