Our parents make sacrifices to provide a Royal Palm Academy education for their children. Tuition is a heavy lift, and we don’t take that for granted. Unfortunately, tuition alone doesn’t cover all the costs of running our school and growing our programs. We rely on an annual giving program, like other independent schools do, to cover the rest. Ours is called the Saint John Bosco Annual Fund. And we are calling on you for your support.

Tuition is set by our Board each year after evaluating all economic factors. We know tuition is a heavy lift, but unfortunately, it does not cover all of the operations and growing our programs. In order to ensure the School can deliver the full Royal Palm Academy experience to every student, The Saint John Bosco Annual Fund helps bridge the gap and offers stability to our existing programs and the flexibility to pivot when necessary.

So, why not just raise tuition? If we raised tuition, we'd outprice the market. Higher tuition puts an RPA education out of reach for some current and potential future families, impacting the culture of our School and ultimately increasing the cost per student.  

The Saint John Bosco Annual Fund contributes to all school operating costs, including hiring and retaining the best faculty, offering new and elevated programming, keeping up with technological advances, providing financial aid to more than 22% of our families, and much more.

We ask everyone who has a connection to Royal Palm Academy to give to The St. John Bosco Annual Fund - Faculty/Staff, Board of Trustees, Alumni, Parents of Alumni, Grandparents and Parents. Each group generously contributes to meet the School's needs. Everything you love about RPA is because of the generosity of the families and supporters who came before you. When you give you ensure the strong future of our school for generations to come.

Every gift to the St. John Bosco Annual Fund makes a difference. We ask each family to prayerfully consider a gift that is meaningful to them and reflective of their individual capacity.

For some families, that may be $1,000. For others, it may be more or less. What matters most is participation. When every RPA family takes part, our collective generosity strengthens the programs, people, and experiences that directly benefit our students.

Gifts may be made annually, monthly, or quarterly, making it easy to choose an option that works best for your family. For those who wish to make a leadership commitment, we also invite you to learn more about our 1998 Giving Society.

Our goal is 100% parent participation, and every gift brings us closer.

Learn more about the 1998 giving society