Trinity High School - Affording a Trinity Education

A Catholic high school education is a significant investment in your child's future. To demonstrate Trinity's financial commitment to providing a sound academic, social and spiritual foundation in Christian values, we have introduced a stabilized tuition model beginning with the Class of 2016. This new model replaces Trinity's previous financial assistance program.

Unlike other high schools, the tuition amount that a family pays upon enrolling their child as a freshman is the amount they will pay each year that the student is enrolled at Trinity. This stabilized tuition model represents a significant savings for families and the commitment of our Corporate Sponsors that are part of the Pre-Professional Internship Program. Corporate Sponsors help underwrite a portion of each student's tuition.

Typically, Trinity's tuition increases by $300 each year. The chart below applies to the Class of 2016 and includes projected tuition increases for the next four years and the savings families will receive based on the stabilized tuition model.

School Year (Class of 2016)	Projected Tuition	Cost to Families	Savings
2012-2013	$10,200	$8,500	$1,700
2013-2014	$10,500	$8,500	$2,000
2014-2015	$10,800	$8,500	$2,300
2015-2016	$11,100	$8,500	$2,600
4-Year Investment:	$42,600	$34,000	Accumulative Savings: $8,600

Trinity is able to offer this financial assistance package to every student beginning with the Class of 2016. The initial savings of $1,700 and accumulative savings of $8,600 amounts to far more financial assistance than we have ever provided in the past.

+ Diocesan Tuition Assistance

The Office of Catholic Education and the Diocese of Cleveland offers tuition assistance based on financial need.

Beginning in January, applications are available for Diocesan Tuition Assistance at Trinity or through the Diocese. An independent company, Private School Aid Service (PSAS), is used for the financial review. Diocesan tuition assistance comes from the Diocese of Cleveland, not from PSAS or Trinity High School.

Diocesan Tuition Assistance is accepted and evaluated in two rounds. The application deadline for round one is March 1 and families are notified in early May if assistance has been awarded. The application deadline for round two is June 1 and families are notified in early July if assistance has been awarded.

Families who complete the PSAS early application form (described below) for Trinity or any other high school in the Diocese of Cleveland will automatically be evaluated for first round Diocesan Tuition Assistance.

Visit the Diocesan Tuition Assistance page by clicking here.

+ PSAS Application Form

Early Application Form
The PSAS early application form may be completed only by families with an incoming ninth grader. The early application form is available at Trinity's placement exams, Open House and by calling the Office of Admissions. This form will be used by Trinity to provide additional assistance, if available, from benefactors, grants, etc.

Families who complete the early application form will automatically be evaluated for first round Diocesan Tuition Assistance.

If your family has children enrolled in other schools in the Diocese of Cleveland (primary or secondary), you should list those schools on the early application so your family will be evaluated for first round Diocesan Tuition Assistance. Keep in mind, however, that if the other schools distribute financial assistance from their own funds, you will be required to complete another PSAS application and pay an additional processing fee after the first of the year.

Regular Application Form
This form should be completed by families who did not complete the Early Application Form. This form, if submitted prior to March 1, will allow families to automatically be evaluated for first round Diocesan Tuition Assistance.

Click here to download the 2012-2013 Regular Application Form.

+ Multiple Student Discount

A $500 tuition reduction is automatically awarded to families with two children attending Trinity at the same time. This reduction is applied to the account of the youngest child enrolled. Families with three children enrolled at the same time receive free tuition for the youngest child.

+ Tuition Assistance From Outside Organizations

Scholarships, grants and other types of tuition assistance awarded from outside organizations (such as an elementary school, community group or church) will be honored at Trinity and deducted from that school year's tuition.