All applicants are required to submit scores from a high school entrance exam in order to be considered for admission. St. Agnes administers the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). The ISEE is a three-hour admission test that consists of three parts:
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Carefully constructed and standardized verbal and quantitative ability tests that measure your capability for learning.
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Reading comprehension and mathematics achievement tests that provide specific information about your strengths and weakness in those areas.
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An essay section.
The ISEE evaluates not only your level of reading, but also your ability to comprehend material drawn from both the sciences and social studies. Sample questions similar to those you will find on the exam are available at www.iseetest.org.
Registering for the ISEE
January 10, 2009 is the registration deadline for the ISEE administration at St. Agnes Academy on January 31, 2009. Availability is limited, so registering well in advance of the deadline is recommended. Students can take the ISEE at another location, but should take it no later than January 31, 2009 if possible.
You may register for the ISEE in one of four ways: by mail, by phone, by fax or online. For more information or to register online, click here to visit the ISEE web site. You may also download the 2008-2009 ISEE Student Guide, which contains additional test sites, dates, school codes, sample questions and the ISEE Fax Registration form if needed.
The St. Agnes Merit Scholarship is awarded to five incoming ninth graders who take the ISEE at St. Agnes and achieve the five highest scores. Winners are notified in March by a letter signed by the head of school. These students receive a $6,000 scholarship which will be distributed over four years provided the student retains a grade-point average in the top 15% of her class. In order to qualify for the merit scholarhsip, students must take the ISEE at St. Agnes on January 31, 2009. Students on financial aid can receive the scholarship in addition to their financial aid grant.
Students applying to other Catholic high schools that adminster the Catholic High School Placement Test (HSPT) may submit their HSPT scores in lieu of the ISEE. When taking the HSPT, please request that your testing site foward your results to St. Agnes.
Fee waivers for the ISEE are available through the St. Agnes Academy Office of Admissions for those students in need of assistance with the testing fee. Please call for details (713)219-5400.
