Admissions Process for Current 

8th Graders applying for 9th grade

Welcome to Cathedral High School, and thank you for your interest in applying!

Admission to Cathedral High School is outlined in detail below. If there are any questions along the way, please reach out to our Admissions Director at (212) 688-1545, ext 8652.

Step One: Submit the application along with two teacher recommendations.

Start your admissions process by completing the application (link below) and submit that along with two teacher recommendation letters (form provided). All applications and recommendation letters are due to the Office of Admissions by December 15, 2023.

Step Two: Take Your Entrance Exam

Select one of these three Entrance Exam choices:

Register for the TACHS Exam online at www.tachsinfo.com, or by calling 1-866-61TACHS. The TACHS Exam is taken by current 8th graders and is administered each November. The deadline to register for the TACHS exam is October 26, 2023.  

Admissions to Cathedral High School is based on the performance on the TACHS (Test for Admissions into Catholic High Schools) along with the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade report cards.

Students may list Cathedral as their first, second or third choice on the TACHS. *Scholarship consideration is only given to students who are an "A" student in middle school and have scored well on their TACHS exam. Scholarships range from Legacy which covers approximately 90% of the tuition to half and partial.  These scholarships will remain with the student as long as she maintains a GPA of 85 or above. Students who receive an academic scholarship will be part of our Honors Academy.

*Cathedral’s TACHS code is 202.

New Jersey residents may take the COOP/HSPT exam in place of the TACHS exam and the same instructions above apply.

Register for the COOP/HSPT exam online at http://www.njcoopexam.org or by calling 1-888-921-COOP.

NJ residents should request that their schools send their applicant records to Cathedral High School and we will request their COOP/HSPT scores.

Students who did not take the TACHS or COOP exams must complete an Admissions Application (as outlined in Step 1), and submit it along with their two recommendation letters and Applicant Record. Once Cathedral has received your completed Application, you will be required to take our entrance exam. The cost for the entrance test is $65.  After the exam, your application will be reviewed and you will be notified of your admissions status.

Step Three: Applicant Record

Please make sure Cathedral receives your daughter's applicant record which includes her 6th, 7th and 8th grade academic, disciplinary and attendance records.  For Catholic elementary schools, this applicant record is sent automatically by her current school.  For public schools, please download a copy of the applicant record from www.tachsinfo.com and ask your current middle school to complete and return the form to us no later than December 15, 2023.

October 26, 2023 - TACHS registration deadline.  Register online at www.tachsinfo.com.

December 15, 2023 - Cathedral High School application and supporting materials due (recomendation letters and applicant record).

January 17, 2024 - Admission notifications released.

Please find additional information on scholarships and financial aid at https://cathedralhs.org/tuition-scholarships-financial-aid