Tuition Assistance

The purpose of our tuition assistance program is to help ensure a socio-economically diverse student body, to allow full participation in academic and student activities, and to support enrolled students whose families experience unexpected financial hardship.

All tuition assistance awards are for one year only. A family must re-apply each year. An award can change depending on the family’s financial position.

Both parents, even non-custodial parents, are required to submit financial documentation. Any responsibility for a student's educational costs that Marist School may accept must come after the obligation of the child's parents, regardless of the personal or legal relationship between the two. Therefore, the tuition assistance committee will consider the resources of both natural parents. If the custodial parent is remarried, the resources of the step-parent are also considered, taking into account the obligations of the step-parent to his or her own natural children.

Your file is not considered complete without current taxes and will not be reviewed. Complete tuition assistance applications submitted by the deadline will be reviewed first and in equal standing for available funds. Applications submitted after the deadline will be reviewed in the order received and may be subject to the availability of funds at that time.

For families filing an extension, please submit a copy of IRS Form 4868. Any award offered will be reviewed and may be adjusted when your completed 2023 taxes are submitted.

For current families submitting complete applications by the deadline of February 12, 2024, Marist will communicate tuition assistance award decisions in late March. For admissions candidates, all tuition assistance decisions will be included with the admissions decision on March 30, 2024.

No. As a member of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA), all tuition assistance is need-based. There are no merit scholarships of any kind.

For the 2023-2024 school year, approximately 17% of our students received tuition assistance.

Tuition assistance provides funds to assist families pay for tuition and required fees, including annual registration and use of a student laptop. The cost of textbooks, uniforms, and lunch are not covered by tuition assistance.  

For families receiving tuition assistance of 85% or more, participation fees for student activities will be reduced by the percentage of aid awarded. Otherwise, expenses related to student activities are also the family's responsibility. 

The Marist Work-Study program is available for a limited number of students to earn tuition credit for performing a minimum number of hours of work for Marist School during the summer.