BHGH Tuition Assistance Program Guidelines

Tuition Assistance Criteria:

Students must meet the following criteria to qualify for tuition assistance grades 7-12 (note that students are not eligible for tuition assistance in their first year with BHGH):

  • Student must maintain a 3.0 GPA (overall) and cannot be on academic probation with BHGH or their school
  • Student/family must qualify for financial assistance (refer to limits below based on income levels)
  • Student must have been a part of BHGH for at least one full school year
  • Student must consider the cost of all other private schools were a they have qualified for placement (if tuition assistance is not needed at a second choice school, then we will not offer assistance to attend the first choice school)

Tuition Assistance Limits:

The limits for tuition assistance are based on the family’s income levels below and will not exceed $5,000 per student per year.

Family Income Level / BHGH Tuition Assistance
$0 - $36,626* / Up to $5,000
$36,626 - $50,000 / Up to $2,500
$50,000 or above / No tuition assistance

*SF poverty level per PPIC Poverty Report 2011-2013

Tuition assistance for all qualifying students must be reviewed and approved annually by the Board of Directors. Total tuition assistance for all students in the program cannot exceed $25,000 per school year. The Board of Directors and the Program Committee will determine how to distribute funds between qualifying students in the event that the total program need for tuition assistance is greater than $25,000 in any given school year.

Students on academic probation with BHGH will have a six month period to bring up the grade point average. If their grade point average does not improve to a 3.0 or above during this probation period, then they will no longer be eligible for tuition assistance in the current or subsequent school years (unless tuition as already been paid for the current year).

In addition, families must submit their financial information annually by the deadlines (W2’s by March 1 and current Federal and State Tax Returns by April 31) in order for their student to be eligible for the tuition assistance program. If adequate financial information is not received by the deadlines, these students will lose their eligibility for tuition assistance and the family will take full responsibility for any tuition owed to the school.