The Application Process

Complete and submit your Online Application for Admission by Friday, October 30, 2020. A copy of the applicant's birth certificate must be provided with the application. There is a $50 non-refundable application fee that is due at the time of application submission. The application fee must be received in order for an application to be reviewed. Please note: Submitting an Application for Admission does NOT automatically register your daughter for our Online 8th Grade Entrance & Scholarship Exam.

You will be submitting your daughter's Application for Admission through PowerSchool. You will need to create a PowerSchool account in order to complete and submit the application.

After completing the online application, each applicant should submit the following documents by Friday, October 30, 2020:

Student Transcript

To request copies of your academic records, you must complete the Transcript Release Form and submit it to your current school. The school will then forward copies of your transcript, attendance records, disciplinary records, and standardized test scores to NAHS. 

6^th and 7^th Grade Report Cards

Your current school will not send copies of the 6^th and 7^th grade final report cards. It is the applicant’s responsibility to make copies of these final report cards and mail, email, or fax them directly to Nazareth.

Teacher Recommendation

In order to obtain a letter of recommendation, applicants should forward the Teacher Recommendation Form to their Principal, Guidance Counselor, or 6th, 7th, or 8th grade teacher. The evaluator will then complete the recommendation and mail it directly to Nazareth. NAHS only requires and recommends ONE teacher recommendation.

Due to current health circumstances and guidelines, our 8th Grade Entrance/Scholarship Exam will be hosted online. This test a critical tool in the admissions process as we consider candidates for the Class of 2025. Students who are unable to sit for Nazareth's Entrance Exam may choose to take it at another private or Archdiocesan high school in the area and send their scores to Naz in order to be considered for admission. Please note, only students who take Nazareth's Entrance Exam are eligible for all scholarships. The $55 test fee is non-refundable. Please click here to register your daughter. The deadline to register is Monday, November 2nd.

In the event we are able to host the Entrance Exam in person at Nazareth, those who are registered for the test will be notified.

Please note: Submitting an Application for Admission does NOT automatically register your daughter for our 8th Grade Entrance & Scholarship Exam.

For more information regarding our scholarships, please visit our Affording NAHS page.

Qualifying applicants will receive a notification from the Admissions Office inviting them to schedule an interview. Each qualified applicant and their parent/guardian will have the opportunity to meet and interview with a member of the admissions staff or school administration. Please note: applicants must have a completed admissions file before an interview can be scheduled. A complete file includes the applicant’s Application for Admission, transcript from her current school (including standardized testing results), 6^th and 7^th grade final report cards, and one teacher recommendation.

Complete and submit your Online Application for Admission by July 2021. A copy of the applicant's birth certificate must be submitted with the application. There is a $50 non-refundable application fee that is due at the time of application submission. The application fee must be submitted in order for a student's application to be reviewed.

You will be submitting your daughter's Application for Admission through PowerSchool. You will need to create a PowerSchool account in order to complete and submit the application.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

NAHS offers a limited amount of financial aid to incoming transfer students. Families of prospective transfer students must complete the financial aid application through FACTS Tuition Management in order to be considered for financial aid. Aid awards are determined based on demonstrated financial need.

NAHS is unable to award scholarships to transferring students as these scholarships are based on the results of our 8^th Grade Entrance/Scholarship Exam and a specific criteria & process for incoming 9^th graders.

After completing the online Application for Admission, each applicant should submit the following documents by July 2021:

1. Final report cards for the past two school years, as well as the most recent report card of the current year
2. Standardized test scores (e.g. TerraNova/PSSA/PSAT) for the past two school years, as well as the score from the current year (if applicable)
3. A Letter of Recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor, or principal
4. A copy of your daughter's current high school transcript
5. A copy of the results of an entrance, scholarship, or placement exam your daughter may have taken for another high school during 8th grade (if applicable)

The Admissions Committee will evaluate the student, and based on the evaluation, a student would then be invited to interview (along with a parent/guardian). Students will be considered for acceptance once a completed file and application have been received by the Admissions Office. 

Interviews will be offered only when the application file is complete.