Tuition and Payment Options

Salesianum's tuition for the 2009-2010 school year is $10,975.00. Tuition at Salesianum pays only a portion of the actual cost of each student’s education. Every year, support from our endowment, new Annual Fund contributions from parents, alumni and friends as well as income from grants and investments make a Salesianum education possible for each one of our students.

Payment Options

Freshman Tuition Deposits
A non-refundable deposit of 10% of the annual tuition is due with student registration upon receiving notification of acceptance from Salesianum. This deposit is deducted from the full payment (Plan A), and the tuition amount when calculating semester payments for Plan B and the monthly payment for Plan C.

Tuition Refund Insurance
Salesianum offers a Tuition Refund Insurance Plan as a means to insure your annual financial obligation under the terms of the Tuition Contract. Tuition Refund Insurance is optional and will be provided by an outside vendor, A.W.G. Dewar, Inc. Once a student is enrolled, his family is responsible for the entire year's tuition. The purchase of tuition insurance is a protection of a family's investment in case a student must withdraw from Salesianum. The insurance coverage provides a pro rated refund of the tuition for students who withdraw during the school year for illness, injury, academic, disciplinary, economic or other reasons consistent with the terms of the Tuition Refund Insurance Plan (Broad Form). The tuition insurance premium charge will be invoiced in July.

Sallie Mae K-12 Family Education Loan
Another option available to Salesianum parents to help manage tuition and other school charges is the Sallie Mae K-12 Family Education Loan. You can borrow for tuition and other education related expenses such as books and transportation.

For further information on the Sallie Mae K-12 Family Education loan visit www.salliemae.com Select ‘I’m a Parent’ under the heading ‘Start Your Application’, then select K-12 Family Education Mae K-12 Family Education Loan. This program offers longer repayment terms, no prepayment penalties, and affordable interest rates which may make tuition payments more manageable for your family. Refer to Salesianum’s school code, 607518-00, when completing your application.

Fees

• Placement Test & Application Fee (Incoming Freshmen and Transfer Students only) - $55.00
• Registration Fee - $150.00
• Ten Week Club Non-participation Fee - $150.00 (only charged if required tickets are NOT sold)
• Senior Fee $100.00
• Activity/Athletic Fee - $50.00

Fees are separate from Tuition and are non-refundable.

Other Costs

Textbooks
Textbooks are available for purchase through VarsityBooks.com.

Meal Plans
Students may purchase a full meal in the dining center or they may elect to bring lunch to school. Salesianum speedpass system offers quicker checkout and cashless convenience, for more information visit MealPayPlus.

Transportation
For students using Salesianum Transportation, charges will be added to a student's account in July. Payments are included in the Payment Plan schedule chosen for Tuition. Transportation charges are due in full and are non-refundable after August 30.

Delaware students living more than two miles from Salesianum that do not use Salesianum Transportation currently receive a State of Delaware subsidy payment (one per family.) Families will be given the opportunity to donate their subsidy to Salesianum's Annual Fund or receive the subsidy payment by check.

Drivers’ Education
The Drivers’ Education Program is administered and conducted by the State of Delaware, Department of Public Instruction.

Delaware residents who are sophomores are required to enroll in Drivers’ Education. The cost of the course for resident students is $362.00 (2009-2010).

Non-Delaware residents in grade ten are permitted, but not required, to enroll in Driver's Education. The cost of the course for non-residents is $463.00 (2009-2010). Families will be invoiced for the Driver's Education fee in September.

To access the complete 2009-2010 Financial Policy, click here.

Questions/Comments?
Contact our Student Finances Office at 302-654-2495 x 124, fax us at 302-654-7767, or email us studentfinances@salesianum.org.