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Explore Xavier's application process and what to expect.
Applications for the 2020-2021 School Year Are Closed.
Key Dates Overview
2021
Oct
15
- 9th grade application for 2022-2023 available
- Create a GatorNet Account to Get Started
2021
OCT
29
- 8th Grade Day
2021
OCT
31
- Open House
2021
Nov
29
- 9th grade recommendations available
2022
Jan
8
- HSPT Entrance Exam Given
- Financial Aid Workshop
2022
Jan
22
- HSPT Entrance Exam Given
- Financial Aid Workshop
2022
Jan
24
- Application Due
- Recommendations & School Report Due
- Transcripts Due
- Application Fee Due
- Applicant Questionnaire Due
- Parent Signature Page Due
2022
feb
17
- Decision Status Posted on GatorNet
2022
Mar
05
- Registration Day for those accepted
2022
Mar
07
- Transfer Application Available
Application Process Details
Step 1 Create a GatorNet Account
2021
Starting
Oct 15
Beginning October 15th, 2021 you can create a GatorNet account using a parent’s email address.*
*If you are a current or past Xavier parent and already have a GatorNet account, you can use that same account to add an additional child.
Your GatorNet account will allow you to:
- Complete your daughter’s required online portion of the application for admission.
- View the Admission Checklist that contains the necessary steps for the process.
- Access the recommendation forms you will need to submit to your daughter’s teachers and to her principal.
- Download the Record Release Form for your daughter’s school to request that her records be sent to Xavier.
- Access and download the forms that you and your daughter will need to complete and submit to Xavier.
- Register your daughter for the HSPT entrance exam (8th graders only).
- Check on the progress of the application and track any missing pieces; do this step often.
- Check your daughter’s decision status.
Step 2 Application Fee, Questionnaire and Signature Page
2021
Starting At
Oct 15
The $50 Application fee by cash, check or credit card (service fee $30), Applicant Questionnaire, and Parent Signature Page must be hand-delivered or received via U.S. Mail to the Xavier Admissions Office by 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 24th.
Step 3 Register Online for HSPT Entrance Exam
2021
Sign Up
Oct 15
The Xavier Entrance Exam, for 8th Graders, will be on January 8 or January 23nd.
Online registration will be available once you establish a GatorNet account and begin the admissions application.
Step 4 All Recommendations & School Forms Available
2021
AT 3pm
Nov 29
Xavier requires completed recommendation forms from:
- Current 8th Grade English teacher
- Current 8th Grade Math teacher
- An academic teacher of the applicant’s choice from 7th or 8th grade
- School Report to be completed by Principal
- School Record Release
These recommendation forms will be completed online by each individual. Parents will enter an email address for each person completing the form beginning on December 1st. The form will be sent directly to the teacher and principal via email containing a link. The email link will be valid for 60 days.
Transcripts of 7th and 8th grade records are due from the applicant’s school by 3pm Monday, January 24th.
*Be sure 8th grade first semester grades are included
Steps to request transcripts from applicant’s school:
- Download the Records Release Form (found under Checklist on GatorNet)
- Parents are to sign the Release Form and submit to the applicant’s current school.
- Schools are to send records directly via mail or email.
*Be sure to give teachers ample time to complete the forms by the January 24th deadline.
Step 5 Take the HSPT Entrance Exam
2022
AT 7am
Jan 8 +22
The Xavier Entrance Exam, for 8th graders only, will be offered on Saturday, January 8th. If you have a conflict on that date, we will offer the test again on Saturday, January 22nd.
The exam starts promptly at 7:30 a.m. The campus will be open at 7:00 a.m. for student drop-off. Please make sure your student brings the $50 test fee with her that day. No credit card payments accepted; cash, checks and money orders only. Payable to Xavier College Prep. Dismissal times will vary between 11:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Step 6 9th Grade Application Deadline
2022
AT 3pm
Jan 24
The online application, supporting materials and the $50 non-refundable application fee are due by 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 24th.
Remember to log back into your established GatorNet account from time to time to see the progress of your application status!
Forms will be marked "complete" as soon as possible.
Please note that applications received after the deadline will be reviewed as space is available.
Remember to log back into your established GatorNet account from time to time to see the progress of your application status!
Forms will be marked "complete" as soon as possible.
Step 7 Decision Status Posted
2022
After 4pm
Feb 17
Decision status will be available online via the GatorNet portal at 4:00 p.m., Friday, February 17th! Please mark your decision in GatorNet.
For accepted applicants, online registration materials will be available beginning Thursday, February 17th at 4:00 p.m. An official paper-copy notice of acceptance status will also be mailed to the applicant’s home address!
Step 8 Registration Day For Those Accepted (by Appointment Only)
2022
On
Mar 05
Applicants who are accepted will be assigned an appointment time for Registration on Saturday, March 5th.
Step 9 Attend Dads' Club Frosh BBQ
2022
On
Apr 27
A time to meet, greet and eat for registered Baby Gators.
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