Apply to JPII
We are excited you are interested in applying to JPII and want to make this application process as seamless as possible.
2025-2026 Admissions Applications open on Monday, September 22, 2025, via Ravenna
If you have any questions along the way, please feel free to contact our admissions team at admissions@johnpauliihs.org.
Please read through the entire application process before getting started.
Step 1: Pay the application fee, which is $100. Payment is required upon submission of the application.
Step 2: Submit a request for Academic Records. This will include current report card, attendance, conduct, and immunization records.
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 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 6, 2025
- Saturday, January 10, 2026
- Saturday, February 14, 2026
ISEE 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.
Step 5: Register for your Interview. Registration for your Future Cardinal Interview is completed through your Ravenna Hub.
Interview Days are Saturday, January 24, 2026, and Saturday, February 7, 2026
*Students who take the ISEE after February will not be included in the first round of decision letters sent in the spring of 2026.
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.