Private Catholic All-Girls School in Houston

Please begin by submitting an inquiry. Upon submitting an inquiry form, you will received instructions to set up your Veracross account. Once logged in, you will be directed to Duchesne's Admissions Portal where you can manage applications for each of your candidates.

Application Timeline

For New Families, Current Families, Alumnae, Faculty and Staff:

For New Families, Current Families, Alumnae, Faculty and Staff:

October 1, 2024	Blackbaud Tuition Assistance Applications available online.
December 16, 2024	Application Deadline
January 15, 2025	Supplemental Application Items Due Including items such as test scores, portfolio, teacher recommendations, transcripts, etc.
January 31, 2025	Blackbaud Tuition Assistance Application Due
March 26, 2025	Common Reply Date/Contracts Binding for New Families Students offered enrollment must respond by this date and signed contracts are binding. Please note, this date only applies to newly enrolled students, not to the re-enrollment of current students.

Application Process

The admissions process is designed to determine the level of compatibility between Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart and the prospective student. This application process builds a candidate profile, which includes the following tasks and documents:

Entering Pre-K 3

Parent(s) attend campus tour
Applicant classroom visit and evaluation
HAIS Early Childhood through Kindergarten Teacher Recommendation Form
Birth Certificate
Parent Questionnaire
Recent Student Photo
Recent Family Photo

To apply for the Pre-K 3 program, students must be three years old by July 1 of entry year and must be potty trained by the start of the school year.

Entering Pre-K 4

Parent(s) attend campus tour
Applicant classroom visit and evaluation
WPPSI administered by Collaborative Academic Testing Service (www.catstexas.com)
HAIS Early Childhood through Kindergarten Teacher Recommendation Form
Birth Certificate
Parent Questionnaire
Recent Student Photo
Recent Family Photo

To apply for the Pre-K 4 program, students must be four years old by July 1 of entry year.

Entering Kindergarten

Parent(s) attend campus tour
Applicant classroom visit and evaluation
WPPSI administered by Collaborative Academic Testing Service (www.catstexas.com)
Transcript from current school
HAIS Early Childhood through Kindergarten Teacher Recommendation Form
Birth Certificate
Parent Questionnaire
Recent Student Photo
Recent Family Photo

To apply for the Kindergarten program, students must be five years old by July 1 of entry year.

Entering Grade 1

Parent(s) attend campus tour
Applicant classroom visit and evaluation
WPPSI administered by Collaborative Academic Testing Service (www.catstexas.com)
Transcript from current school
HAIS Grades 1-5 Teacher Recommendation Form
HAIS Principal/Head of School Recommendation Form
Birth Certificate
Parent Questionnaire
Recent Student Photo
Recent Family Photo

Entering Grades 2–4

Entering Grade 5

Parent(s) and applicant attend campus tour and/or Open House
Two years of school transcripts and standardized test results
Take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)
HAIS Grades 1-5 Teacher Recommendation Form
HAIS Principal/Head of School Recommendation Form
Birth Certificate
Parent Questionnaire
Student Questionnaire
Student Interview
Recent Student Photo
Recent Family Photo

Entering Grades 6–8

Parent(s) and applicant attend campus tour and/or Open House
Two years of school transcripts and standardized test results
Take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)
HAIS Grades 6-12 English and Math Teacher Recommendation Forms
HAIS Principal/Head of School Recommendation Form
Birth Certificate
Parent Questionnaire
Student Questionnaire
Student Interview
Recent Student Photo
Recent Family Photo

Entering Grades 9-12

Parent(s) and applicant attends campus tour and/or Open House
Family interview
Two years of school transcripts and standardized test results
Take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)
HAIS Grades 6-12 English and Math Teacher Recommendation Forms
Birth Certificate
Parent Questionnaire
Student Questionnaire
Submit a student portfolio (optional)
Recent Student Photo
Recent Family Photo

Wait Pool

Candidates qualifying for a grade in which there are no spaces remaining may be offered a wait pool position. These positions are unranked. If a space becomes available, the profiles of all candidates in the wait pool are reviewed.

Additional Information

Teacher Recommendations

Testing

Lower School (Pre-K 3 - fourth grade) applicants are required to attend a group classroom visit and observation. Information regarding these visits will be forthcoming from the Office of Enrollment Management.

Pre-K 4-1^st grade applicants must register for a WPPSI Test and 2^nd-4^th grade applicants must register for WISC Test through Collaborative Academic Testing at www.catstexas.com.

Middle School applicants are required to register for the ISEE test online at www.iseetest.org.

Upper School applicants are required to register for the ISEE test online at www.iseetest.org.

Transcripts

The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, tuition assistance, or other school administered student programs. As a girls’ school, Duchesne Academy admits only girls.

Siblings of current students will receive preferred consideration for admission.

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