Indexed Tuition - Affording Wakefield

In order to apply for financial aid, parents must complete an application using the Financial Aid for School Tuition (FAST) application.

To complete the form, click here. The online application process is self-guided. You can partially complete an application and go back to it another time if you don't want to complete it in one sitting.

The non-refundable application fee is $43, payable by Visa or MasterCard at the end of the application. If you have any questions about the online application, please call the FAST Call Center at 1-877-326-FAST (3278), open 24/7. 

For questions regarding financial aid at Wakefield School, please contact Gray Carr Bridgers at (540) 253-7501. Copies of your tax documents must be uploaded via the FAST Scanner (.pdf forms) or mailed to: 
 

FAST Processing
1316 N. Union Street
Wilmington, DE 19806

The Indexed Tuition application runs in parallel to the admission application process so families need to work on both applications at the same time. A decision regarding your customized tuition will be made at the same time as a family is notified regarding admission. We do not offer an Indexed Tuition prior to receiving a completed admission application.

Wakefield's Indexed Tuition program is designed to help families with a portion of the tuition and to help families feel less stretched in affording independent school.

As a result, many of our families that receive aid make relatively comfortable livings. Because Indexed Tuition Program is based on specific family circumstances, we ask you to use the Indexed Tuition Calculator that is on the Admissions web page to give you an indexed range that you may find for your specific financial circumstances.

The school will continue, to the best of our ability, to meet a family's need each year.

However, you do need to submit an application for your specific tuition each year, which are generally due in early January. It is the school's intention to keep your tuition consistent from one year to the next, assuming your circumstances remain the same. If things change, for better or worse, your tuition will be adjusted accordingly.

We do not offer an automatic sibling discount.

Instead, we have set aside a portion of our financial aid budget to support families with multiple students enrolled who may not qualify for aid under the "standard" guidelines. A family wishing to be considered for the sibling aid program just needs to follow the same procedure for applying for Indexed Tuition as is outlined below. If Indexed Tuition cannot be granted through theIndexed Tuition program that application is automatically considered for the sibling aid program. Grants for the sibling aid program range from 0% - 5% of total tuition.