High School Admissions
Admissions Process
Thank you for your interest in Immaculate Heart High School!
Applying to high school is an exciting time and we are here to help you through the process. We invite you to get to know our school community by attending our pre-admissions events.
If you should have any questions along the way, please feel free to contact us at any time by phone at 323-461-3651, ext. 800, or send us an email at admissions@ihs.immaculateheart.org.
Application materials, including transcript release forms and teacher recommendations, are available to download from the links on the right. For more information about the steps and requirements of the admissions process, please see the list below.
Applying to high school is an exciting time and we are here to help you through the process. We invite you to get to know our school community by attending our pre-admissions events.
If you should have any questions along the way, please feel free to contact us at any time by phone at 323-461-3651, ext. 800, or send us an email at admissions@ihs.immaculateheart.org.
Application materials, including transcript release forms and teacher recommendations, are available to download from the links on the right. For more information about the steps and requirements of the admissions process, please see the list below.
High School Admissions Important Dates
List of 12 events.
For 9th Grade Applicants
List of 7 items.
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Pre-Admissions Events
We invite you to attend our Pre-Admission Events, Academic Playday, Open House and Shadow Days to learn more about the academic experience and student life opportunities offered at Immaculate Heart. For more information about these events, please check out the Visiting the School page. -
Application
The Ninth Grade Application for the 2025-2026 school year will be available on Monday, August 12, 2024. Links to the application will appear on the website. Interested applicants can also receive email reminders by submitting an online inquiry at www.immaculateheart.org/inquiry. -
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 ninth-grade forms must be completed and received by Immaculate Heart by January 17, 2025.
Visit www.immaculateheart.org/ninthgradeevaluation to submit the names and email addresses of your current teachers and an evaluation form will be sent to them.
Transfer applicants are reviewed on a rolling basis for the following school year and those evaluation requests should be submitted by the student, with teacher names and emails at www.immaculateheart.org/transferevaluation.
Your online checklist will be updated as these items are received by the Immaculate Heart High School Admissions Office. -
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 17, 2025.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 2024-2025 transcript release form will be available for download through the link on the right of this webpage in August 2024. -
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 11, 2025, to be considered for merit scholarships and Honors at Entrance.- Merit scholarships, in the form of tuition reduction, will be awarded to select incoming ninth graders who qualify based on their scores on the Entrance Examination (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) on Saturday, January 11, 2025, 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, 2025. -
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 25, 2025, once a student's application form has been submitted. Interviews are guaranteed for applicants who apply prior to December 1. -
Decision Letters
Decision notifications will be posted online and mailed out on Friday, March 7, 2025, to each applicant with a complete file.
Admissions Office
List of 3 members.
For Transfer Applicants
Immaculate Heart High School & Middle School
5515 Franklin Avenue • Los Angeles, California 90028
phone: (323) 461-3651 • fax: (323) 462-0610
phone: (323) 461-3651 • fax: (323) 462-0610
A Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls in grades 6 through 12, Immaculate Heart has been located on a beautiful hillside property in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles since our founding by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1906. We celebrate more than a century of nurturing the spiritual, intellectual, social and moral development of students as they distinguish themselves as women of great heart and right conscience.