Application Process

BECOME A PART OF THE CARDINAL FAMILY

IMPORTANT DATES:

10.1.24

Application Opens
1.13.25

Application Fee DUE
2.17.25

Final Admission Application Steps DUE
2.21.25

FACTS Application DUE
3.7.25

Drop Letters
3.28.28

Final School Decision DUE

ADMISSIONS EVENTS

Join us on campus every 3rd Wednesday of the month for a tour and the opportunity to visit with our Admissions Team, school leadership, and current students. Click here for dates and registration links for information nights.

8th Grade Visits

Prospective 8th graders will have the chance to visit JPII with their peers and experience a day in the life of a Cardinal! Visits will take place at the end of September. Click here for more information about eight (8th) Grade Visits.

ISEE Test Prep

Test Prep is offered exclusively to prospective 8th graders. Registrants will receive tutoring from current students at JPII. The program will begin in October and run through mid-November.

Register for ISEE Prep

Open House

Prospective families will have the chance to walk the campus and visit with current faculty, students, and staff!

Register to attend Open House on Saturday, November 16, 3:30 – 6:30 pm.

ISEE Administration

If your student wishes to take the ISEE at JPII, the exam will be offered on our campus on the following dates:

Saturday, December 7, 2024
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Saturday, February 15, 2025

Register for ISEE Test

Future Cardinal Days

All students with current applications on file may register to shadow a JPII student for the morning. Applicants will have an opportunity to attend 2 classes and eat lunch at JPII in the famed Dining Hall! Select dates will be offered in January, February, and March. Please contact Viviana Ruiz to schedule! Click here for more information about Future Cardinal Days.

Future Cardinal Interviews

Prospective students will be interviewed by current faculty members. Interviews will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025, and Saturday, February 8, 2025.

Cardinal Connection Day

Before making a final High School decision, students will have the opportunity to celebrate their acceptance alongside the rest of the Cardinal Family at the Spring Pep Rally! Connection Day will take place at JPII on Friday, March 28, 2025.

To Apply:

Step 1

Pay the application fee

The fee is $100. Payment is required with the submission of the application.

Step 1

Step 2

Submit request for Academic Records

This will include current report card, attendance, conduct, and immunization records.

Step 2

Step 3

Submit (2) Teacher Recommendation Letters

One letter from a Math OR Science teacher and one from an English OR History teacher. All teacher recommendations will be requested through Ravenna Hub.

Step 3

Step 4

Take the ISEE

You can register for The Independent School Entrance Exam at iseetest.org. Please send the results to John Paul II HS (#447590).

If you wish to take the ISEE at John Paul II High School, the test is offered on our campus on the following dates:

Saturday, December 7, 2024
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Saturday, February 15, 2025

Step 4

Step 5

Register for your Interview

Registration for your Future Cardinal Interview is completed through your Ravenna Hub.

Interview Days are: January 25 & February 18, 2025

*Students who take the ISEE after February will not be included in the first round of decision letters sent on March 14, 2025.

Step 5

Step 6

Submit Extended Response Questions

This step can be accessed and submitted in Ravenna Hub at any time after payment of the application fee.

Step 6

Questions?

Contact Our Admissions Team

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Mrs. Lauren Westerfield

Director of Admissions

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Mrs. Rebecca Guevara

Admissions Administrative Assistant

Ms. Viviana Ruiz

Coordinator of Admissions

John Paul II 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.