A preschool through grade 8 Dorchester neighborhood school 
Tuition and Fees
Tuition and Fees
Our tuition goals strive to make a Catholic education affordable to our families and students, offering a trusting community relationship between the school and our families. All students at Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy receive an upfront financial discount since our tuition and fee billings do not cover the full cost of educating each student. Your active participation in the life of the Academy, fundraising efforts and support for our many school events, along with our benefactors help to provide for the differential. Our payment policies, along with our annual fundraising efforts, benefit all of the students by increasing our ability to provide a quality education experience in a Christian environment. Below, please see the tuition rates for the school year. The Academy’s effective operation is dependent on families making all of their required tuition payments per stated tuition policies.
Questions or concerns regarding tuition, please contact tuition@sjp2ca.org.
2024-2025 Tuition Rates
| Tuition Rates for 2024-2025 School Year | |||
| K2 through Grade 8* | Early Education Program | ||
| One student | $6,200 | Toddler (15 months-2.9) – Columbia Campus ONLY Year-round program — 7 :30 am-5:30 pm |
$450/week |
| Two students | $11,700 | Preschool (age 2.9 by August 31st) | $9,300 |
| Three students | $17,100 | Pre-K (age 3 by August 31st) | $8,100 |
| Four students | $22,800 | K-1 (age 4 by August 31st) | $8,100 |
| Five students | $28,500 | Due to the high cost of the Early Education Program, no family discounts are available. Full EEC child care vouchers are accepted. | |
*To receive the multi-student discount, the students must live at the same address and be immediate relatives
Review the 2024-2025 Tuition and Fee Policy >Tuition and Fees Policies 2024 – 2025
Tuition Assistance
The tuition rates of Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy represent a discount to all students, as the Academy does not charge the full cost of the education, for K2-8 students is $9,000 per child.
Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy offers financial assistance to all qualified families based on need.
About Financial AidThe Academy is a legacy school of St. Angela, St. Ann, St. Gregory, St. Mark, St. Kevin, St. Margaret, Blessed Mother Teresa, St. Peter, and St. William parishes in Dorchester, MA.