Tuition and Fees
The table below summarizes the school’s monthly tuition fee schedule for the 2024-2025 school year. Tuition and other fees will be paid by Pre-Authorized Debit. You will be asked to provide your banking information as part of the registration process.
Your family may be eligible for the Contributing Immaculate Conception Parish Parishioner rate (Category 1) if you are registered in Immaculate Conception Parish, you have regularly attended Mass at this Parish for at least one year, and you support the parish through regular donation envelopes in the collection plate. You may also be eligible for the Category 1 tuition rate if you are a qualifying parishioner registered in St. John the Apostle, Saints Peter and Paul, or St Mark’s Parish, since these neighbouring parishes do not operate an elementary school. Parishioner status is reviewed annually in January.
Your family may be eligible for the Contributing Catholic Families in Other Parishes rate (Category 2) if this is authorized by your Pastor, as this authorization provides a small subsidy to Immaculate Conception School. If you think you are eligible and would like to apply for Category 1 or 2 tuition, a signed Pastor Authorization form is required. This form is available for you to download from our school website once your application has been accepted and you are asked to register. You will then need to have the form signed by your Pastor. Please upload this completed form at the time of Registration.
Successful applicants will be required to provide a non-refundable two-month tuition deposit upon registration.
Other Fees
Student Activity Fee
In September 2024, families will be charged a fee of $210 per student in Grades 1-7 and $250 per Kindergarten student. This combined Student Activity Fee covers costs related to field trips (Kg $100; Grades 1-7 $60), school supplies ($70), technology, grade events and earthquake preparation ($80 combined).
Parent Participation Levy
The Parent Participation Levy consists of two pre-authorized debit withdrawals of $400 each. Parents are required to participate in the various activities of the school, including fundraising, by volunteering at least 40 hours per school year. Each family is expected to complete 20 volunteer hours by February 1st; the first withdrawal will only be taken if these hours are not completed. You will be notified in advance prior to the withdrawal. The second withdrawal will be taken after June 15th only if you have not fulfilled your remaining 20-hour commitment. An $800 Parent Participation Levy, withdrawn in September, is available to those families that opt out of the parent participation program.
Capital Maintenance Donation
We kindly request a donation of $600 per family annually to our Capital Maintenance Fund, managed by Immaculate Conception Parish. This fund is for ongoing repairs, replacement, and improvements to the school, which was built in 1954. In addition to funding other capital expenditures, this fund is used to help our Parish with the mortgage it assumed in order to fund the school’s seismic upgrade in 2019. As direct beneficiaries of this generosity, school parents are asked to contribute to the Capital Maintenance Fund and help to pay down this debt.
Charitable donation tax receipts are issued for all donations. Families have the option to pay this amount in one payment on June 1, 2024 or two equal payments each on June 1 and July 1, 2024.
Insufficient Funds
If a cheque or direct debit payment is returned NSF to the school by the bank, an additional charge of $25 will be levied to the family.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
For families of enrolled students, the Payment Schedule may be downloaded and completed with your own reference.
Financial Assistance
If your family is experiencing financial hardship, please contact Jane Loftus by email at accounting@icschoolvancouver.com to discuss possible financial assistance in helping you meet your tuition payments. The Pastor will consider each case on an individual family basis.
