St. Joseph’s Academy is committed to providing an environment of excellence for young women in the Baton Rouge community. To maintain the fiscal operations of St. Joseph’s Academy, tuition, fees and registration costs are reviewed and set each year by the SJA Board of Directors and communicated at the time of registration. St. Joseph’s Academy utilizes Blackbaud Billing Management for the processing and collection of tuition, fees and registration costs. Through the online registration process, you will set up your MySJA account and will be prompted to choose your preferred payment plan and payment method. Blackbaud Billing Management provides the option to set up recurring automatic payments from your bank account or credit card.
The registration process for the following school year takes place in early spring. All students pay a registration fee, and seniors pay a senior fee to cover expenses related to senior activities. Starting in June of 2026, both fees (the following school year’s registration fee and the current year’s senior fee) will be incorporated into the current year’s selected tuition payment plan. Upon registration, the registration fee becomes non-refundable. If a student leaves during the school year or decides to not register for the following school year, any funds collected towards registration will be allocated to the next tuition payment owed, or refunded, if tuition has been paid in full.
St. Joseph’s Academy has three (3) tuition payment options through Blackbaud Billing Management:
1. Pay in full in advance in June (prior to the school year)
2. Pay in two equal installments in June (prior to the school year) and November or
3. Pay in 12 equal monthly payments starting in June (prior to the school year).
Payments are drafted on the 5th of the month according to your payment plan. You may check your Blackbaud Billing Management account anytime to view your payment history and your payment schedule, to update banking information or to simply make an additional payment online.
If you have the need for split tuition accounts, please contact Accounts Receivable Tuition Specialist Amy Jackson at jacksona@sjabr.org or (225) 388-2234.
Please note that your daughter’s tuition account must be current before she will be permitted to attend classes when school starts in August.
Financial Obligations
Parents/guardians are required to honor their financial obligation to St. Joseph’s Academy through the timely payment of tuition and fees. However, when SJA families experience severe financial situations, parents/guardians should contact the SJA President as soon as possible to discuss possible adjustments in scheduled tuition payments. No student will be asked to leave SJA solely based on her family’s ability to pay full tuition. If no alternative arrangement for payment is made and authorized by SJA, the student may be asked to leave school or may be prohibited from participating in co-curriculars or senior activities. If a student is asked to not return, she must immediately return her laptop to SJA.
No student may take semester examinations until all financial obligations to the school have been satisfactorily fulfilled or addressed as defined by the SJA President. A student whose family has not met their financial obligations from the previous school year cannot begin classes until the obligations have been satisfactorily fulfilled or addressed as defined by the SJA President.
In keeping with the vision of the Academy, the President welcomes parents/guardians throughout the school year to discuss, in advance of delinquency, conditions that may prevent them from fulfilling their financial obligation to pay tuition to St. Joseph’s Academy. Applications for tuition assistance may be encouraged. The President’s office is committed to assisting in providing a plan that will work best for the family’s particular situation.
Delinquent payments made immediately prior to exams must be made to SJA by either cash, cashier’s check or money order for the payment to be deemed received by SJA and to allow the student to take her exams. Seniors must have current account balances going into final exams and may not be able to participate in senior activities until all financial obligations have been met.
Parents/guardians of returning students who have a student tuition account that has become 60 days past due may be asked to meet with SJA and/or may be required to pay tuition in advance for the following academic year. If the student’s account is delinquent, SJA may prohibit a student from reregistering for the next academic year, until the account is made current.
In the event of a split-tuition scenario, where non-payment would cause a student to be deemed ineligible to return to school, St. Joseph’s Academy reserves the right to communicate to all parents and legal guardians, regardless of custodial status of the individual, about the student’s required departure, regardless of who is responsible for payment, unless court documents are provided to the school reflecting a court order that prohibits such communication to a particular individual.
The parents/guardians will be notified by St. Joseph’s Academy if any of the above actions will be enforced.
Acknowledgment
By registering a student for enrollment at St. Joseph’s Academy, parents/guardians hereby acknowledge that they have read and fully understand the content and accept all obligations set forth in St. Joseph’s Academy’s Tuition Policy and agree to adhere to said policy.
