Admissions Process
APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN NOVEMBER 1, 2024
KEY STEPS
Step 1: Complete Your Application Online
- New McT parents will create an account with PowerSchool Enrollment
- Existing McT parents will login with their parent PowerSchool Enrollment account
- Priority consideration will be given to those applications submitted by December 31, 2024
Step 2: Visit Us
- All 8th-grade students who attend one of our Catholic Partner Schools will attend our Preview Day on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 9:00 AM - noon. We will hold a special informational session for parents at 9:30 AM in the gym.
- Prospective students and parents coming to us from outside of our Partner Schools are encouraged to attend a "Morning at McT" session or schedule a personal tour.
Step 3: High School Placement Test (HSPT)
- The HSPT is a required checklist item for all 8th-grade applicants to attend McGill-Toolen Catholic High School. The test will be administered at each of our Catholic Partner Schools on a date determined by the school.
- We will administer the HSPT on our campus in the spring to those 8th grade applicants coming to us from a non-partner school.
Step 4: Apply for Tuition Assistance (Optional)
- All families are eligible to apply for Tuition Assistance. Applications open on November 1, 2024. There is not a deadline to apply; however, priority will be given to those applications submitted by December 31, 2024.
- Catholic students are welcome to apply for the St. Augustine Scholarship program. This application has a firm deadline of December 31, 2024.
Step 5: Admissions Decisions
- Acceptance packets will be mailed mid-late February 2025. Students who have a complete application on file by the end of January 2025 will be considered for admission to the Class of 2029.
Step 6: Freshman Registration
- Accepted students will be invited to our Freshman Registration event which will be held on assigned dates and times between March 10-18, 2025. Students and their families will meet with a Guidance Counselor to make course selections.
Welcome to McGill-Toolen Catholic High School!
ADMISSIONS CALENDAR
November 1, 2024
- Class of 2029 Admissions Application Opens
- Tuition Assistance Applications Opens
Early December 2024
- HSPT Administered at our Catholic Partner Schools
December 31, 2024
- Application Deadline for the St. Augustine Scholarship
- Priority Tuition Assistance Application Deadline
- Priority Freshman Application Deadline
January 31, 2025
- Application Deadline for Freshman Registration Event
Early February 2025
- HSPT Results Mailed to our Partner School 8th-Grade Families
Mid-Late February 2025
- Acceptance Packets Mailed
Mid-March 2025
- Freshman Registration Event at McT by Appointment
Spring 2025
- HSPT Administered at McT for non-Partner School 8th-Graders
TRANSFER STUDENTS
McGill-Toolen Catholic High School accepts a limited number of transfer students at the beginning of each semester. To apply for transfer admission, a student must be a freshman, sophomore or junior in good standing at his/her current school. All students interested in transferring to McT must go through the transfer application process.
Please contact Jennifer Tolbert, Director of Enrollment, for more information: [email protected]; 251-445-2912.