Admissions

Admissions

8th Grade Studentshome

To begin the application process for COHS:

  • Download and complete our application, and submit to your grammar school
  • Register for the Scholarship & Entrance Exam at COHS by calling the Enrollment Office 
  • Complete a 2011-2012 Actual Tuition Assistance Form too see if you are eligible for tuition assistance
  • If applying for the 2011-2011 school year, complete a 2011-2012 Estimated Confidential Tuition Assistance Form to receive an estimate applicable for the 2011-2012 academic year.
  • Experience Cardinal O'Hara High School- 8th grade students are invited to spend a 1/2 or full day with a current student to see what COHS has to offer. Please contact Joan Mullin to schedule your day.
  • Complete a Scholarship Form and Essay  (To be considered for the Franciscan Scholarship, students must take the entrance exam at Cardinal O'Hara and list O'Hara as their first choice school.
  • Acceptance notification will be mailed approximately two weeks after receiving all of the materials 
  • New student registration will be held by calling the Enrollment Office to schedule an appointment 

Prospective students who wish to visit COHS can: attend our Fall or Winter Open House events, schedule a campus tour, or shadow a current COHS student as part of our 'Hawk for a Day' program.  Prospective students and their parents are also welcome to attend any COHS event or program open to the public throughout the year.  For more information about these programs, contact Joan Mullin, (jmullin@cardinalohara.com)  Enrollment Management, at (716) 695-2600, ext. 307 or Eileen Klipfel, (eklipfel@cardinalohara.com)  Director of Enrollment Management, at 716-695-2600, ext. 333.