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Open for Enrollment: 2026-2027 School Year

We are excited you are interested in applying to JPII and want to make this application process as seamless as possible.

2027-2028* Admissions Applications open on Monday, September 14, 2026, via Ravenna

*We are still enrolling for the 2026-2027 school year. Use the following process.

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.

If you are NOT applying for the 9th grade, contact the admissions team at admissions@johnpauliihs.org.

Step 1: Pay the $100 application fee. 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 5, 2026
  • Saturday, December 12, 2026
  • Saturday, January 9, 2027

ISEE Test Prep is offered exclusively to prospective 8th graders. Registrants will receive tutoring from current JPII students. 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 23, 2027, and Saturday, January 30, 2027.

*Students who take the ISEE after February will not be included in the first round of decision letters sent in the spring of 2027.

Step 6: Submit Extended Response Questions. This step can be accessed and submitted in the Ravenna Hub at any time after payment of the application fee.

Not applying for the 9th grade?

Contact the admissions team at admissions@johnpauliihs.org before beginning your application.

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