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.