Admissions Process
STEP 1
SUBMIT YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION
Submission of your son's application with the non-refundable application fee automatically registers him for the January 2026 High School Placement Test (HSPT).
*The HSPT is not required for transfer applicants*
STEP 2
UPLOAD TRANSCRIPTS/REPORT CARD & REQUEST SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION THROUGH THE APPLICATION PORTAL
Upload all required documents and send recommendation requests easily through your online admissions portal.
As part of the admissions process, it is important for us to hear directly from your son’s current school, to the extent it is possible.
The teacher recommendation should be from someone who teaches your son in the current school year in one of the following academic subjects: English, Social Studies/History, Mathematics, Science, Language Other Than English. The administrator recommendation should be from someone with access to school records, including discipline, which will typically be one of the following: Principal, Vice Principal, Assistant Principal, Guidance Counselor.
What we seek is an academic evaluation of your son’s performance in class, along with some basic, general administrative information, provided by someone that knows your son, and his school record, well. Since the School Recommendation often provides valuable context when considering a student’s application, we encourage you to consider who might best be able to provide the information we seek.
While we understand they may be willing to support your son’s application, a School Recommendation submitted by a sports coach, friend, or community member should not be submitted in place of school academic or administrative personnel.
You can upload unofficial copies of school-issued Transcripts or Report Cards that you have received in the mail. You will not need to contact your son’s school for official copies of these documents.
Transcripts/report cards should include all academic work completed for the entirety of 7th grade, plus also all academic work completed for the first semester/trimester of 8th grade. Our admissions portal will allow you to upload multiple pages. Alternatively, you may choose to scan multiple pages into a single document for upload.
STEP 3
FINANCIAL AID
Complete an online application via our FACTS Financial portal.
STEP 4
INCOMING FRESHMEN ONLY: TAKE THE HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT TEST (HSPT)
Schedule an exam date in your SchoolAdmin portal to take the HSPT. The HSPT will be offered on the following dates:
TRANSFER APPLICANTS ONLY: SUBMIT PERSONAL STATEMENT
Upload your personal statement to your application portal.
STEP 5
ACCEPTANCE
For incoming freshmen, letters of acceptance will be mailed via U.S. Postal Services on Friday, March 6.
For transfer students and incoming freshmen who apply after March 1, acceptance decisions are made on a rolling basis upon review of the completed application.
No qualified student is ever denied acceptance to Damien based upon household income. However, families are highly encourage to complete the Financial Aid process.