What determines the international student tuition rate?
The international tuition rate at St. Mary's School is determined by factors related to the costs
of educating and caring for international students. According to policy, the School does not
itemize, add or subtract these costs from the set tuition. Rather, St. Mary's School bundles all
costs together into one uniform tuition price.
International student tuition is more costly than domestic tuition in several ways:
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St. Mary's School employs numerous employees to provide international students with
24-hour per day (or 168 hours per week) supervision. We provide just approximately 35
hours per week of supervision to our domestic students. St. Mary's tuition also includes a
full health insurance policy, covering accidents and illnesses, at no additional expense to
the international student. Domestic students do not receive this costly benefit.
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Housing, meals, and transportation to school, medical appointments, sporting and
other school events, shopping excursions, community service, and other activities,
including airport pickup/drop off service is included in the tuition. Domestic students do
not receive these services.
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ESL Humanities and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are provided to all
international high school students with no extra fees. In addition, we provide each
international student individualized academic and college counseling services, and we
maintain a TOEFL test site on our campus for the exclusive use of our international
students. TOEFL and SAT instruction are included in our program. None of these services
are used by our domestic students.
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St. Mary's School maintains each student's SEVIS (government) record. This includes
providing and monitoring the I-20 document. The school prepares and transmits yearly
transcripts and other supporting documents for visa renewals. Domestic students do not
use this service.