Financial Assistance Program
The goals of financial assistance at The Carey School are to attract and retain qualified students for whom a Carey education would normally be out of reach.

Tuition Assistance:
This category seeks to bring to The Carey School a diversity of students who are reflective of society at large. Because of the cost of education at The Carey School, this often places certain groups at a disadvantage. Tuition assistance will be extended first to those families who may be underrepresented in the school’s demographics, before offering it to the general public.

The administering agency for financial assistance offered at The Carey School is the Financial Assistance Committee, a committee of the Board of Trustees. The Financial Assistance Committee reserves the right to revoke any and all financial assistance with or without cause, or failure to meet the criteria specified in this policy, and/or for failure to abide by the policies designated in the Parent/Student Handbook. Financial assistance is granted at the sole discretion of the Financial Assistance Committee. The Financial Assistance Committee utilizes the services and resources of the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (“SSSFA” or School and Student Service”) in order to ensure objective data.

Conditions under which financial assistance shall be extended:

1. All forms and fee required by the School and Student Service must be completed and submitted by the deadline indicated. Additionally, The Carey School Tuition Assistance Application and the required tax forms must be submitted to The Carey School by the deadline indicated.
   
2. Before offering Tuition Assistance to the general public, it shall be extended first to those qualified families who may be underrepresented in the school’s demographic and second to those qualified families already represented in Carey’ student population.
   
3. The total tuition assistance extended at The Carey School may not exceed the amount budgeted for that fiscal year.
   
4. The total tuition assistance extended at The Carey School shall be fully funded by the separately established tuition assistance funds.
   
5. The per pupil cost of education shall serve as the basis upon which all tuition assistance is calculated.
   
6. Tuition assistance may not be applied to any deposit.
   
7. All tuition assistance shall be applied in portions of distribution equal to those of tuition installments and shall be applied toward tuition only.
   
8. Regular participation in school activities and consistent adherence to school rules and policies are required.
   
9. The Financial Assistance Committee reserves the right to revoke any tuition assistance, with our without cause, through a periodic review process.
   
10. Unless specifically altered by the Financial Assistance Committee, financial assistance granted to students shall be maintained for the duration of their attendance at The Carey School, provided that the specific conditions listed in numbers 1-12 are met.
    
11. Specific criteria by which TUITION ASSISTANCE shall be extended:
    

• Students who consistently demonstrate average or above-average academic ability and show academic promise.
  
• While attending The Carey School tuition assistance students must receive, as determined by administration and faculty, above average reports in academics and citizenship.
  
• The family’s Income Tax Returns for the last three years and all tuition assistance application forms were received at the school’s office by the deadline.
  
• Updated family Income Tax Returns, if requested by the Financial Assistance Committee, must be received in the school’s office by the appropriate deadline.
  
  Click here to download our Tuition Assistance Application.
  
  Please feel free to download it for your convenience. Once completed, turn in to The Carey School at:
  The Carey School c/o Director of Finance
  One Carey School Lane
  San Mateo, CA 94403