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Private Schools in Hawaii （转载）
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Hawaii is a wonderful place to live, but if you have a school-age child you need to know the public schools in Hawaii are not well run. So, can you afford a private school in Hawaii?
Paying for Private School
By Jenny Quill of Honolulu Magazine
With 124 licensed independent schools, Hawaii offers an abundance of options for families looking to find the right schools for their children. Each school is different: There are nonsecular and secular options ranging from Catholic to Buddhist; schools that cater to gifted or special-needs children; and schools that focus on specific programs, such as performing arts, technology and environmental stewardship. While a private-school education doesn’t come free, it probably won’t cost as much as you think. Approximately 65 percent of Hawaii’s independent schools charge less than $9,000 per year for tuition, with 43 schools costing less than $6,000 a year. A few schools cost upwards of $15,000 annually, but the substantial range between the highest annual tuition at a standard K-12 school ($19,200 for grades 9-12 at Hawaii Preparatory Academy) and the lowest ($3,400 at Koolau Baptist Academy) means there’s a lot of financial wiggle room.
When shopping around, it helps to keep your options open. “[Parents] should apply to a variety of schools,” says Kathy Lee, Hawaii Baptist Academy’s director of admissions. “And if money is going to be a big factor, look at schools of all different tuition prices so that, in the end, they have several good options.” That said, you want to be sure to find the right fit for you and your child, which may mean that the cheaper school isn’t necessarily the better school for you.
“[The tuition] is terrifying,” says Laura Brown, whose two sons, Adrian and Ray, have attended or are currently enrolled at ASSETS School, a school for gifted or dyslexic children. “You look at your budget and say, ‘There’s absolutely no way our family can do it.’ But the minute you experience it, there’s absolutely no way you can’t afford it. You can’t believe the difference until you get your kid in there.”
Learn more at Hawaii Private School Guide 2010
Note: This guide is updated each year, so look for a newer one.
Learn more at Hawaii Private School Guide 2010
Note: This guide is updated each year, so look for a newer one.
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