Financial Aid
‘Iolani School is committed to enrolling outstanding students from a wide range of experiences and backgrounds.
We look forward to partnering with your family to help make an ‘Iolani School education within reach.
To that end, we maintain a robust financial aid budget, supporting 25 percent of the 2021-22 student body.
Contact Info
(808) 943-2222
FinancialAid@iolani.org
We are committed to the following two principles.
Simplified application process
You asked, we answered! Families are now asked to submit documents from the 2021 calendar year. This shift ensures families have the documents in-hand, needed to apply.
Keeping tuition within reach
Thanks to our school's strong endowment and generous donors, each and every student already receives a reduced tuition below the real cost.
Overview
Financial need is the difference between family resources and the educational expenses of a student. We do not award scholarships based on academic, athletic or artistic merit. To determine a family's ability to pay tuition, we use the School and Student Services (SSS) financial aid portal. The SSS analysis helps us to objectively determine what a family is able to contribute for educational expenses and is a critical component in our financial aid decision. Aid is granted on an annual basis to families who show financial need, and is renewable each year as long as the family completes the financial aid process in a timely manner and continues to qualify.
How to Apply
Frequently Asked Questions
- Will my child’s admission be affected if we apply for financial aid?
- Should our family apply for financial aid?
- How is financial aid determined after I have submitted my Financial Aid Application?
- What happens in cases where parents are divorced, separated or never married?
- What happens if a biological parent cannot be contacted or his/her whereabouts is unknown?
- A parent may marry, remarry or establish a permanent relationship with another adult. Will that person's financial circumstances be considered in the financial aid award for my child?
- Are there academic, athletic or musical scholarships that my child can apply for?
- Can a family apply for a named scholarship?
- Will my child's financial aid award change from year to year? What if our household income changes?
- As a recipient of financial aid, will my child have to take on extra responsibility, such as a campus job?
- We have other children applying to or attending tuition charging institutions. Must we also apply for financial aid from those schools?
- Will we have to repay any financial aid we receive?
- Can my family appeal for additional aid if we feel the amount of the award is insufficient?
- If my family experiences a major financial emergency, will the financial aid program help us?
- Can international students apply for aid?
- Can boarding students apply for aid?
Will my child’s admission be affected if we apply for financial aid?
Should our family apply for financial aid?
How is financial aid determined after I have submitted my Financial Aid Application?
What happens in cases where parents are divorced, separated or never married?
What happens if a biological parent cannot be contacted or his/her whereabouts is unknown?
A parent may marry, remarry or establish a permanent relationship with another adult. Will that person's financial circumstances be considered in the financial aid award for my child?
Are there academic, athletic or musical scholarships that my child can apply for?
Can a family apply for a named scholarship?
Will my child's financial aid award change from year to year? What if our household income changes?
As a recipient of financial aid, will my child have to take on extra responsibility, such as a campus job?
We have other children applying to or attending tuition charging institutions. Must we also apply for financial aid from those schools?
Will we have to repay any financial aid we receive?
Can my family appeal for additional aid if we feel the amount of the award is insufficient?
If my family experiences a major financial emergency, will the financial aid program help us?
Can international students apply for aid?
Can boarding students apply for aid?
FINANCIAL AID CALENDAR
Sept. 1, 2022
Financial aid applications for the 2023-24 school year are available online at the SSS Family Portal.
Oct. 15, 2022
Deadline for current or returning ‘Iolani families.
Dec. 2022
"Introduction to Financial Aid" webinar. New K-12 financial aid applicants will be emailed an invitation.
Feb. 2023 re-enrollment period
Returning or current ‘Iolani families will be notified of their 2023-24 financial aid decision.
Feb. 15, 2023
Deadline for admission applicants. PFS and all required documents must be received by SSS.
Early April 2022
Families of newly admitted grades 6-12 students receive financial aid award letters.
Early May 2022
Families of newly admitted kindergarten students receive financial aid award letters.
Mid May 2022
Families of current recipients/returning students receive award notification.