Financial Aid

Families apply for tuition assistance through FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment. Click here to apply for tuition assistance through FACTS. If you need to know it for any reason, our Institution ID with FACTS is 17006. If you have questions during the application process, please contact the FACTS Parent Assistance Line at 866-441-4637. Please note, there is a $40 fee from FACTS for the financial aid assessment.

• Optional Early Deadline (October 15) for Freshman Early Admission Applicants—Families applying via the Early Admission process who wish to receive a estimated financial aid award at the time of Early Admission acceptance must apply for tuition assistance by October 15 and turn in tax documentation by October 31. Families not meeting this deadline but who meet the later deadline of December 15 will receive their tuition assistance award by March, at the same time as returning families.
• Regular Deadline (December 15) with tax documentation due by December 31. 

In the case of parents who are separated or divorced, Cathedral requires that both households complete the application process outlined above. Please note that a household includes parents, guardians, and/or stepparents as applicable.

Families applying for tuition assistance must also submit to FACTS a copy of all supporting tax documentation such as the following:

• Copies of the most recent Federal tax forms including all supporting tax schedules
• Copies of the most recent W-2 forms for each parent/guardian in the household
• Copies of supporting documentation for Social Security income, welfare, child support, food stamps, workers' compensation, and/or TANF, if applicable

Families submit this documentation directly to FACTS and not to Cathedral High School. All necessary documents must be turned in by October 31 to be considered for the early deadline.

Please note that families applying for tuition assistance for 2023-2024 will submit tax documentation for 20201(not 2022).

Students applying for freshman admission and who apply for tuition assistance by the deadlines shared above will receive an estimated financial aid award at the time the admission decision is mailed to the family. Changes in circumstances, inaccurate income/asset information, and/or budgetary constraints could result in a final award that varies from this estimated award, but this process will allow families to have additional financial information about Cathedral at the time of making an enrollment decision.

Families apply for tuition assistance through FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment. Click here to apply for tuition assistance through FACTS. If you need to know it for any reason, our Institution ID with FACTS is 17006. Please note, FACTS charges a $40 fee for the financial aid assessment.

• Deadline (December 15) with tax documentation due by December 31.

In the case of parents who are separated or divorced, Cathedral requires that both households complete the application process outlined above. Please note that a household includes parents, guardians, and/or stepparents as applicable.

Families applying for tuition assistance must also submit to FACTS a copy of all supporting tax documentation such as the following:

• Copies of the most recent Federal tax forms including all supporting tax schedules
• Copies of the most recent W-2 forms for each parent/guardian in the household
• Copies of supporting documentation for Social Security income, welfare, child support, food stamps, workers' compensation, and/or TANF, if applicable

Families submit this documentation directly to FACTS and not to Cathedral High School.

Please note that families applying for tuition assistance for 2023-2024 will submit tax documentation for 2021 .

Families who apply for financial aid and provide tax documentation by the December 31 deadline will receive a financial aid award in late February. Families not meeting this deadline will receive awards as funds are available. Changes in circumstances, inaccurate income/asset information, and/or budgetary constraints could result in a final award different from the original award amount.

Cathedral offers two merit scholarships to students applying for freshman admission based upon the composite score (national percentile) on the STS High School Placement Test. Students scoring at the 98th or 99th percentile composite earn a Presidential Scholarship valued at $12,000 ($3,000 per year). Students scoring at the 96th or 97th percentile composite earn a Cathedral Scholarship valued at $6,000 ($1,500 per year). Presidential Scholarships and Cathedral Scholarships are renewable each year, as long as the student maintains a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 and enrolls in courses at the Honors level or higher when courses are offered at such a level.

Presidential Scholars and Cathedral Scholars receive priority consideration for admission to Cathedral, provided they have completed all requirements for application for admission and provided they are in good academic and behavioral standing in their schools.

Cathedral will accept STS High School Placement Test scores for tests taken at other high schools, including those taken as part of a practice exam, as long as the score report is sent directly to the Enrollment Management Office at Cathedral from the school that administered such a test and provided that the test is scored using norms for 8th graders. Please note that spring practice tests from Bishop Chatard High School use 7th grade norms and thus are not valid for the admission process or for merit scholarship consideration.

Cathedral High School participates in the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program (known widely as "voucher" program). Through this program, families who meet certain income eligibility guidelines might be eligible for a Choice Scholarship (Voucher). Click here to visit our voucher page.

Cathedral High School is pleased to offer multi-student discounts to Cathedral families! We feel that offering multi-student discounts makes a strong statement about two things—the Holy Cross value of “family” at Cathedral, and the significance of having as many students as possible from each family attend our school.

The following multi-student discounts will apply for households with more than one child enrolled at Cathedral High School:

• $1,000 discount for the second child from the same household
• $2,000 discount for any third child from the same household
• $3,000 discount for any fourth child (or more) from the same household

Incoming students who receive Cathedral need-based financial aid are also offered the ability to purchase an iPad device from Cathedral at a discount. The amount of the discount is a percentage equal to the percentage of Cathedral's tuition represented by the Cathedral need-based financial aid included in the student's financial aid award, capped at a maximum discount of 50 percent. Information about this discount will be included  in the tuition assistance award notification for any qualifying student.

Thank you for your interest in the CLD Scholarship at Cathedral High School! To apply for the CLD Scholarship, please submit your application for admission to Cathedral (gocathedral.com/apply for more information). Once you create your account in the Cathedral Irish Admissions Portal, you will see the CLD Scholarship Application under the "Optional Checklist" items. Please submit this portion of the application by December 15! Candidates will be notified by the end of January. 

Click to Download Application Checklist with CLD Scholarship Instructions