Admissions Process (9-12)

List of 8 items.

• Pre-Admissions Events

  We invite you to attend our Pre-Admission Events, including Open House, Hangout with Heart, and Shadow Days to learn more about the academic experience and student life opportunities offered at Immaculate Heart. For more information about these events, check out our Opportunities to Connect.

• High School Admissions Process Overview

  To apply, please complete the following steps:

  1. Create your Immaculate Heart account by clicking here to fill out the form. Once your account is created, you can check your progress through our school portal.
  2. Applications are due no later than Friday, January 9, 2026.
  3. Come to campus on Saturday, January 10, 2026 for the HSPT (High School Placement Test).  A completed application for admission will automatically register you for this examination.
  4. All supplemental application materials, including teacher evaluation forms and transcript release forms, must be submitted no later than Friday, January 16, 2026.
  5. As part of the admissions process, each applicant meets with a member of the faculty, counseling staff, or administration. At least one parent or guardian must be present during the first part of the meeting. Interviews will be scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2026, once a student's application form has been submitted. Admissions Interviews are by invitation. Interviews are guaranteed for applicants who apply prior to December 1.
  6. Decision notifications will be posted online and mailed out on Friday, March 6, 2026, to each applicant with a complete file.

• High School Application

  Our applications are all handled through our school portal. To apply, create your account with us by clicking here. Applications are due on Friday, January 9, 2026.
  
  If you have any questions about the application process, please contact us by phone at 323-461-3651, ext. 800, or send an email to admissions@immaculateheart.org.

• High School Teacher Evaluation Forms

  Ninth-grade applicants must submit evaluation forms sent directly from their current Principal or Counselor, eighth-grade English Teacher, and eighth-grade Math Teacher.
  
  All forms must be completed and received by Immaculate Heart High School on January 16, 2026.

  
  Your online checklist will be updated as these items are received by the Immaculate Heart High School Admissions Office.

• High School Transcript Release Form

  Complete 6th and 7th Grade report cards, 8th Grade progress report (including first quarter), and any standardized test scores from the past three years must be sent from your middle school to Immaculate Heart High School by January 16, 2026.
  
  

  If your school did not administer standardized testing for a given year, please have a school administrator note that on your form. Your online checklist will be updated as the Immaculate Heart High School Admissions Office receives these items.
  
  

  The 2025-2026 transcript release form is available for download at the link to the right.

• High School Entrance Exam (HSPT) & Merit Scholarship Exam

  The HSPT Entrance Exam is one of the requirements for admission to Immaculate Heart High School. Students must take the Entrance Exam (HSPT) at Immaculate Heart on Saturday, January 10, 2026 to be considered for scholarships and Honors at Entrance.

  
  

  • Scholarships (Merit, Leadership, Academic Excellence, Community Service, and Heart scholarships) in the form of tuition reduction, may be awarded to incoming ninth graders who qualify based on their application, transcripts, and scores on the Entrance Exam (HSPT).
  • Students who earn a composite score of 90 or above on the Entrance Examination (HSPT) will receive Honors at Entrance.
  • The HSPT helps determine placement in honors English and social studies classes. Honors and upper-level placement tests in math and foreign language will be administered in May 2025.
  • Upon receipt of your application and application fee, a place will be reserved for you at the Entrance Exam (HSPT) at no additional cost.

  Alternatively, students may take the ISEE (Testing Code: 571057) in lieu of the HSPT Entrance Exam - additional fees will apply from ERB. Please check www.erblearn.org/ISEE for testing sites and dates. Immaculate Heart must receive ISEE scores no later than January 31, 2026.

• High School Admissions Interviews

  As part of the admissions process, each applicant meets with a member of the faculty, counseling staff, or administration. At least one parent or guardian must be present during the first part of the meeting. It is important for us to get to know the student, their interests, and their goals in attending Immaculate Heart, as well as to learn more about their potential contribution to our school community. Interviews will be scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2026, once a student's application form has been submitted. Admissions Interviews are by invitation. Interviews are guaranteed for applicants who apply prior to December 1.

• High School Decision Letters

  Decision notifications will be posted online and mailed out on Friday, March 6, 2026, to each applicant with a complete file.