Admissions Deadlines
How to Apply
Step 1: The application for the 2025-2026 school year will be available on October 1st. Please fill out the St. Bernard High School Application, which includes a $50 (non-refundable) application fee.
The Winter Application Deadline is Saturday, Feb 1, 2025. The entire application is digital. You are not required to print out any documents. Please upload all of the required documents that are listed under the checklist. You are permitted to upload your own official transcripts (w/ current school logo & address). For teacher recommendations, simply enter the teacher's email address, and the form will be emailed to them. There is nothing else required for you to do once the form is emailed to them.
*For Prospective transfer students:
1. Please upload official transcripts only. Copies of your report card will not be accepted.
2. If you're scheduled to remediate any grades at an online school, please submit courses and the course description for us to verify if it meets the A-G graduation requirements.
3. Please note St. Bernard High School must approve any coursework taken at another academic institution for completion of curricular progress.
***The entire application is digital, including the letters of recommendation. Please make sure you have the correct email address for your child's teachers, and in the parent portal, you simply enter their email address and they will receive a copy of the recommendation form to fill out and send back to us.
Step 2: HSPT Official Exam - January 18, 2025 (For incoming freshmen students only)
*If you apply to SBHS, the $50 application fee also covers the HSPT Official Exam on Saturday, January 18, 2025. If you're interested in taking the HSPT at SBHS and do not submit an admissions application, the HSPT registration fee is $50.
*Students who submit an admissions application are given priority consideration for merit-based scholarships.
Step 3: Admissions Interviews- Wednesday, Feb. 5th - Thursday, Feb. 6th, 2025.
You will be allowed to select a date and time that works for you through a sign-up link.
Your student will receive the sign-up link once we have all of the required documents (Letters of Recommendation, Most Current Transcripts, Immunization Records, Birth Certificates, and HSPT results).
Step 4: Admissions Decision
You will be notified of our admissions decision on Friday, March 7, 2025 electronically and by mail.
Step 5: Viking Registration Day! (*Date T.B.D.)
Congratulations! You're now a member of the Viking family! Your family will be introduced to our faculty and staff, select your courses for the school year, sign up for mandatory Summer School Bridge Program, and answer any questions you may have.
