Tuition for the 2024-25 school year is:

$17,000

Each additional child attending at the same time will receive a $1,000 sibling discount.

Why Invest in Your Child's Future?

Because Northwest Catholic is a private, college preparatory school, we recognize that most our families are saving for their children’s college education. Despite these demands, our families understand how NWC is an investment in their child's future. Here are just a few reasons why:

Our graduates are accepted to competitive colleges and universities across the country.

In the past five years alone, NWC graduates have been accepted to Brown, Holy Cross, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, M.I.T., NYU, Harvard, Yale, and many more top tier schools. Read our Fast Facts to learn more about our community.

Our graduates are well prepared for the challenges of college and beyond.

A Northwest Catholic graduate aspires to be intellectually curious, spiritually aware, compassionate, community focused, whole people, developing in mind, body, spirit, and imagination. Again and again we hear how NWC prepared our graduates for their future.

Fees

Registration

$400 for new students using the link in their acceptance letter.

$311 for returning students. You are billed a continuing student registration fee through FACTS in March. By paying this fee you are registering for the following school year.

Academic Course

$225

Student Activity

$700

Technology

$400

Includes use of school provided iPad.

PSAT Testing

$23

Ice Hockey

$1000 for Boys Hockey

$750 for Girls Hockey

For students who participate on the ice hockey team.

Swimming

$500

For students who participate on the swim team.

AP Exam Fee

$97

Subject to student participation.

Parish Assessment

$250

For all unaffiliated Catholic/Non-Catholic students.

Graduation

$550

This fee is only for seniors.

 

 

Financial Aid

FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment will be conducting the financial need analysis for Northwest Catholic High School for families who have applied for the 2025-2026 school year.  Families applying for financial aid will need to complete an application and submit the necessary supporting documentation to FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment by Jan. 31, 2025.  Applicants will be able to apply on the FACTS website by using the link below. When submitting your FACTS application you will be asked for the following:

  • Copies of your 2023 Federal tax forms including all supporting tax schedules.
  • Copies of supporting documentation for Social Security Income, Welfare, Child Support, Food Stamps, Workers’ Compensation, and TANF.

All supporting documentation can be uploaded in pdf or jpeg format online.

If you have questions or concerns about the application process, you may speak with a FACTS Customer Care Representative at 866-441-4637.

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Scholarships & Reductions

Rev. John T. Shugrue Family Memorial Scholarship

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The Reverend John T. Shugrue dedicated the last twenty-two years of his priesthood to serving the parish of the Church of St. Peter Claver in West Hartford, CT. As its first pastor, he led his parishioners in prayer and in increasing their love for God.

Particularly important to Father Shugrue were young people, those of St. Peter Claver and the hundreds of others he came to know and influence during the years he served at St. Joseph Cathedral School, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, and South Catholic High School.

Father Shugrue would have protested any memorial in his name, such was his humility. However, in 1988 parishioners of the Church of St. Peter Claver believed that a scholarship fund, which would assist young people in pursuing their Catholic education at Northwest Catholic High School, was a fitting tribute to this gentle man. It was their way of expressing their continuing affection for their former pastor and of acknowledging his love of children.

In 2006, the scholarship fund was increased with a bequest from the estate of Mary G. Shugrue, the sister of the Rev. Shugrue. She, too, dedicated herself to working for the Catholic Church. For years she served as secretary to Bishop Daniel Riley of the Norwich diocese. In 2011, gifts in memory of Rev. Shugrue’s brother, James F. Shugrue, were directed to the scholarship fund, as they were again in 2015 when another brother, Joseph N. Shugrue, passed away.  This is in keeping with the wishes of the Shugrue family that Rev. Shugrue and his deceased family members be remembered for the great value they placed on Catholic education.

These scholarships are awarded to two ninth-grade students on the basis of character, leadership qualities, academic ability, achievements, and financial need.  

Damuth Music Scholarship

The Damuth Music Scholarship is presented annually, beginning in 9th grade, to student-musicians with demonstrated potential for performance growth. The scholarship is a $2,000 per year merit-based award. Students receiving this scholarship have shown dedication to academics and musicianship. Application materials and additional scholarship requirements may be found here.

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Endowed and Annual Scholarships

Alumni, parents, and friends of NWC  honor an individual or a family while helping students in financial need by funding an endowed scholarship.

Sibling Discount

Northwest Catholic has a proud tradition of enrolling multiple children from a family. We are pleased to be able to offer a $1000 discount to the second child who is enrolled at the same time as a sibling. Families who have 3 or more children enrolled at the same time will receive the $1000 discount for each of the additional siblings who are registered.

Ways to Save

529 Plans

The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act expanded 529 savings plans to allow families to invest funds for K12 tuition in addition to higher education expenses. As of January 1, 2018, 529 plans may be used for K-12 education tuition. Click HERE to learn more about the new tax cut and how it can help make an NWC education affordable.