Placement Tests

Please use the link below to register for the HSPT

HSPT Registration 

Registration for the final testing date, January 10, 2026, will remain open until all testing locations have reached capacity. If your child requires testing accommodations, please email [email protected] by Tuesday, December 23, 2025. 

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:

• The Academy of the Holy Cross
• Archbishop Carroll High School
• Bishop McNamara High School
• DeMatha Catholic High School
• Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School and Corporate Work-Study Program*
• Elizabeth Seton High School
• Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
• Gonzaga College High School
• Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
• St. John’s College High School
• St. Mary’s Ryken High School
• St. Vincent Pallotti High School

*HSPT Optional

Other Processes

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

• Brookewood School
• Connelly School of the Holy Child
• Georgetown Preparatory School
• St. Anselm’s Abbey School
• Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
• The Avalon School

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