Last verified Sep 4, 20262026–27 season
Archdiocese of Los Angeles HSPT test dates
Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties, California. Dates, fees, and policies below come from official pages; anything we could not confirm says “Check with the school.”
- Next test date
- Saturday, January 23, 2027
- in 129 days
- Registration deadline
- Varies by school
- Test fee
- Check with the school
- Register
- Through the school
Test dates
| Date | What | Where | Register by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, January 23, 2027 | St. Francis High School (Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)Archdiocesan policy encourages schools to test on the day set on the archdiocesan calendar; other schools' dates not yet confirmed.source | St. Francis High School, La Cañada Flintridge. Students who test elsewhere must ask for a score transfer by February 1 and are not eligible for St. Francis merit awards. | —Register |
| Check with the school | Other Los Angeles Catholic high schoolssource | The archdiocese directs families to each school's website for its testing process. Most test in January. | — |
Registration, fees & policies
- How to register
- Per school. The archdiocese does not run central HSPT registration; apply and register through each high school's admissions site. source
- Fee
- Check with the school
- Retake policy
- Check with the school
- How scores are used
- St. Francis bases admission on the HSPT together with transcripts, teacher evaluations, an interview, and prior standardized scores. source
- Scholarships
- St. Francis ranks students who test on its campus by HSPT result for its Capuchin Scholar Awards, from 75 percent tuition for the top scorer down to 25 percent for tenth place, renewable with a 3.5 GPA. source
- Score reporting
- Archdiocesan policy requires schools to cooperate with parents who ask that scores be sent to other schools. source
- Optional subtest
- Check with the school
Schools that use the HSPT
| School | City | Admissions |
|---|---|---|
| St. Francis High SchoolHSPT Jan 23, 2027; HSPT-ranked merit awards for on-campus testers | La Cañada Flintridge, CA | Admissions page |
| Loyola High School of Los AngelesHSPT page is script-rendered; dates not yet verified | Los Angeles, CA | Admissions page |
| Bishop Alemany High SchoolNot yet verified | Mission Hills, CA | Admissions page |
| Notre Dame High SchoolNot yet verified | Sherman Oaks, CA | — |
| Chaminade College PreparatoryNot yet verified | West Hills, CA | — |
| Bishop Amat Memorial High SchoolNot yet verified | La Puente, CA | — |
Common questions
Is there one HSPT date for Los Angeles Catholic high schools?
The archdiocese encourages a common January date but leaves testing to each school. St. Francis tests on January 23, 2027; check each school's admissions page for its date.
Nearby dioceses
Families near a diocesan border often apply to schools in more than one diocese.
- Archdiocese of San FranciscoNext test Dec 5, 2026
- Diocese of OaklandNext test Jan 9, 2027
- Diocese of OrangeNext test Jan 16, 2027
- Diocese of SacramentoNext test Jan 9, 2027
- Diocese of San DiegoNext test Jan 9, 2027
Sources
- https://www.sfhs.net/admissions/becoming-a-golden-knight
- https://www.lacatholicschools.org/explore-our-schools/high-school
- https://handbook.la-archdiocese.org/chapter-13/section-13-1/topic-13-1-3
Verified Friday, September 4, 2026. Policies change; confirm with the school before relying on any date or fee.