Tuition: $28,000 Registration Fee: $1,500 Total: $29,500
In order to keep tuition affordable and fund key aspects of the Sacred Heart Cathedral experience, we count on an annual parent pledge for each child who attends our private high school. Please read about our Parent Pledge Program to learn more.
*Tuition and fees for international students for the 2025-26 school year are $39,500 ($38,000 tuition and $1,500 registration fee). Please visit our international student page for additional information.
Our mission is to provide a rigorous, Catholic education to students of all economic backgrounds. $7.4 million has been distributed to approximately 350 families for the 2025-26 academic year.
The online financial aid application for 2026-27 is now available and can be accessed by clicking the "APPLY NOW" button below.
The deadline for families applying for 9th grade is December 12, 2025. Returning families with students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades must submit their applications by January 15, 2026. If you are applying for both a rising 9th grader and a returning student, please submit one application by the December 12, 2025 deadline, listing all children on that form.
Below are some Frequently Asked Questions to review as you prepare to apply for financial aid:
All families are eligible to apply for financial aid.
Financial aid is awarded based on demonstrated financial need, and these decisions are made independent of admissions decisions. Families are asked to apply for financial aid through the Tuition Aid Data Services (TADS) online financial aid application.
A completed application includes an online application, uploaded necessary documentation and the $36 processing fee.
You do not need a completed 2025 tax return to apply for financial aid at SHC for the 2026–27 school year. TADS will request your most recently filed tax return, along with any other relevant financial documents you have available, to process your application.
Financial aid awards are granted for one academic year, and families are required to reapply each year. Typically, families whose financial circumstances remain relatively unchanged receive comparable awards annually, provided that students continue to perform to their potential, maintain acceptable behavior and families submit their applications by the yearly deadline.
Awards are determined by SHC. TADS is a secure, third-party platform that helps SHC gather and organize financial information to support the Financial Aid Committee in allocating funds from our annual budget.
While applications submitted after the deadlines will still be reviewed, to maximize your chances of receiving a financial aid award, it is essential that you submit your application by the stated deadline. Meeting the deadline ensures your application receives full and timely consideration.
When a student’s parents are unmarried, separated, or divorced, each household is required to submit its own financial aid application for the student to be considered for financial aid.
SHC partners with the Archdiocese of San Francisco and their Catholic High School Scholarship Program. The San Francisco Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Schools administers this program and awards assistance to qualified applicants.
To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must be in high school (9-12), complete a TADS financial application, demonstrate financial need and live within the territorial boundaries of the Archdiocese of San Francisco (which includes San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties). Scholarship applicants must submit a clergy recommendation form from the pastor of their parish or religious community (you do not need to be Catholic) to be considered. Applicants must bring the form to their Pastor or Minister and ask them to send it directly to SHC prior to January 16, 2026.
Families that have questions in completing the online financial aid application must contact TADS customer support at 800.477.8237, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM Central. TADS is also available through live chat on their website and email at support@tads.com. For general questions about the program, families are welcome to email financial.aid@shcp.edu.
At SHC, we grant two types of four-year, merit-based scholarships to students entering the 9th grade who have shown exceptional academic and cocurricular achievement. We evaluate students for these scholarships based on admissions applications (there are no separate applications for these scholarships), and we notify students receiving scholarships with their acceptance. Scholarships will automatically renew every year as long as students maintain required academic and behavioral expectations.
Regents Scholarships are for students with superior performance on elementary school standardized tests and the High School Placement Test (HSPT), and demonstrated leadership at the grammar school level. Regents Scholarship recipients must be accepted into SHC’s De Paul Scholar Program or Inquiry & Innovation Program, though not all invitees to these programs receive Regents Scholarships.
A limited number of President’s Scholarships are reserved for top applicants that fall outside the strict academic parameters of the De Paul Scholar Program and Inquiry & Innovation Progam and possess exemplary personal qualities consistent with the mission of SHC. President’s Scholarship recipients have a solid record of academic achievement and demonstrate leadership skills necessary to make a dramatic impact on student life at SHC.
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