Investing in The Shanahan Difference
Bishop Shanahan is more than a high school. It is an experience that offers young men and women an educational journey of academic excellence, rich extracurricular opportunities, and a community that radiates the Christ-centered values of love, respect and responsibility. A Catholic education at Bishop Shanahan is an investment in your student's future.
Tuition & Fees
Bishop Shanahan High School utilizes a traditional tuition structure for our students. Families at BSHS with three or more children in Archdiocesan High Schools receive a family discount. The Tuition Office will provide the form for families who qualify.
The 2018 - 2019 tuition is:
The school fee for all students in the 2018-2019 academic year is $1,300.00. Students not registered at a Catholic Parish are billed a $250 non-Catholic student fee in addition to the tuition and school fee. Students participating in athletics and select activities are billed an athletic/activity fee separately. For additional tuition and fee information, click here.
The 2018 - 2019 tuition is:
- 1 Student $8,600.00
- 3 Students $5,733.33
- 4 Students $4,300.00
The school fee for all students in the 2018-2019 academic year is $1,300.00. Students not registered at a Catholic Parish are billed a $250 non-Catholic student fee in addition to the tuition and school fee. Students participating in athletics and select activities are billed an athletic/activity fee separately. For additional tuition and fee information, click here.
Affording a Bishop Shanahan Education
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Catholic education is an important investment, and Bishop Shanahan is committed to working with families to help make BSHS affordable. For the 2018-2019 academic year, BSHS awarded more than $1.5 million in tuition assistance and scholarships.
All families requesting tuition assistance must complete the process using the online FACTS application. This includes families applying for EITC, which has strict income criteria, as well as families applying for other need-based scholarship funding. |
FACTS APPLICATION DEADLINES:
- The Application for the 2019-2020 school year is now open.
- Required documentation (2017 tax returns) and a $35 application fee must be provided and applicants must comply with the deadlines.
- All need-based awards will be contingent on reception of the most recent tax return.
- It is recommend that applicants upload all supporting documentation in PDF format, online.
- Documentation can also be faxed to 866-315-9264 or mailed to FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment, P.O. Box 82524, Lincoln, NE 68501-2524. Please be sure to include the applicant ID on all faxed or mailed correspondence.
- Click HERE for additional FACTS information.
EITC Tuition Assistance
The EITC program enables Pennsylvania businesses and individuals the opportunity to redirect their PA taxes to Bishop Shanahan High School to be awarded to families in need of tuition assistance. These awards are allocated to families who qualify based on total household income.
Current household gross income guidelines are as follows:
Current household gross income guidelines are as follows:
- 1 dependent: Household income of no more than $100,608
- 2 dependents: Household income of no more than $116,216
- 3 dependents: Household income of no more than $131,824
- 4 dependents: Household income of no more than $147,432
- 5 dependents: Household income of no more than $163,040
Scholarships
There are many scholarships available to attend Bishop Shanahan High School. These awards are made available through generous gifts to the Shanahan Endowment Fund, The Shanahan Annual Fund, local foundations, and private benefactors. Families interested in applying for these need-based scholarships are encouraged to submit the FACTS application online, prior to the December 31, 2018 priority deadline. For more information, contact 610-343-6206 or cdale@shanahan.org.
Additional Scholarships
Shanahan Scholarship Program
This competitive scholarship program provides for ten renewable $3500 scholarships awarded to eighth graders enrolling at Bishop Shanahan High School and is determined by a scholarship examination. The winner must score in the 90th percentile. The scholarship is renewable for four years, provided the student maintains a 90 average.
This competitive scholarship program provides for ten renewable $3500 scholarships awarded to eighth graders enrolling at Bishop Shanahan High School and is determined by a scholarship examination. The winner must score in the 90th percentile. The scholarship is renewable for four years, provided the student maintains a 90 average.
Maguire Scholarship
The Maguire Foundation, in partnership with the Faith in the Future Foundation, will award $3,000 per-year scholarships to at least six students in each of the eighteen qualifying Philadelphia-area Catholic high schools. The current application is specific to eighth graders entering the high school Class of 2023. The scholarship is renewable for each of the four years of high school, given that the Maguire Scholar maintains standards consistent with the qualifications.
The Maguire Foundation, in partnership with the Faith in the Future Foundation, will award $3,000 per-year scholarships to at least six students in each of the eighteen qualifying Philadelphia-area Catholic high schools. The current application is specific to eighth graders entering the high school Class of 2023. The scholarship is renewable for each of the four years of high school, given that the Maguire Scholar maintains standards consistent with the qualifications.
Neumann Scholarship Program
This academic scholarship program, awarded by the Connelly Foundation, is available to eighth grade students who are nominated to participate in the scholarship test by their elementary schools. A competitive examination is given each year to those registered, and diocesan tuition is awarded for academic excellence to those with the highest scores. This scholarship is renewable each year to the recipient, provided the student maintains the scholarship requirement.
This academic scholarship program, awarded by the Connelly Foundation, is available to eighth grade students who are nominated to participate in the scholarship test by their elementary schools. A competitive examination is given each year to those registered, and diocesan tuition is awarded for academic excellence to those with the highest scores. This scholarship is renewable each year to the recipient, provided the student maintains the scholarship requirement.
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Bishop Shanahan High School
220 Woodbine Road Downingtown, PA 19335 Phone: 610-518-1300 Fax: 610-343-6220 
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