Last verified Sep 8, 20262026–27 season
Diocese of San Diego HSPT test dates
San Diego and Imperial 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 115 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 9, 2027 | St. Augustine High School (Saturday)Includes a required 25-question pre-algebra supplement.source | St. Augustine High School, 3266 Nutmeg Street. Check in by 7:30 a.m. Applicants are registered automatically on applying; accommodation documents due January 5. | —Register |
| Saturday, January 23, 2027 | Cathedral Catholic placement test (not the HSPT)source | Cathedral Catholic High School gives its own two-hour math and English placement test. Every 9th-grade applicant is registered automatically; application deadline January 23. | Jan 23, 2027Register |
Registration, fees & policies
- How to register
- Per school; the admissions application registers the student for that school's test. Not every San Diego Catholic high school uses the HSPT: Cathedral Catholic and Academy of Our Lady of Peace give their own placement tests. source
- Fee
- Check with the school
- Retake policy
- St. Augustine offers limited make-up testing by arrangement before the exam date. Mater Dei Catholic offers make-up dates through the spring. source
- How scores are used
- St. Augustine and Mater Dei Catholic use the HSPT for admission and merit scholarships. Cathedral Catholic and Academy of Our Lady of Peace use their own tests for placement only. source
- Scholarships
- St. Augustine: the top 10 HSPT scorers testing at the school receive a $10,000-a-year Principal's Scholarship for four years. Mater Dei Catholic: 90, 80, and 60 percent tuition awards to its top on-campus scorers at the 99th percentile. source
- Score reporting
- St. Augustine includes HSPT score reports in decision packets mailed in mid-March. source
- Optional subtest
- Check with the school
Schools that use the HSPT
| School | City | Admissions |
|---|---|---|
| St. Augustine High SchoolBoys; HSPT Jan 9, 2027; top-10 scholarship | San Diego, CA | Admissions page |
| Mater Dei Catholic High SchoolHSPT in January; 2027 date not yet posted; large merit awards for on-campus testers | Chula Vista, CA | Admissions page |
| Cathedral Catholic High SchoolDoes not use the HSPT; own placement test Jan 23, 2027; $75 application fee | San Diego, CA | Admissions page |
| Academy of Our Lady of PeaceGirls; does not use the HSPT; own placement diagnostic | San Diego, CA | Admissions page |
Common questions
Do San Diego Catholic high schools use the HSPT?
Some do. St. Augustine and Mater Dei Catholic give the HSPT in January; Cathedral Catholic and Academy of Our Lady of Peace have replaced it with their own placement tests. Check the school you are applying to.
Nearby dioceses
Families near a diocesan border often apply to schools in more than one diocese.
- Archdiocese of Los AngelesNext test Jan 23, 2027
- 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
Sources
- https://www.sahs.org/high-school-placement-test/
- https://www.cathedralcatholic.org/enrollment/enrollment-process/incoming-9th-graders
- https://www.materdeicatholic.org/high-school/admissions
- https://www.aolp.org/admissions
Verified Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Policies change; confirm with the school before relying on any date or fee.