Applying to MCA

IMPORTANT DATES  
November 13, 2019 Application Cards Available
November 15, 2019 Catholic Elementary Schools Return Applications
November 19, 2019 Applications due from non-Catholic schools
January 11, 2020 Application Day/High School Placement Test
January 18 and 25, 2020 Student Interviews
February 21, 2020 Letters of acceptance and non-acceptance mailed

Applying to Grades 8-9

Spend the Day

Dates to Spend the Day

Fall 2019: September 3 – November 12 
Spring 2020: March 9, 13, 16, 20, 30 and April 3, 6, 17, 20, 24

Girls in 5th - 7th grade girls are invited to "spend the day" and experience a real day of school at MCA. Please register online or call 504.288.7630 to set up your "spend the day."

REGISTER TO SPEND THE DAY

Application Cards

Application cards will be made available to Catholic elementary schools, Catholic high schools, and online. Catholic elementary schools will give their students the application cards.  Students from a non-Catholic school may download one from our website, or call the admissions office, 504.288.7630, and we will mail one to you.

Students from Catholic Elementary Schools
High School application cards must be turned into Catholic elementary schools by November 15, 2019.

Students from Non-Catholic Elementary Schools
Applicants from non-Catholic schools, please send the following information to Mount Carmel Academy by Tuesday, November 19, 2019:

  • Application Card
  • Transcripts (from 5th grade forward)
  • Standardized Test results (from 5th grade forward)
  • Report Card for first quarter of present year

Application Day

January 11, 2020 at 8 a.m.

Prospective students must attend Application Day at Mount Carmel Academy's Mother Therese Chevrel Assembly Center on Louisville Street.

The HSPT is a nationally-recognized private school entrance examination taken by students as part of the private school application process. The exam covers: Verbal Skills, Quantitative Skills, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and Language. The exam typically takes 3 hours to complete with breaks.

Applicants should bring their $30 Application Fee and two (2) sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers. Do not bring calculators.

Casual attire is appropriate.

Parents are invited to return at 11:30 a.m. for a short prayer service and refreshments.

Student Interviews

January 18 and 25, 2020
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Fitzmorris Performing Arts Center

Applicants and their parents will attend one of these dates for an interview.

Decision Letters Mailed

Letters of acceptance and non-acceptance will be mailed on February 21, 2020.

 

Applying to Grades 10-11

Application

Students who are interested in transferring to Mount Carmel Academy for the tenth and eleventh grades should contact the Admissions office to begin the process of reviewing records and setting up an interview. Please email or call the Admissions office to speak with the Admissions Director.

Download the Upperclassman Student Application
You may print the Upperclassman Application Form and mail it to the admissions office or email it to admissions@mcacubs.org.

Please contact our Admissions Office, 504.288.7630 or admissions@mcacubs.org, with any questions.