The Application Process
Regular Admission
- Complete Online Application
- Take Entrance Exam
- Submit Transcript
- Get Academic Recommendation
- Write Personal Essay
Complete Online Application
All applicants must complete the online 8th Grade Application for Admission via our Applicant Portal. The fee for all applicants is $60.
Please remember your username and password to access your Applicant Portal.
First round applications have closed. Prospective families of 8th graders are still encouraged to apply for subsequent consideration..
Take Entrance Exam
All 8th grade students applying for 9th grade are required to take the La Salle Entrance Exam. All applicants will be considered for admission based on exam performance, prior and current academic achievement and recommendations. The Exam begins at 8:30 am. The entrance exam format we administer is the High School Placement Test (HSPT). Please contact the admissions office to schedule at (215) 402-4800, admissions@lschs.org.
Submit Transcript
Please print the Transcript Request Form through your online account and submit to your Principal/Guidance Counselor.
Final 6th and 7th grade report cards
Summary of most recent standardized test scores
Most current 8th grade report card or progress report (pulled no sooner than October 24)
For First Round Consideration, please have this information submitted by Wednesday, November 8.
Get Academic Recommendation
Please use the Recommendation Form through your online account. The form should be sent to a teacher, counselor or principal to complete through the online application system. Please be sure to have a personal conversation with the individual completing your recommendation before submitting the request. Only one academic recommendation is required. Personal recommendations can be emailed to the Admissions Office as well.
For first round consideration, please have this information submitted by Wednesday, November 8.
Write Personal Essay
Transfer Students
Each Spring, La Salle admits a small number of transfer students into grades 10 and 11. Students must have an "A/B" average and be in good standing at their present school. Top applicants will be interviewed by La Salle's Principal and the Director of Admissions.
If interested in having your son visit La Salle as part of a Transfer VIP Day, please complete this form.
- Complete Online Transfer Application
- Submit Transcript
- Submit Discipline and Attendance Report
- Get Academic Recommendation
- Write Personal Essay
Complete Online Transfer Application
Submit Transcript
Submit Discipline and Attendance Report
Get Academic Recommendation
Please use the Recommendation Form through your online account. The form should be sent to a teacher, counselor or principal to complete through the online application system. Please be sure to have a personal conversation with the individual completing your recommendation before submitting the request. Only one academic recommendation is required. Personal recommendations can be emailed to the Admissions Office as well.
Write Personal Essay
David Program
David Program Admission Process
Students apply for admission into the David Program at the same time they apply for admission to La Salle College High School. In addition to the regular admissions process, the following is required for admission to the David Program:
- Interview with the Director of the David Program.
- Recent (within two years) psycho-educational or neuro-psychological evaluation.
8th grade students who may qualify for extended time on the Scholarship/ Entrance Exam are asked to submit all appropriate documentation at least two weeks prior to the exam date to the Admissions Office via the Admissions Online Applicant Portal and via email to John Keenan, Director of the David Program.
David Program Tuition and Fees
Tuition for the David Program is an additional $10,380.
Complete Online Application
All applicants must complete the online 8th Grade Application for Admission via our Applicant Portal. The fee for all applicants is $60.
Please remember your username and password to access your Applicant Portal.
Submitting an online application automatically registers the student for the Entrance Exam.
We will begin receiving applications for the 2024-2025 school year after August 15.
Take Entrance Exam
All 8th grade students applying for 9th grade are required to take the La Salle Entrance Exam. All applicants will be considered for admission and scholarship based on exam performance, prior and current academic achievement and recommendations. The Exam begins at 8:30 am. The entrance exam format we administer is the High School Placement Test (HSPT).
The La Salle Entrance Exam will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, and Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 8:30 am.