Why does HSC ask for contributions in addition to tuition and fees?
The Board of Governors sets tuition as low as possible without compromising the overall quality and breadth of our programming at HSC. But tuition and fees do not fully cover the cost of operating a leading independent school in Canada. Most independent schools in North America need a healthy annual giving campaign to support their operational budgets; HSC uses the philanthropy of our supporters to ensure a wide array of excellent programs are offered to all of our students annually. Over the course of the past five years, as an example, we have doubled our spending on IT as we acquired SMARTBoards, mobile computer labs, etc. Most of this increased investment in our students has been paid for with donated funds.
