Admissions FAQs

List of 15 frequently asked questions.

• When will applications be available for the 2027-2028 school year?

  Application forms will be available in mid-August! Visit immaculateheart.org/inquire to submit an inquiry and receive notice when applications are open!

• What is the application fee?

  Immaculate Heart's application fee for the 2027/2028 school year is $115.

• When are applications due?

  Applications are due on Friday, January 15, 2027.

• When are supplemental materials due?

  All supplemental materials must be received by Friday, January 22, 2027.

• How do students apply for scholarships?

  Merit, Leadership, Academic Excellence, Community Service, and Heart scholarships may be awarded to incoming ninth graders who qualify based on their application, transcripts, and scores on the Entrance Exam (HSPT).
  
  Scholarships are not transferable, but they are renewable each year, provided that the student remains in good standing during their time at Immaculate Heart.
  
  All incoming students are eligible to apply for financial aid.

• How do families apply for financial aid?

  Parents applying for financial aid must complete an application at FACTS online application and send a copy of their 2025 tax returns to FACTS by January 15, 2027. Applications will become available on September 15, 2026 via our Tuition and Financial Aid page.

• What happens at the Admissions Interviews?

  Applicants for grades 6-8 will be offered an interview after acceptance. Accepted students will be interviewed by a member of the Middle School Faculty, with at least one parent present. It is important to get to know each student's interests and goals for attending Immaculate Heart, as well as to learn more about potential contributions to our school community.
  
  Upon submitting an application, ninth-grade applicants may be invited to interview with a member of the faculty, counseling staff, or administration. At least one parent must join the student at the meeting, the purpose of which is to better understand the student's interests and goals for attending Immaculate Heart, and to learn more about potential contributions to our school community. Again, high school interviews are by invitation only, following submission of an application. Priority for interviews will be given to those students who apply before December 1. 

• Do you accept transfer students?

  Students who wish to transfer to Immaculate Heart for 10th or 11th grade must contact the Admissions Office. Transfer Applications for the 2027-2028 school year will open in December 2026 and be considered on a case-by-case basis. Acceptance is based on a student’s application and the spaces available in her grade level.

• Do you offer transportation?

  Immaculate Heart has a one-way and round-trip rideshare program called IH Rides that offers regular daily rides through Hop Skip Drive.  IH Rides is an optional program and families are billed separately.

  GoKid is a carpool platform offered to families as another transportation alternative.  Through GoKid, parents can connect with other families and create their own neighborhood carpool.
  
  Immaculate Heart is also proud to partner with LA Metro in the GoPass Fareless Pass program. All IH students are eligible to receive a GoPass TAP card for unlimited rides on buses and trains run by LA Metro and other participating transit systems, at no cost to families. 
  
  Please visit the transportation page for more information.

• What is the school schedule?

  Our MS school day begins at 8:15 a.m. and our HS school day starts at 8:30 a.m. The school day ends for both Middle & High School at 2:45 p.m. each day.
  
  We have an alternating block schedule and students take 7 classes annually. Class periods are 75 minutes. Additionally, students have activity time built into schedules.

• What is the average class size?

  The average class size in grades 6-8 is 23 Pandas; the average class size in grades 9-12 is 16 Pandas.

• Where do IH graduates go to college?

  Today, more than a century after the school’s founding and 11,000 graduates later, virtually 100 percent of our students matriculate to college, including some to the most prestigious universities in the country. Many receive significant scholarships based on their academic performance. All are prepared to make a difference in the world. Click here for a list of recent college acceptances.

• Do you have to be Catholic to attend?

  While Immaculate Heart is a Catholic school, the student body reflects many faith traditions.

• What are the advantages of choosing an all-girls school?

  Outlined on our All Girls Advantage page, a recent commission by the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, Dr. Linda Sax looked at the annual, nationwide study of the renowned UCLA Higher Education Research Freshman Survey of students entering their first year of college. In Dr. Sax's study, Women Graduates of Single-Sex and Coeducational High Schools: Looking for Differences in their Characteristics and the Transition to College, some of her results include:

  • Women graduates of all girls’ schools exhibit higher academic engagement and tend to outscore their coeducational counterparts on the SAT.
  • Graduates from all-girls’ schools demonstrate higher levels of academic self-confidence in their writing and public speaking abilities and show greater confidence in their mathematical and computer abilities. They are much more likely to pursue careers in engineering than their co-ed counterparts.
  • Graduates from all-girls’ schools are more likely to participate in student groups and have greater political engagement.

• Do you require parent service hours?

  In short, no.
  
  We are very fortunate to have parents who willingly volunteer to assist with different events on campus. Parents show their support for their daughters by continually being an active part of their daughters’ high school life. With such a gracious parent community, we do not require service hours. All parents of Immaculate Heart Middle & High School students are members of the Panda Parent Association, and they are encouraged to attend the monthly meetings listed in the school calendar.