The 2024 Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools for 2025-26
CALLING ALL 8TH GRADERS
Registration for TACHS closes October 30, 2024!
Follow these three easy steps:
- Select Your High School of Choice: click here to locate your school of choice in our School Finder (select “High Schools” to filter your selection. See below for available virtual tours, open houses and TACHs Prep Courses!
- Click here to register online — starting at 9:00am on Monday, August 26, 2024. The window closes at 11:59pm on Wednesday, October 30, 2024!
- Visit tachsinfo.com to learn more. You can also register by calling 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247). Once registration is completed, you will receive an email. Read the email thoroughly for other important information and “next steps.”
- NEW THIS YEAR: Click here for instructions on how to set up your at-home TACHS exam in English and Spanish!
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS AND TIMELINES
WHO
Students in the eighth grade during the 2024-2025 school year wishing to apply for fall 2025 admission into Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens and the Diocese of Rockville Centre Long Island are eligible.
WHEN
- Archdiocese of New York: Friday, November 8, 2024 (8:30 and 10:00am Sessions. All extended time students will be assigned to the 8:30am Session.)
- Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens: Saturday, November 9, 2024
- Diocese of Rockville Center (Catholic High Schools of Long Island): Saturday, November 9, 2024
WHAT
- The remote online TACHS test is designed to measure school aptitude and scholastic achievement in Reading, Mathematics, and Language.
HOW
Start by viewing the 2024 TACHS Parent Calendar. You can find more information by clicking here for the detailed 2024 Registration Instructions, and here for complete Student Handbook.
Beginning Monday, August 26, 2024, there will be two ways to register:
- Via the Internet (Preferred): visit www.tachsinfo.com; or
- By phone at 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247). Open from 8:00am to 7:00pm Monday–Friday and 10:00am to 2:00pm Saturday–Sunday (Eastern Time).
- Please register by one method only, duplicate registrations will result in a processing fee.
- LAST DAY TO REGISTER: October 30, 2024
Students requesting an extended time accommodation must send an email to Carmen Leon at secondary.schools@adnyeducation.org by Friday October 4, 2024. The form can be found online by clicking here.
Other important deadlines:
- Deadline to enter high school choices: Friday November 8, 2024
- Deadline for submitting applicant records to high schools: December 10, 2024
- ADNY admissions release date: Wednesday January 22, 2025
FEE
A registration fee of $71 per student, payable by credit card, debit card or pre-paid card. Debit cards will be processed as credit transactions, and processing will be at the discretion of each individual’s bank.
The fee will include a student handbook, test materials, and the reporting of scores to THREE high schools of your choice.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Go to www.tachsinfo.com or call the toll-free number 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247).
NEW! Virtual Tours, Open Houses and TACHs Prep Courses are Now Available at the Following High Schools. Click on your choice of links below to view them:
- The Archdiocese of New York is hosting four high school fairs this fall: click on these links for the Bronx Catholic High School Fair at Cardinal Hayes High School; the Bronx Catholic High School Fair at Cardinal Spellman High School; the Manhattan Catholic High School Fair; or the Westchester Catholic High School Fair.
- Academy of Mount St. Ursula | Click here for TACHS Prep Course Info
- Albertus Magnus
- All Hallows | Click here for TACHS Prep Course Info
- Archbishop Stepinac High School
- Cardinal Hayes | Click here for Open House Poster
- Cardinal Spellman | Click here for TACHS Prep Course Info
- Cathedral High School | 2024 Cathedral High School Open House Poster
- Convent of the Sacred Heart
- Cristo Rey
- Dominican Academy | Click here for TACHS Prep Course Info
- Fordham Preparatory School | Fordham Prep Open House Flyer
- Iona Preparatory High School
- John S. Burke Catholic High School
- Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School
- La Salle Academy
- Maria Regina High School
- Marymount School of New York
- Monsignor Farrell High School
- Monsignor Scanlan High School | Click here for TACHS Prep Course Info
- Moore Catholic High School Intro Video and School Tour
- Mount Saint Michael Academy
- Notre Dame Academy
- Notre Dame School
- Our Lady of Lourdes | Click here for TACHS Prep Course Info and here to register for the course
- Preston | Click here for TACHS Prep Course Info
- Regis High School Open House
- Sacred Heart High School (Yonkers) | Click here for TACHS Prep Course Info
- Salesian High School
- Salesian High School
- St. Barnabas High School Website and Virtual Tour
- St. Catharine Academy
- St. George Academy
- St. Jean Baptiste School
- St. Peter’s Boys High School | Click here for TACHS Prep Course Info
- St. Raymond Academy for Girls
- St. Raymond School for Boys
- St. Vincent Ferrer High School | 2024 St. Vincent Ferrer Open House Flyer
- The Loyola School
- The Montfort Academy
- The Ursuline School
- Xavier High School | Click Here for Key Dates | Click Here for Open House Poster
Note: for Open House updates at other High Schools in the Archdiocese of New York please click here to view and locate the web addresses of other schools that may be of interest.
Important Links: 2024 TACHS Parent Calendar. You can find more information by clicking here for the detailed 2024 Registration Instructions, and here for complete Student Handbook.