Archdiocese of Newark
 Vicariate for Education
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Catholic High School Admissions Process
2008-2009
ADMISSIONS TESTING CALENDAR
MONTH
DATE
ACTIVITY
August 25-29 COOP advertisement flyers due in Catholic school sites.
Applications and Handbooks due in all sites.
September
 05
Applications may be received at MCS
 
05-30
 Parent Information Workshops held at Catholic elementary schools.
October 03 Catholic school students must return completed application forms and/or on-line registration notice to their elementary schools.
10 Catholic schools must have sent applications to MCS by today. Extended Testing Time accommodation applications for Catholic school students due to Office of Superintendent of Schools by today.
15-17
 Test coordinators packet mailed to test sites.
Materials delivered to test sites.
  17 Extended Testing Time accommodation applications for private and public school students due to Office of the Superintendent of Schools by today.
  24 Public school student applications due at MCS today.
Extended Testing Time accommodation lists due to MCS today.
27
 Admission cards mailed to Catholic schools.
31
 Admission cards mailed to public school students.
November
05-06
 Final rosters sent to high school sites.
 
07
Archdiocese of Newark and
Diocese of Paterson administer COOP test.
  11-14 Test materials picked-up at test sites.
 
15
 Make-up testing for COOP at selected sites.
  18-19 Make-up test materials picked-up at test sites.
December 05 Ninth Grade Applicant Records due at high schools.
  12-14 Score Reports due to Archdiocese of Newark.
January
21
 High Schools may inform elementary school principals of admissions decisions.
  22 Admissions decisions mailed to students today.
  22 Catholic elementary school principals receive School and Home Reports.
  22-25 Home Reports mailed to public school students.
February
 07

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2008-2009 Calendar

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