Last verified Sep 8, 20262026–27 season
Archdiocese of Detroit HSPT test dates
Metro Detroit, Michigan. Dates, fees, and policies below come from official pages; anything we could not confirm says “Check with the school.”
- Next test date
- Saturday, November 7, 2026
- in 52 days
- Registration deadline
- Thursday, November 5, 2026
- Test fee
- $50
- Paid by card at registration or to the test site at check-in.
- Register
- Official registration
Test dates
| Date | What | Where | Register by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7, 2026 | Saturday sitting at 16 schoolssource | Includes University of Detroit Jesuit, Brother Rice, De La Salle, Detroit Catholic Central, Divine Child, Marian, Mercy, St. Mary's Prep, and others. Check-in about 7:30 a.m., test at 8:00 a.m. sharp. Several sites offer no accommodations on this date. | Nov 5, 2026Register |
| Saturday, November 21, 2026 | Saturday sitting at 21 schoolssource | The widest choice of sites, including all of the above plus Cabrini, Regina, Shrine, Father Gabriel Richard (Ann Arbor), and Detroit Cristo Rey. Most sites offer extended-time accommodations on this date. | Nov 19, 2026Register |
| Saturday, December 5, 2026 | Saturday sitting at 16 schoolssource | Detroit Catholic Central offers no accommodations on this date; De La Salle offers accommodations only on this date. | Dec 3, 2026Register |
| Saturday, January 9, 2027 | De La Salle Collegiate late sittingMarian notes that students who test in February do not qualify for scholarships.source | De La Salle Collegiate, Warren. Listed on the school's page, not yet on the archdiocesan portal. | —Register |
Registration, fees & policies
- How to register
- Online through the archdiocesan STS portal: choose a date and site, pay, and name up to two Archdiocese of Detroit high schools to receive scores. Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. Central two days before each date. Accommodation documentation is due to the test site two weeks before the test. source
- Fee
- $50Paid by card at registration or to the test site at check-in.source
- Retake policy
- Students may take the HSPT one time. A student who misses a date can move the registration to another date. source
- How scores are used
- Each school evaluates scores its own way. Marian uses the HSPT for standard versus honors placement; De La Salle for admission, placement, and scholarships. Loyola High School and Our Lady of the Lakes do not require it. source
- Scholarships
- De La Salle Collegiate publishes HSPT tiers: 97th to 99th percentile up to $8,000 a year, down to 80th to 83rd percentile up to $3,000. Marian requires testing in November or December for scholarship eligibility. source
- Score reporting
- STS emails results to the parent address given at registration about three to four weeks after the test. Scores go to the two schools chosen at registration; forwarding to another school is requested through the test site. source
- Optional subtest
- Science source
Schools that use the HSPT
| School | City | Admissions |
|---|---|---|
| University of Detroit Jesuit High SchoolTest site Nov 7, Nov 21, Dec 5 | Detroit, MI | — |
| Brother Rice High SchoolTest site Nov 7, Nov 21, Dec 5; accommodations Nov 21 | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Admissions page |
| De La Salle CollegiateTest site Nov 7, Nov 21, Dec 5, Jan 9; published scholarship tiers | Warren, MI | Admissions page |
| Detroit Catholic Central High SchoolTest site Nov 7, Nov 21, Dec 5; does not use the Science section | Novi, MI | — |
| Divine Child High SchoolTest site Nov 7 and Nov 21 | Dearborn, MI | — |
| Marian High SchoolTest site Nov 7, Nov 21, Dec 5; HSPT required | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Admissions page |
| Mercy High SchoolTest site Nov 7, Nov 21, Dec 5 | Farmington Hills, MI | — |
| Notre Dame Preparatory SchoolNot an archdiocesan test site in 2026; check its own admissions testing | Pontiac, MI | — |
Common questions
When is the HSPT in the Archdiocese of Detroit?
Saturday, November 7, November 21, or December 5, 2026, at more than twenty Catholic high schools. Register on the archdiocesan STS portal and pick the date and site.
Does the Detroit HSPT include the Science section?
Some sites give it and some do not. Everest Collegiate and De La Salle include Science; Detroit Catholic Central, Mercy, and Shrine do not.
Nearby dioceses
Families near a diocesan border often apply to schools in more than one diocese.
- Archdiocese of CincinnatiNext test Nov 21, 2026
- Archdiocese of IndianapolisNext test Sep 19, 2026
- Archdiocese of MilwaukeeNext test Nov 6, 2026
- Diocese of ClevelandNext test Oct 3, 2026
Sources
- https://stsusers.com/stsusers/registration/static/detroit.php
- https://www.marian-hs.org/admission/apply/hspt
- https://www.delasallehs.com/admissions/high-school-placement-test-hspt
- https://brrice.edu/enrollment/high-school-placement-test/
Verified Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Policies change; confirm with the school before relying on any date or fee.