Financial Aid FAQ

Any current student of St. Pius X or anyone who has submitted an application for admission to St. Pius X and has listed St. Pius X as his/her first choice on the entrance application and on his/her entrance exam.

Yes. The application for financial aid must be completed by the deadlines. Applications received after the deadlines will only be considered if funds are available,

No. St. Pius X admits students without regard to an applicant's ability to pay tuition or other costs of a St. Pius X education. In addition, St. Pius X admits students without regard to race, color or national or ethnic origin.

St. Pius X has contracted with FAST to process the financial aid applications and provide an objective evaluation of each family's financial need. FAST (Financial Aid for School Tuition) is an online application program developed by Independent School Management. FAST will report to St. Pius X a need-based financial aid analysis for each financial aid applicant. This reporting service will allow St. Pius X to evaluate financial need for all applicants equally using nationally established standards of best practice.

Similar to the admissions process you will receive an email notifying you that your application has been submitted and that you have paid the $43 fee. That email will be sent from FAST. You will not receive any correspondence after that from FAST. It is our recommendation that families be diligent in following up with either Denise Hyland in the Business Office or the Admissions Office staff to ensure all supporting tax documents and paystubs have been received and processed.

Based on the information you supply, FAST creates a report that assesses your family's ability to pay for St. Pius X tuition. St. Pius X uses the report as a guideline for awarding grants.

The school will notify first-year students of their financial assistance status along with their acceptance letter. All who qualify for financial assistance are required to schedule an appointment with the Head of School to be informed of the monetary award amount and the required expectations for financial assistance. Available appointment dates with the Head of School will be sent to all financial assistance recipients.

The average financial assistance awarded for the 2016-2017 school year was $5,700 based on a combined household income of less than $44,100.

No. All information you send to FAST or St. Pius X is kept confidential, as is all information pertaining to your family's financial aid request.

If the dependents you list in the application will live primarily with you, then you should complete the application based on your income and household expenses. If you have remarried, you will need to complete the application and include information about the stepparent's income, expenses, assets and debt. The non-custodial parent or joint custody parent must also complete an online application. The Financial Aid committee will use information from both parties in its assessment of financial need.

The charge for the application is $43 with a MasterCard, Visa or American Express. If you do not have a credit card, please contact Denise Hyland at

hylandd@stpiusx.org or 713-579-7510.

You should include all dependents currently living with you or for whom you are providing support. This includes older children attending college or any other relatives who are currently living with you that you provide support.

No. St. Pius X requires families to reapply for financial aid each year. There is no automatic renewal of financial aid.

No. St. Pius X requires each family awarded financial aid to complete and return a signed agreement of commitment to the school. Each award recipient must sell the recommended $320 in raffle tickets for the annual spring fundraiser and complete/return the “Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Annual Income Eligibility Parent Survey".