Test Prep Programs

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• 6th & 7th Grade Test Prep Program (Feb. 21-April 18 2026)

  This program prepares 6th & 7th grade students (boys & girls) to begin taking high school entrance tests at Philadelphia-area Catholic and private schools. Modeled on the Test Prep Program for 8th graders in the Fall, this program is specifically designed to support primary school curriculum work, to broaden content in Math and English, and to use Latin and Greek for reading comprehension and critical analysis.
  
  Registration for the Test Prep Program is now closed.

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• 6th & 7th Grade Entrance Exam Practice Test (Saturday, April 25 2026)

  Sixth and seventh grade boys and girls may take a Practice Test in the Spring. The test administered is the H.S.P.T. (High School Placement Test) and the conditions will be the same as we offer in 8th Grade. Students who score in the top percentiles on the entrance exam practice test will be eligible for a scholarship to our Pre-7th & Pre-8th Prep U Summer Program. 

   

  Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  (This is the only day for the practice test.) 
  
  Registration for the Practice Exam is now closed.
  
  

  For more information, please contact admissions@sjprep.org.

• 8th Grade Test Prep Program (Sept. 12-Oct. 31 2026)

  This 8-week program is designed to prepare 8th grade boys and girls for the High School Placement Test (HSPT). Sessions are held on Saturdays (September through October).  Sessions will run from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. starting on Saturday, September 12 and end on Saturday, October 31. The program cost is $350 and includes an HSPT Workbook, access to pre-recorded lessons, and a waiver code for the Class of 2031 admissions application.
  
  If you are interested in the Test Prep program please reach out to Mr. Stephen Abrams at sabrams@sjprep.org or Steve Fromhold at sfromhold@sjprep.org
  
  Questions? Please contact the Director of the Test Prep Program, Mr. Steve Fromhold '02, at sfromhold@sjprep.org.