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Admission Process
Application Process Checklist
for the 2010-2011 school year:
- Complete the online application form.
- Application deadlines are:
- Friday, December 4, 2009, 5:00 pm; fee: $75
- Friday, January 8, 2010, 5:00 pm; fee: $100
- Register online to take the High School Placement Test (HSPT) or contact the Admissions Office at 595-1913, ext. 315
- Choose January 9, 2010 or January 16, 2010.
- Check-in is at 8:15 am; the test concludes at 12:30.
- Applicants applying to more than one Catholic high school in the San Francisco Archdiocese or the San Jose Diocese need to take the HSPT only once. Applicants indicate the high schools to which they would like the scores sent.
- Mark your calendar with the test date of your choice.
- The San Jose Diocese does not include a writing sample. If you are taking the HSPT in the San Jose Diocese, contact Notre Dame High School to arrange an appointment for your writing sample.
Email admissions or call 650.595.1913 x315
- Submit the Clergy Recommendation Form to your church/ parish/ faith community. If you are not actively involved in a faith community or church, complete page 2 of the Clergy Form and return the form with your application.
- Have the following forms completed by the applicant's current teachers and school administration:
- Download financial assistance forms online or request them from the Business Office. Forms are available October 18, 2009. Submit the Private School Aid Service (PSAS) Student Aid Form 2010- 2011 and the Notre Dame High School Financial Aid form by Friday, February 5, 2010. Complete the Archdiocesan Financial Aid form which includes the Clergy Recommendation. To be considered for financial assistance, you must postmark all completed forms by February 5, 2010. Do not wait until you are accepted to apply for financial aid as it may be too late to be considered for funding.
- Schedule a personal interview. (online or by calling the Admissions Office).
- Admission decisions will be mailed Thursday, March 18, 2010. The registration deadline is Friday, March 26, 2010, 5:00. Registrations received after 5:00 on March 26 will be wait-listed.