8th Grade Application Process

​Incoming 8th Graders for the 2021-2022 School Year

Applicants from Catholic Schools

Catholic school applicants, please reference the timeline below for more information. If applying for 8th grade after December 2020, please submit all application items via the online application system (available December 2020.) ​Paper applications will not be accepted.

Applicants from Non-Catholic Schools

All application items via the online application system (available December 2020) are due on December 11, 2020. ​Paper applications will not be accepted. Please reference the timeline below for information on interview and testing information. 

Application Timeline

DECEMBER 2020

Thursday, December 3 2020

  • Archbishop Chapelle High School invites you to join us for Open House on Thursday, December 3 at 6:00PM.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

  • Office of Catholic Schools Admissions Applications (also known as application cards) will be posted online and distributed to Catholic elementary schools. 
  • Note: Non-Catholic school students do not need to complete the Office of Catholic Schools Admissions Application. Non-Catholic school students only need to complete the Archbishop Chapelle High School Application.
  • The Archbishop Chapelle High School Online Application, required for both Catholic School and non-Catholic School applicants, is LIVE. The application will be posted on the home page of archbishopchapelle.org and this web page. 

Friday, December 11, 2020

  • Catholic school students will return completed form to Catholic elementary school principal by Friday, December 11, 2020.
  • The Archbishop Chapelle High School Online Application must be submitted by 11:59PM. 
  • The Catholic elementary schools will send the application forms and the student records to the Selected High School by Tuesday, December 15, 2020.​ These forms records include: Office of Catholic Schools application/card, transcripts, standardized test scores,  and report cards for the first quarter.

JANUARY 2021

Saturday, January 9, 2021

  • Students attend Commitment Day on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Chapelle. Check-in and donuts begins at 7:30AM, and the Placement Test begins promptly at 8:00AM. All online applications must be completed prior to attending Commitment Day. 
  • A make-up testing date is available on Wednesday, January 13 for those students who are unable to attend the January 9 testing date. 

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - Thursday, January 14, 2021

  • Prospective student interviews are held with students and guardians. Information on scheduling interviews will be included in the December applicant mailing. 

FEBRUARY 2021

Friday, February 19, 2021

  • ​Families of non-accepted students and Elementary school principals will be notified of non-acceptance.

Friday, February 26, 2021

  • Applicants are notified of Admissions decisions no earlier than 3PM. 

8th Grade Applicant Checklist

  • Indicate Chapelle as your school of choice on your application card
  • Demonstrate a successful academic record in elementary school
  • Have a consistent attendance record in elementary school
  • Have elementary school standardized test scores which reveal that the applicant has the ability to successfully complete the college preparatory curriculum of Archbishop Chapelle High School
  • Receive a favorable recommendations from elementary school (Catholic grammar school students do not need to collect this, non-Catholic grammar school students will submit this through their letters of recommendation) 

​Archbishop Chapelle High School
8800 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Metairie, LA 70003
Phone: 504-467-3105
​Fax: 504-466-3191
info@archbishopchapelle.org
Archbishop Chapelle High School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, or ethnic origin in the administration of its policies.