Tuition Assistance

Our Mission

At Wornick, we develop our students to be resilient and responsible leaders whose actions are rooted in Jewish ethics and values, that nourish their minds and souls.

Our mission is to further our culture of giving, better our world, and build a welcoming community of diverse learners.

We are committed to making the Wornick education and experience accessible to a broad range of families with a wide variety of economic circumstances.

Our Commitment

Wornick is proud to be able to offer Tuition Assistance to families who would otherwise be unable to pay full tuition, and is committed to supporting socioeconomic diversity in our community. Awards are based solely upon a family’s demonstrated need. The school encourages families who have a need for assistance to apply. In determining the extent of a family’s need, the school expects families to pay what they are able, but also takes into account all factors affecting the family’s financial resources.

By the Numbers

• 11-91% is the range % of tuition covered by aid per family
• $2.23 million in Tuition Assistance awarded in 2023
• 29.9% of expected total revenue set aside for assistance

A Straight-Forward Process

Wornick, like many other independent schools, uses the online Financial Aid for School Tuition (FAST) Program powered by Independent School Management as a tool to help effectively determine each family’s needs. All information from FAST is kept confidential, as is all information pertaining to a family's aid request.

1. Current and new families file a FAST financial analysis application by February 5, 2025.
2. Tuition Assistance letters will be emailed to current families and new siblings on March 6, 2025 and emailed to new families with admission decision letters on March 20, 2025.
3. Award letters from returning families are due March 13, 2025, and for new families are due along with enrollment contracts and deposits on March 27, 2025.

Awards are decided anonymously by a committee comprised of finance professionals and community members. Awards are based solely upon a family’s financial resources.

Assistance requests submitted after the deadline of February 5, 2025 will be considered on the basis of remaining funds available.

To ease the FAST online application process, you may begin an application, save it and go back to it at a later time. FAST provides a 24/7 help desk to answer all application questions. All applicants must register as new users, even if they have applied in the past, due to FAST’s transition to a new application platform. 

As part of the application process, you will complete the TaxStatus consent form. This consent form grants FAST permission to safely and securely pull your 2023 tax information from the IRS into the application. Please be prepared to upload your 1099s and your most current pay stubs. After submission, tax information for 2024 should be uploaded once available as verification that no material changes occurred between years. If you do not reside in the U.S., you will bypass the consent form and upload the required documentation directly within the application.

There is a $60 non-refundable Tuition Assistance application fee, payable by Visa, MasterCard or American Express at the end of the application. It will be billed to your credit card under the name of “Independent School Management (ISM).”

For all application process questions, please contact FAST directly at familysupport@ismfast.com. General questions regarding Tuition Assistance at Wornick can be directed to the Tuition Assistance Committee through the Admissions Director or sent to the Committee directly in writing to: Tuition Assistance Committee, ℅ Admissions Director, Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School, 800 Foster City Blvd., Foster City, CA 94404.