Last verified Sep 20, 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 9, 2027
- in 70 days
- Registration deadline
- Tuesday, December 15, 2026
- Test fee
- Varies by school
- Set by each school and usually folded into the application fee: Bishop Amat $75 including the HSPT ($125 after January 15, 2027); Bishop Alemany $100 through January 22, 2027, then $145.
- Register
- Through the school
Test dates
| Date | What | Where | Register by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, January 9, 2027 | Loyola High School (Saturday; also January 16 and 23)Loyola suggests selecting a test date by December 15, 2026. Year inferred from the page's 2026 deadline and the Saturdays; the page does not print it.source | Loyola High School, Los Angeles. Applicants choose one of three Saturday sessions, January 9, 16, or 23, 2027, inside the online application portal. | Dec 15, 2026Register |
| Saturday, January 16, 2027 | Bishop Amat (Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to noon; also January 30)Register through the application portal. The $75 application fee includes the HSPT and rises to $125 after the January 15, 2027 priority deadline.source | Bishop Amat Memorial High School, La Puente. Second sitting Saturday, January 30, 2027. Testing at Bishop Amat is required for its Honors at Entrance Scholarship. | Jan 15, 2027Register |
| 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 |
| Saturday, January 23, 2027 | Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks (Saturday)Optional paid prep: practice tests October 24 and December 5, 2026, and a fall workshop series.source | Notre Dame High School campus. Applicants who apply and pay the application fee are registered for this sitting automatically; testing on campus is required for the HSPT merit scholarship (score of 95 or above). | —Register |
| Check with the school | Other Los Angeles Catholic high schoolsChaminade College Preparatory does not require an entrance exam.source | The archdiocese directs families to each school's website for its testing process. Most test in January. Bishop Alemany had not posted its 2027 date as of September 20, 2026. | — |
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
- Varies by schoolSet by each school and usually folded into the application fee: Bishop Amat $75 including the HSPT ($125 after January 15, 2027); Bishop Alemany $100 through January 22, 2027, then $145.source
- 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 Jan 9, 16, or 23, 2027 (choose one in the application portal); Pre-HSPT for 7th graders July 10, 2027 | Los Angeles, CA | Admissions page |
| Bishop Alemany High School2027 HSPT date not yet posted (page still shows Jan 17, 2026); accepts HSPT scores taken at another school; application $100 through Jan 22, 2027 | Mission Hills, CA | Admissions page |
| Notre Dame High SchoolHSPT Jan 23, 2027 on campus; auto-registered on paid application; merit scholarship at 95+ | Sherman Oaks, CA | Admissions page |
| Chaminade College PreparatoryNo entrance exam required | West Hills, CA | Admissions page |
| Bishop Amat Memorial High SchoolHSPT Jan 16 or Jan 30, 2027, 8 a.m.; $75 application includes the test; on-campus test required for Honors at Entrance | La Puente, CA | Admissions page |
Common questions
Is there one HSPT date for Los Angeles Catholic high schools?
No. Each school runs its own sitting, all in January. St. Francis and Notre Dame Sherman Oaks test on January 23, 2027; Loyola offers January 9, 16, or 23; Bishop Amat offers January 16 or 30. Chaminade requires no entrance exam. Check each school's admissions page.
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
- https://www.loyolahs.edu/admissions/apply/
- https://www.ndhs.org/hspt-prep
- https://www.ndhs.org/incoming-freshmen
- https://www.bishopamat.org/admissions/freshman-applicants
- https://www.alemany.org/apps/pages/AppProcess
- https://www.chaminade.org/admissions/apply
Verified Sunday, September 20, 2026. Policies change; confirm with the school before relying on any date or fee.