How to Apply

 #1 BEST CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN THE CLEVELAND AREA

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Cleveland Scene's 2024 Best of Cleveland Awards - BEST PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEVELAND

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Your time walking the halls of Saint Ignatius High School will ignite your curiosity and open your eyes to the vibrant and changing world beyond yourself. Why Saint Ignatius? Because there’s no better way of building a strong foundation that will guide you in the future. The world is waiting.

Want to stay up-to-date on all admissions events and deadlines? 

We invite you to register for I-Apply, Saint Ignatius High School's new admissions portal. By completing our Inquiry Form, you will have access to our admissions resource board that includes our event registration forms and everything your family needs to know about applying to Saint Ignatius High School.
 

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Admissions Calendar

Class of 2028

Class of 2029

 

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How To Apply

At Saint Ignatius High School, we believe that our students define our community. That is why we take a thoughtful approach to our application process, with each individual candidate reviewed by our 12-person committee. It is always our top priority to evaluate all applicants to ensure that a unique Saint Ignatius education is available to every qualified student, and therefore we encourage all students to apply. All decision letters will be mailed on February 8, 2023.

Diocesan Application:

-Catholic school students will receive their diocesan applications in mid-January from their grade school. Upon submission of the Diocesan application, records will be sent to the applicant's "first-choice" school.

-Teacher (or other) Recommendations: We will gladly accept any additional recommendations that you would like to submit.

-HSPT Score: All HSPT scores from tests taken at Saint Ignatius are already on file, so you do not need to re-submit those scores. However, you are welcome to upload any additional HSPT test scores taken at other schools to your I-Apply account.

Non-Diocesan Application:

Prospective students who do not attend Diocesan schools must submit a non-Diocesan application form on I-Apply, our new admissions portal.

-Application Form*

-Teacher Recommendation* - The required Teacher Recommendation form will be submitted via I-Apply. However, you may submit additional recommendations using this form.

-Transcript (if available - view form)

-Report Card (8th Grade - Quarter 1 or Semester 1)*

-Report Card (7th Grade)*

-Standardized Testing (MAP, IOWA, or similar scores if available)

-HSPT Score: All HSPT scores from tests taken at Saint Ignatius are already on file, so you do not need to re-submit those scores. However, you are welcome to upload any additional HSPT test scores taken at other schools to your I-Apply account.

*Required application components


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Saint Ignatius High School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.