Admissions Process
Before beginning the admissions process please review the Admissions Timeline below for upcoming events, dates, and deadlines, and become acquainted with Ravenna, Jesuit’s online application management system.
| Admissions Timeline 2024-2025 | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Jan | Feb | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule a Visit | 9/3 | ||||||
| Prospective Parent Preview | 9/18 | ||||||
| Blue & White Night | 9/21 | ||||||
| Momentum | 10/12 | ||||||
| Open House | 11/6 | ||||||
| Archdiocesan Application Form Available | 11/13 | ||||||
| Archdiocesan Application Form Collected | 11/18 | ||||||
| Jesuit Application & Records Due (through Ravenna) | 11/18 | ||||||
| High School Placement Test Day | 1/11 | ||||||
| Letters of Decision Mailed (Emails after noon 2/27) | 2/26 | ||||||
| Welcome Day | 3/22 |
Spring Applicants
Please contact the Admissions Office if you are interested in applying for Fall 2025 at admissions@jesuitnola.org or (504) 483-3937. We are eager to guide you through the Spring application process.
Ravenna
Jesuit utilizes Ravenna for all aspects of the admissions process, allowing prospective students and families to create a profile, register for events, apply, submit materials, track application status, and view decisions. Create an account in Ravenna today to receive the latest updates; once registered, you can find Jesuit in the directory of New Orleans schools to “Explore”, register for events, or apply for admission.
➔ Click here for detailed instructions about setting up your Ravenna account.
Admissions Checklist
To apply for admission to Jesuit High School, prospective students and families are invited to attend any or all of our admissions events. To complete the application process, students must submit an online Jesuit Application through Ravenna, an Archdiocesan Application Form, transcripts, standardized test results, and 1st quarter and 2nd quarter (if available) report card(s).
1. Create a Ravenna Account
Jesuit High School uses the Ravenna online application management system for all aspects of the admissions process from registering for admissions events to submitting applications and transcripts.
Click here to create an account. For detailed instructions about creating your account, you can view this document.
2. Register for Admissions Events
We offer a number of opportunities to experience Jesuit. Our admissions events provide families with opportunities to interact with our students, faculty, and administration in a variety of settings. Your safety is at the top of our minds, so we are planning for a mix of in-person and virtual experiences if necessary.
Registration for all events is available in Ravenna.
➥ Campus Tour
Prospective students and their families are invited to take a Campus Tour with a member of our admissions team. Campus Tours provide families with the opportunity to visit Jesuit High School during a typical school day. Prospective students and their families will encounter several aspects of Jesuit including school tradition, student life, academic life, co-curricular activities and sports, tuition and financial aid, and the admissions process. Our goal is for families to leave informed, impressed, and inspired.
The Campus Tour lasts approximately two hours.
Campus Tours are intended for small groups only, so registration is limited. Schedule your campus tour today through Ravenna.
As you await your campus tour, feel free to take a virtual tour now.
➥ Prospective Parent Preview
2025 Date To Be Announced
6:30 p.m.
Parents of prospective students in all grades are invited to attend Prospective Parent Preview in the Jesuit Auditorium.
This event is designed specifically for prospective parents and guardians only. Attendees will be presented information on an array of topics including pre-freshman and freshman year curriculum, the admissions process, tuition and financial aid, athletics and co-curriculars, and student life. Our goal is that all attendees leave with as much information and peace of mind moving forward.
Prospective Parent Preview lasts approximately one hour.
Prospective parents interested in attending must register through Ravenna.
➥ Blue & White Night
2025 Date To Be Announced
6:00 p.m.
Prospective students currently in 6th through 8th grades are invited to attend Blue & White Night, an evening of excitement, food, and fun under the lights at our majestic John Ryan Stadium. Blue & White Night is a great opportunity for prospective students to see how enjoyable being a Jesuit Blue Jay can be as students from our athletic teams and co-curricular organizations along with members of our faculty and staff display what “student life” is all about.
Blue & White Night lasts approximately three hours. For a sneak peek, check out this clip of Blue & White Night, 2024.
Prospective students interested in attending Blue & White Night must register through Ravenna.
➥ Momentum
2025 Date To Be Announced
8:30 a.m.
Prospective students currently in the 7th and 8th grades are invited to attend the third annual Momentum event. Momentum is an exciting, fun, and unique opportunity for prospective students to gain hands on experience while delving into a variety of disciplines within the sciences, mathematics, and the arts. Participants will be led by members of our esteemed faculty and enthusiastic student body through a series of course offerings designed to build academic momentum. Prospective students may find themselves coding in the robotics lab, participating in a wide range of scientific experiments, competing in academic games, and/or testing their acting and improvisational skills.
This event begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at approximately 12:30 p.m.
Space is limited, so register now!
Registration closes either when the event reaches capacity or by Tuesday, October 8th @ 9:00 a.m.
Prospective students interested in attending Momentum must register through Ravenna.
➥ Blue Jay Band Experience
2025 Date To Be Announced
begins at 3:00 p.m
If you play a musical instrument and want to experience what it is like being part of the Blue Jay Band, then this is the event for you. Prospective students currently in 5th through 8th grades are invited to attend the Blue Jay Band Experience, an event that allows participants the opportunity to be part of the Jesuit High School Band for one of the most exciting nights of the year. Participants will meet at Jesuit, rehearse with the band, and travel with the band to Tad Gormley Stadium to perform in front of thousands of fans at the fifth oldest high school rivalry football game in the country as Jesuit takes on Holy Cross for the 105th time.
The Blue Jay Band Experience concludes after the game at approximately 10 p.m.
Prospective students interested in attending The Blue Jay Band Experience must register through Ravenna.
➥ Open House
2025 Date To Be Announced
Beginning at 4:15 p.m.
Sign Up Times: 4:15 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:45 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.
Prospective students and their families are invited to experience Jesuit High School’s Open House. For those looking for the most comprehensive overview of Jesuit High School, this is the event to attend.
Open House allows prospective families to meet several members of our school community including students, alumni, faculty, staff, coaches, and parents who are all eager to share their Jesuit High School experience.
During this evening event, prospective families will tour the campus and its facilities guided by a well informed and enthusiastic student. Prospective families will learn more about Jesuit’s rigorous academic program, highly competitive athletic teams, co-curricular activities, the admissions process, and tuition and financial aid. Prospective families will have the chance to experience the school that has prepared young men of competence, conscience, and compassion throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area for over 175 years.
Parking is available on Will Clark Field (cars enter from Banks Street).
Open House lasts approximately two hours.
Prospective Families interested in attending Jesuit High School’s Open House must register through Ravenna.
3. Apply to Jesuit
To complete the application process, students must submit an online Jesuit Application through Ravenna, as well as transcripts, standardized test results, and 1st quarter and 2nd quarter (if available) report card(s). All students are required to take the High School Placement Test.
➥ Archdiocesan Application Form
The Archdiocesan Application Form is available for download here.
- Catholic elementary schools will make the Archdiocesan Application Form available to their students directly. On the last line of this Archdiocesan Application Form, identify the Selected High School your child hopes to attend for the 2025-2026 school year. Once the form is completed, return it to your son’s elementary school, which will forward it, along with all of the required records*, to Jesuit High School. Form disbursed to students from their elementary school on November 15, 2024.
- All other elementary schools (public or private) are not required to submit this form.
Form Submission Deadlines
- Catholic elementary schools collect the Archdiocesan Application Form from their students by November 18, 2024.
* Required Student Records
Along with the Archdiocesan Application Form please submit the following: cumulative school record, any standardized test scores, copies of all report cards (including their most recent report card or first semester grades), discipline reports, and attendance records.
➥ Jesuit Application
Complete the Jesuit application form in Ravenna which includes a non-refundable $30 application fee.
Request records from current school using the Transcript Request form available in Ravenna. Jesuit requires three years of records including grades, discipline and standardized testing. Please print, complete, and give it to your child’s current school.
➥ High School Placement Testing
Required for All Applicants
All applicants to Jesuit High School will take the High School Placement Test (HSPT). The $30 one time, non-refundable, non-transferable fee is included with the application fee paid on Ravenna.
Applicants must complete the online Jesuit Application prior to testing, as it also serves as registration for the HSPT.
Placement Test Day Procedures
- Drop-off begins at 7 a.m. in the courtyard.
- Drivers should enter the campus at the corner of Solomon Street and Banks Street, proceed to the brick courtyard, and drop off their student.
- Students should arrive no later than 7:30 a.m. to check in and walk to their classroom.
- Students must be seated in their testing rooms no later than 7:40 a.m., and testing will last until approximately 11:40 a.m.
- Pick-up will follow the same procedure as drop-off.
Items to Bring & Dress Code
- A printed copy of your most recent report card
- Two sharpened #2 pencils (no mechanical pencils, please)
- Calculators are not allowed
- Attire is casual
Although all records are taken into consideration, results of testing administered on this day may be used not only to determine high school placement, but also to determine admission.