2024-2025 Cooperetive Admissions HSPT Testing Program Student Handbook - Revised 8/22/24

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2024-2025 Cooperative Admissions HSPT Testing Program student handbook provides parents and students with official guidance for the High School Placement Test used by Catholic high schools for admissions decisions. It explains the exam’s purpose, measured skills, cost, testing rules, and available accommodations limited to extended testing time. The handbook details online registration steps, key deadlines, test-site communications, make-up testing, and how ninth-grade applicant records and eligibility forms are submitted.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages21

Reading Time53 min

AccessFree to download

Important Information

Important Dates

Some Things to Know

Online Registration

Admission to the Examination

Make-Up Test

Learning About and Selecting High Schools

Ninth Grade Applicant Record Information

HSPT Scores Distribution

Walk-In Students

Instructions for Completing the Ninth Grade Applicant Record

Eligibility Form for Students Needing Extended Testing Time

Participating High Schools

Test Site High Schools

Registration Information Worksheet

Sample Admission Letter

Sample Registration Receipt

Participating Elementary Schools

Coop/hs pt STUDENT HANDBOOK 2024-2025 Archdiocese of Newark Diocese of Paterson Copyright©2024 NJCOOPEXAM. All rights reserved. REVISED 8/22/24 NOTICE TO PARENTS Please read this entire handbook and follow directions carefully. If the student attends a participating Catholic elementary school ( pp. 19-20), follow the registration directions given by the school. Please take special note of the test application and extended time application deadlines. The extended time paper application must be submitted separately from the COOP online test registration by OCTOBER 18. NO EXCEPTIONS. CONTENTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1 IMPORTANT DATES 2 SOME THINGS TO KNOW 3 ONLINE REGISTRATION 4 ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION 5 MAKE-UP TEST 5 LEARNING ABOUT AND SELECTING HIGH SCHOOLS 6 NINTH GRADE APPLICANT RECORD INFORMATION 6 HSPT SCORES DISTRIBUTION 6 WALK-IN STUDENTS 7 INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE NINTH GRADE APPLICANT RECORD 8 NINTH GRADE APPLICANT RECORD 9-10 ELIGIBILITY FORM FOR STUDENTS NEEDING EXTENDED TESTING TIME 11 PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS (Schools you want to attend) 12-13 TEST SITE HIGH SCHOOLS 14-15 REGISTRATION INFORMATION WORKSHEET 16 SAMPLE ADMISSION LETTER 17 SAMPLE REGISTRATION RECEIPT 18 PARTICIPATING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 19-20 IMPORTANT INFORMATION The COOP program will continue to use the HSPT® as the examination. More information about HSPT® content can be found on the website [ststesting.com](ststesting.com. Click on)[. Click on](ststesting.com. Click on) “HSPT® Parents’ Resource” icon. Scholastic Testing Service (STS®) will supply all testing materials, score the test, and provide score reports to schools and parents. Please read the policy for students applying to or taking tests outside of participating high schools in the COOP program on page 6. Documents will be available no later than September 1, 2024, online only, at [njcoopexam.org](njcoopexam.org. Online)[. Online](njcoopexam.org. Online) registration begins September 1, 2024. The Registration Worksheet can be used as a preparation document before the online process is begun. All questions regarding registration should be directed to NJCOOPEXAM at support@njcoopexam.org orthe COOP Help Desk at 888-921-2667. Archdiocese of Newark/ Diocese of Paterson 2024-2025 Cooperative Admissions HSPT Testing Program The High School Placement Test (HSPT) will be administered on Friday, November 8, 2024 to 8 th grade students seeking admission to participating Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Newark, the Diocese of Paterson, and Rockland County, NY. IMPORTANT DATES September 1, 2024 On-line registration for the November 8, 2024 HSPT opens [at](at www.njcoopexam.org)[ ](at www.njcoopexam.org)[www.njcoopexam.org](at www.njcoopexam.org) September 27, 2024 Deadline for Catholic school 8th grade students to submit to their elementary school any information requested by the school for HSPT registration October 7, 2024 Deadline for participating Catholic elementary schools to complete student registrations and for students attending participating Catholic elementary schools to register online individually if instructed by the school October 18, 2024 Last day for those seeking approval for extended testing time to submit the “Eligibility Form for Extended Testing Time” and required documentation. See the Eligibility Form for information about returning the completed form. Students applying for extended time must complete the HSPT registration process by October 7, 2024 for students attending participating Catholic elementary schools. All others must register by October 25, 2024. October 25, 2024 Last day to register for the November 8, 2024 HSPT Nov. 1 – Nov. 6, 2024 Test site admission letters sent by NJCOOPEXAM via email to those registered to take the HSPT November 8, 2024 HSPT administered to students (8:00 a. m.-11:45 a. m. ) For students with extended time accommodation (8:00 a. m.

FAQs

What is the purpose of the HSPT examination in the COOP program?

The HSPT provides objective information about eighth-grade students applying to the high school admissions program so Catholic high schools can make decisions about applicants.

What skills does the HSPT measure?

The HSPT provides national normative measures in verbal and quantitative skills, reading, mathematics, and language.

How do students request extended testing time, and what is the deadline?

Students needing extended testing time must submit the “Eligibility Form for Extended Testing Time” and required documentation separately from online test registration. The deadline is October 18, 2024, and extended-time applicants must complete the HSPT registration process by October 7, 2024 if attending participating Catholic elementary schools.

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