Applications for the 2024-2025 school year are now live. You can begin the process by creating a Parent Portal account. Within the portal, you can complete the application form, access the application checklist, book private tours, and schedule a shadow day for your child.

Applications for the 2024-2025 school year are now open! We are excited to work with you throughout the application process. For your convenience, all applications are completed and submitted through an online portal.

Please see the application checklist below:

• Complete the online application within the admissions portal.
  • High school application deadline is 12/1/23
  • Pre-K through 8th grade application deadline is 2/2/24
• Submit the non-refundable $75 application fee.
• Submit teacher recommendations and supplemental paperwork by required deadlines.

Come discover our campus firsthand! Join us at one of our admissions events, tailored to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of our admissions process and all the distinctive aspects that set the Academy apart.

Or book a campus tour to witness the vibrant atmosphere and transformative educational opportunities that await your child at the Academy. Tours and Shadow Day experiences can be scheduled through the online application.

To schedule a campus visit, please create a Parent Portal account and book conveniently online. We are excited to guide you along the way as you look for the perfect educational environment for your child!

An entrance exam is required for each applicant, grades K through 12, as part of the admissions process. Pre-K applicants will have a scheduled screening on campus. 

• The high school entrance exam will take place on 12/2/23.
• The kindergarten through 8th grade entrance exam will take place 2/3/24.
• Pre-K screenings will take place February 7-8, 2024.

Teacher recommendations and supplemental paperwork are required as part of the application.

The Academy of the Holy Names requires enrolling students to submit a Florida Department of Health Certificate of Immunization (Form 680) as provided for in Florida Statute 1003.22 as a condition precedent to acceptance. Catholic Schools in the Diocese of St. Petersburg do not recognize a religious objection to immunizations.

We are pleased to offer you a convenient online method to apply for financial aid and/or create a payment plan through FACTS Management. You can find more information including simple steps to apply for financial aid and/or create a payment plan here. The deadline to apply for financial aid for the 2024-2025 school year is December 31, 2023.

We have the most availability in the following grades:

• Pre-Kindergarten
• 5th grade
• 6th grade
• 9th grade (approximately 85 spaces for young women join our rising 8th graders to complete our class of approximately 120).

Students are accepted to all other grade levels based on available space, which varies from year to year. Current AHN families re-enroll in mid-January, so by February we know which, if any, spaces are available. We are transparent in our availability to allow you to make the best decision for your applicant’s needs.

Each applicant to the Academy must complete the admission process, regardless of sibling or alumni status. Priority is given to siblings and alumni if and when applicants' evaluations are considered equal. 

• A legacy candidate is a child whose mother or father graduated from the Academy of the Holy Names, Boys Academy or Sacred Heart Academy.
• A sibling is the brother or sister of a currently enrolled student.

Yes. However, applications received after the initial application deadline (December 1 for high school and February 2 for lower and middle School) will be given consideration on a space-available basis.

Admissions decisions for high school are communicated the second week of February. Decisions for the lower and middle school are communicated by March 1. Priority is given to those whose applications are complete by the application deadline.

Students who have met all of the admission criteria and are a right fit for the Academy, if there were enough spaces, are added to our wait pool. Being in the wait pool is not a denial, and students are not added as a courtesy.

Yes. In fact, 25% of current Academy students come from non-Catholic families. We welcome not only students, but also faculty and staff, from Catholic and non-Catholic backgrounds. In keeping with the school’s mission statement, we believe in fostering a diverse community to best prepare our students for life after the Academy. This includes religious diversity.

Yes, we do. A review of the IEP/student support plan for students with documented learning disabilities and/or health issues happens prior to the full application process to ensure we are able to support your student before admission decisions are made.

Accommodation services include:

• Academic support, including study skills, time management, and organization.
• Personal counseling that is brief and solution-focused; referrals for longer-term needs.
• Support through after-school writing, math and science labs in the high school.
• Tutoring, either by connecting students with a peer tutor or providing referrals for outside, professional tutors.

Tuition for the 2023-2024 school year is as follows.

• Pre-K: $15,000
• K-4: $18,400
• 5-8: $19,750
• 9-12: $22,900

In addition, each year there are also student fees that cover the cost of books and consumables (all grades, including high school), technology devices (MS and HS), Parent Association dues, student retreats/service days, activities/local field trips, and graduation (12th grade). Fees do not include Extended Day, lunch or uniforms.

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Tuition may be paid monthly, annually or in two installments. To learn more about financial aid opportunities, click here.