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Tuition

In order to maintain a high quality of educational programs and services, we supplement our income from the Ministry of Education and Child Care through tuition and program fees. 

We are dedicated to keeping these financial obligations as low as possible, recognizing the significant time and resources families invest in home education. We offer flexible payment options. After paying tuition and an initial deposit, ministry funds are allocated to classes or clubs that you sign up for. The remaining balances can be paid in full or in 10 monthly payments.

A $25 application processing fee allows a thorough review of applications, including consultation, evaluating prerequisites, and learning support assessments.

This fee applies to:

  • New Enrolled Online Learning Applications
  • Students returning to RCOA after being enrolled elsewhere for the current year
  • Registered Homeschool students transitioning to Enrolled Online Learning
  • New and Returning Cross-Enrolled Status Students

Application fees are waived for returning students or Kindergarten students from returning enrolled families or homeschool registrations.

Our $25 application processing fee allows a thorough review of applications with multiple departments involved in reviewing and onboarding. This includes consultation, evaluating prerequisites, and learning support assessments. 

  • Returning Enrolled Students
  • Kindergarten students from returning families 
  • Homeschool Registrations 
  • Application processing fees and deposits paid for classes and clubs are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
  • If you withdraw from RCOA or any programming after July 1st, you are responsible for one month’s payment of tuition and/or program fees.
  • If you withdraw from a program during the school year, you are required to pay the final month you are in the program.
  • Ministry Funds: Enrolled K – 9 students receive ministry funds to apply to programming, resources, or third-party services.
    • If you withdraw from enrolment on or before September 30th, expenditures made with ministry funds must be repaid.
    • If you withdraw on or after October 1st, you are eligible for half of the Ministry funds and must repay expenditures that exceed that amount.

Tuition Assistance & Bursary Donations

Our goal is to eliminate financial barriers, allowing families to choose the home learning options best suited for their children. We help families in financial need through our tuition assistance bursaries.  We rely solely on the generous donations of benefactors to maintain the bursary funds. For tax purposes, donors cannot designate recipients of assistance. If you wish to support a specific family, please arrange direct payment of their fees on their behalf (without eligibility for a charitable donation receipt) by contacting our Finance Department at finance@rcoa.ca. 

Thank you for considering contributing to RCOA’s tuition assistance bursary. General donations of $25 or more qualify for a tax receipt. 

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