Placement Tests

Please use the link below to register for the HSPT

HSPT Registration 

If your child requires testing accommodations (IEP, 504 or qualified school plan documentation), we are currently managing a waitlist for January 10 testing. Please complete the form HERE to be placed on the waitlist. While we will do our best to accommodate, specific testing locations cannot be guaranteed.

The High School Placement Test (HSPT) shall be administered a single time per student. Students may not take the exam more than once within the Archdiocese of Washington or in any neighboring (arch)diocese.

If a student takes the HSPT more than once, only the first score will be considered by admissions committees. Any additional score(s) will be disregarded and will not be factored into admissions decisions.

Please also note that no refunds can be issued after a testing session has taken place, including situations in which a student takes the HSPT a second time. Therefore, if your child has already taken the HSPT and is currently registered for a second testing session, we urge you to cancel that registration by Monday, December 1.

Severe Weather Postponements

If severe weather requires postponing the HSPT past a 10:00 start time, the affected test date will be rescheduled.  Site coordinators are responsible for contacting families in the event of a weather-related postponement. Updates will also be posted on our website here.

Severe-weather postponements are determined by the local public school district in which the testing location follows for inclement weather.  Please see the list below:

  • Archbishop Carroll High School (PGCPS)
  • Bishop McNamara High School (PGCPS)
  • Elizabeth Seton High School (PGCPS)
  • St. John’s College High School (MCPS)
  • St. Vincent Pallotti High School (PGCPS)
Please note that for the accommodated testing groups:
If a weather-related postponement happens on December 6th, our team will contact families directly to place their child in an accommodated seat on either Saturday, December 13th, or Saturday, January 10th. The location and date of the available seat may not match what your original registration reflects, but we work with families to ensure an accommodated seat is provided.  We will communicate with families by Tuesday, December 9th, to confirm the location and date of the available seat.

All high schools within the Archdiocese of Washington require a placement test unless otherwise indicated by the high school. For more information on the Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington, visit the ADW Catholic High School Directory, or click on the name of the school below to visit the high school’s website.

The High School Placement Test (HSPT)

The following Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington require the High School Placement Test (HSPT) in their admissions process:

*HSPT Optional

Other Processes

The following Archdiocese of Washington Catholic high schools utilize different entrance examinations. Please see school profiles for more information.

Please contact the high school to obtain information about entrance examination processes.