Applications are accepted January through November. The 2021-2022 school year begins 7/1/2021 and ends 6/30/2022. Planning for the school year starts as soon as the student skills assessments are returned to your advisor for evaluation.
Come join us for the new year!
1. Submit the enrollment application online
2. Pay the annual enrollment fees by check, money order, credit card, or payment plan.
3. Watch for your welcome/assessment packet to arrive in the mail within a few days.
Annual Enrollment Fees
- Annual enrollment fees include a $100.00 Family Registration Fee plus a $335.00 Student Fee.
- Books and materials are purchased separately through your favorite or our recommended suppliers.
- The Transcript Option may be added to the enrollment of students in Grades 8 through 12 if you wish to participate in the semester reporting process to develop a transcript with St. Thomas Aquinas Academy. The annual fee for this option is $75.00 per student.
Number of Students Enrolled | Annual Enrollment Fees for Family |
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One Student | $435.00 |
Two Students | $510.00* |
Three Students | $715.00* |
Four Students | $920.00* |
Five Students | $1125.00* |
Six Students | $1150.00** |
Seven Students | $1325.00** |
Eight Students | $1500.00** |
*The Student Fees are discounted to $205.00 per student when enrolling 2, 3, 4, or 5 students.
**The Student Fees are discounted to $175.00 per student when enrolling 6 or more students.
Enroll Early & Save
As a special "thank you" for starting your planning before the busy spring/summer season, a 5% discount on the annual enrollment fees is available to all families that enroll by March 15, 2021! The special code to receive the discount will display at the end of the enrollment application.
Included Services | Submitting Payment | Other Expected Costs | Options for the Academic Year | Refund Policy
Services included in the annual enrollment package:
FOR PARENTS
- Evaluation of skills assessment (one per student)
- An Academic Packet of personalized course recommendations, course plans, and book ordering information provided by email (one per student)
- Support for teaching-parents from experienced homeschool advisors by telephone appointment, member forums, and email (one advisor assigned to your whole family to help align your students' studies)
- Variety of forms and resources provided on the Member Support Site to help track, organize, and guide your homeschooling
- Open invitation to add any of the options available to member families as long as your student's enrollment is active (see "Options for the Academic Year" below)
FOR STUDENTS
- Access to the Student Zone for course Q&A forums, weekly graded quizzes, and gradebooks to help track and calculate quarter grades and progress (for students in Grades 7 through 12; web resources dependent on courses students are registered for)
- Weekly teleconference discussions and student club led by a high school advisor (for students in Grades 8 through 12; encouraged, but not required)
- Students studying high school courses may join their teaching-parent on the line for high school advisor support appointments
APPOINTMENTS INCLUDED WITH ENROLLMENT (PER FAMILY)
Personal one-on-one academic counseling by telephone is the heart of the St. Thomas Aquinas Academy program. After the initial planning appointment for the academic year, each member family has access to one planning follow-up appointment and then additional support appointments with either their family's academic advisor or their high school advisor.
Number of Students Enrolled | Total of Annual Enrollment Fees for Family | Appointments Included with Enrollment |
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One Student | $435.00 | 1 x 75-minute planning appointment + 5 x 45-minute support appointments |
Two Students | $510.00 | 1 x 75-minute planning appointment + 5 x 45-minute support appointments |
Three Students | $715.00 | 1 x 75-minute planning appointment + 7 x 45-minute support appointments |
Four Students | $920.00 | 2 x 75-minute planning appointments + 9 x 45-minute support appointments |
Five Students | $1125.00 | 2 x 75-minute planning appointments + 11 x 45-minute support appointments |
Six Students | $1150.00 | 2 x 75-minute planning appointments + 13 x 45-minute support appointments |
Seven Students | $1325.00 | 2 x 75-minute planning appointments + 15 x 45-minute support appointments |
Eight Students | $1500.00 | 2 x 75-minute planning appointments + 17 x 45-minute support appointments |
Submitting Payment
After submitting the enrollment application, enrollment fees may be paid by mailing in a check or money order. Alternatively, fees may be paid online by VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, payment plan, or PayPal. All online credit card, payment plan, and PayPal payments are subject to a 3% processing fee.
Other Expected Costs
The enrollment fees listed above are paid directly to St. Thomas Aquinas Academy once per academic year. The following lists other regular costs associated with the school year. Member families purchase the books, materials, study guides, or standardized tests directly from the suppliers as needed by their students. The Academic Packets provided by STAA and the conversations with your academic advisor clearly outline what is necessary and what to order for each course.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDY PACKAGES
STANDARDIZED TESTING
INTERNATIONAL FAMILIES
Options for the Academic Year
The following options and add-on services are available for member families to add to their student's enrollment services as desired.
- STAA Transcript and STAA Diploma: Studying STAA courses with the intention of earning an STAA diploma. Students electing this option need to add the Transcript Option program to their enrollment each year of high school as well as arrange for any Grade 9 and Grade 10 credits from other institutions transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas Academy.
- STAA Transcript Only: Studying STAA courses to develop a transcript with the academy but drawing a diploma from another source such as their own homeschool. Students electing this option need to add the Transcript Option program to their enrollment each year.
- No STAA Transcript and No STAA Diploma: Studying STAA courses and maintaining their own transcript within their homeschool or with another institution and NOT drawing a diploma from STAA. The Transcript Option program is not necessary for students on this path.
ADDITIONAL ADVISOR APPOINTMENTS
Enrollment Fees | Services Included | Other Expected Costs | Options for the Academic Year | Refund Policy
Refund Policy
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