Tuition & Assistance

To complete a Tuition Assistance Application for the 2021-22 school year, please follow the steps below.

All applications received after February 2021 will be considered on a rolling basis as funds are available.

Award Notifications will be sent via email:

• To re-enrolling Hausner families on February 19, 2021.

• To new families, along with the admission decisions, on March 18, 2021.
   

Questions?

Contact Judy Schiffer, Tuition Assistance Coordinator, at jschiffer@hausner.com or (650) 494-4403.

For a detailed overview of the process, download the 2021-22 Parent’s Guide to Tuition Assistance.

Hausner offers need-based tuition assistance awards to cover the difference between a family’s available resources and the cost of a student’s educational expenses. Tuition Assistance awards do not need to be repaid, but recipients must reapply for tuition assistance annually. In most cases, a student’s tuition payment will remain at a similar level, adjusting for tuition increases. In rare cases, usually due to a dramatic change in financial circumstances, award amounts may change substantially.

There is no specific income level above which a family no longer qualifies for financial assistance. Several considerations are taken into account in the confidential evaluation of requests for assistance:

• Income earned by all parents and/or guardians
• Number of children in the family
• Number of children attending Hausner or other private schools
• Specific family circumstances
• The maximum award level is 75% of full tuition per student

Currently, the Board of Directors sets aside 13% of the expected tuition revenue for tuition assistance. A Tuition Assistance Committee designated by the Board of Directors distributes the funds based on applications received by the established deadlines. 

The majority of assistance decisions are made in February for the following school year. However, a reserve fund is also set aside for families who unexpectedly need assistance during the school year. Hausner, like many other independent schools, uses the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) from the School & Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) as a tool to calculate and determine need. 

Hausner’s tuition assistance committee considers many factors when making award decisions. The following case studies serve to give a sense of different households that could receive awards. The numbers below are based on 2019-20 tuition: Kindergarten–5th Grade: $31,200; and 6th Grade–8th Grade: $34,050 per year.