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McNicholas students perform High School Musical.
Klonne-Schmidt field on the campus of McNicholas High School under the lights
The Launch Pad, the McNicholas student spirit section, cheers at a football game.
View of the convent building and courtyard on the campus of McNicholas High School
McNicholas engineering students soldier hand-held games.
McNicholas students build a porch during an Appalachia service-learning retreat in rural Tennessee.
Celtic cross and walk way to the Beechmont Avenue school entrance of McNicholas High School
McNicholas cheerleaders

HSPT

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati requires all 8th grade applicants to take the High School Placement Test (HSPT).  

Students may take the HSPT at any high school and designate 3 schools to which to send their scores. McNicholas High School is a testing site. 

 
HSPT Registration

Registration for the HSPT closes November 16, 2022. Students sign-up through the Archdiocese registration portal:  

Register 
Students with accommodations will need to indicate a request for accommodations on the registration site, complete a separate form detailing accommodations requests, and forward accommodation plans to the school in which he/she chooses to take the test.  
 

 

HSPT Test Prep

Crescendo Cincinnati is offering practice tests and a test prep course at McNicholas to help students prepare for the HSPT.  

Learn more and register

We love McNick! The sense of community, faith based education, collective leadership of the school, longevity of key teachers, and focus on communication in classes were the top reasons we chose to send our sons here.Suzette, parent of Class of '22 and '24