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Last verified Sep 4, 20262026–27 season

Diocese of Arlington HSPT test dates

Northern Virginia. Dates, fees, and policies below come from official pages; anything we could not confirm says “Check with the school.”

Next test date
Saturday, November 14, 2026
in 59 days
Registration deadline
Varies by school
Test fee
$50
Set and collected by the host high school; $50 at Bishop Ireton and Saint John Paul the Great.
Register
Through the school

Test dates

DateWhatWhereRegister by
Saturday, November 14, 2026Saturday test date for students at public and non-diocesan schoolsRegister on the website of the high school where the student will test.sourceBishop O'Connell (Arlington), Bishop Ireton (Alexandria), Saint John Paul the Great (Dumfries), St. Paul VI (Chantilly). Check-in about 8:30 a.m.; the test runs roughly 9:00 a.m. to noon. Seats are limited; pre-registration required.—Register
Thursday, December 3, 2026In-school administration (Thursday)source8th graders at Diocese of Arlington Catholic schools test at their own school.—
Saturday, December 5, 2026Backup Saturday datesourceFor students who could not test on November 14. Bishop Ireton keeps December 5 testers in its first application round if everything else arrives by December 14, 2026.—Register
Check with the schoolSnow dateA weather make-up date exists but school and diocesan pages list different days. Confirm with the test site.sourceCheck with the school—

Registration, fees & policies

How to register
No central portal. Register through the online form of the high school where the student will take the test; each school posts its own link. Accommodation documentation (IEP or service plan) is due to the school in early November (Bishop Ireton: November 1, 2026). source
Fee
$50Set and collected by the host high school; $50 at Bishop Ireton and Saint John Paul the Great.source
Retake policy
The HSPT may be taken only once, and only by 8th graders. source
How scores are used
Used for admissions eligibility, scholarship consideration, and course placement. Required of all 9th-grade applicants. source
Scholarships
Schools use HSPT results in scholarship consideration; no published thresholds. source
Score reporting
Scores go to the schools the student lists on the answer sheet on test day. Saint John Paul the Great asks students to mark its school code (77). source
Optional subtest
Check with the school

Schools that use the HSPT

SchoolCityAdmissions
Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High SchoolTest site Nov 14Arlington, VAAdmissions page
Bishop Ireton High SchoolTest site Nov 14 and Dec 5; accommodation documents due Nov 1, 2026Alexandria, VAAdmissions page
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High SchoolTest site Nov 14; school page not yet updated for 2026 when checkedDumfries, VAAdmissions page
St. Paul VI Catholic High SchoolTest site Nov 14Chantilly, VAAdmissions page
Seton SchoolNot yet verifiedManassas, VA—

Common questions

When is the HSPT in the Diocese of Arlington?

Saturday, November 14, 2026 for students at public and non-diocesan schools, with a backup on Saturday, December 5. Students at diocesan Catholic schools test at their own school on Thursday, December 3.

How do I register for the Arlington HSPT?

Through the website of the high school where your child will test. There is no central diocesan registration, and seats are limited, so register early.

Nearby dioceses

Families near a diocesan border often apply to schools in more than one diocese.

All dioceses

Sources

Verified Friday, September 4, 2026. Policies change; confirm with the school before relying on any date or fee.