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Catholic High Schools
TACHS: The exam that opens the doors to Catholic high schools
BY EMMA MILLER
Eighth graders hoping to attend a
Catholic high school in Brooklyn or
Queens next year must take the Test for
Admission into Catholic High Schools
(TACHS) this fall.
Registration for TACHS will open later
in 2019, on or about the start of the new
school year in September. Students can
register online at tachsreg.com or by calling
1-866-618-2247. Th e test costs $63.
Students in the Diocese of Brooklyn
take the test in November, generally on
the fi rst weekend of the month. Tests will
be administered at Catholic schools, but
students do not need to take the TACHS
at the school they currently or want to
attend.
TACHS tests eighth graders on reading,
writing, math and reasoning ability.
Students may only take this exam
one time.
As long as students register on time,
they should receive their Admit Cards
through their elementary school or in
the mail in October. Parents should confi
rm that all information on the card is
correct.
Students and parents should then write
the names and TACHS codes for the
three high schools they prefer on their
Admit Cards. Codes can be found in the
student handbook. Parents must sign the
cards to confi rm the students’ choices.
Students need to carefully transfer the
TACHS codes for each school onto their
answer sheet on the day of the test. High
school choices may not be changed or
corrected aft er the test period is over.
Extended test time is available for students
who need it. Parents must fi ll out
a form explaining why extra time is
needed and send it in to the diocese.
Accommodations for physical disabilities
should be arranged with the diocese.
Applicant Records for students in
Catholic elementaries will be fi lled out by
their schools. Students in public, private
or non-diocesan schools need to have
their Applicant Records fi lled out by a
parent as well as their principal or eighthgrade
teacher. Applicant Records include
grades from sixth, seventh and the fi rst
quarter of eighth grade, standardized test
scores, conduct, eff ort and attendance
records. Th ey must be received by choice
high schools by December.
Tests are from 9 a.m. to noon, but
eighth graders should arrive no later
than 8:15 a.m. Th ey should not bring
any electronic devices, including calculators,
watches and phones, food or drink
to TACHS. Students need to bring their
Admit Card and No. 2 pencils with erasers.
All of this information and more is
available online at www.tachsinfo.com.
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