Catholic high schools in Orlando, FL
2 Roman Catholic schools serve high-school grades in Orlando. Use the school pages below for location, grade range, enrollment, and verified HSPT information where available.
If a school on this list uses the HSPT, start with the free 25-question HSPT practice test before you compare campuses or decide how much prep the fall needs.
Orlando Catholic school overview
- Schools
- 2 serving high-school grades
- Students listed
- 67 across 1 school reporting enrollment
- Average enrollment
- 67 students among schools with published NCES enrollment
- Grade ranges
- 2-12, 9-12
- County
- Orange
- Verified HSPT guides
- 0
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HSPT & admissions at Orlando Catholic high schools
Orlando's Catholic high school set is compact: Bishop Moore Catholic and Morning Star in the city itself, plus Chesterton Academy of Orlando in nearby Winter Park. The Diocese of Orlando operates one of the state's largest Catholic school systems, but each school runs its own admissions and testing process. None of the Orlando-area schools has a source-reviewed HSPT record in our directory yet, so Catholic affiliation alone does not tell you which entrance test a school requires — confirm the current policy with each school's admissions office before registering.
Orlando Catholic high schools and their admissions pages
Each school sets its own admissions and testing process. Link opens the school's own page for the current cycle.
Most Catholic high schools give the HSPT between mid-November and mid-January of 8th grade, and Orlando-area schools test during the fall admission cycle. Each school posts its own date, usually by early fall, so confirm with each school and plan prep around the earliest date on your list rather than assuming one shared sitting.
How to prepare for the HSPT in Orlando
Start with the free diagnostic to establish a baseline, then build a study plan around the date your schools post. These guides cover the practical questions Orlando families ask:
When to start HSPT prep
How far ahead to start, based on your test date, school list, and how much prep your child can sustain.
Best order to prep for HSPT sections
Which sections to attack first for the fastest score gains instead of random practice.
4-week HSPT study plan
A realistic one-month plan for families starting late but still wanting to move the score.
How should my 8th grader prepare for the HSPT?
When to start, what to practice, how much daily work, and how to keep it sustainable.
HSPT scholarships by city
Where school-list width, selectivity, and tuition make scholarship research matter most.
What is a good HSPT score?
What different percentile bands actually mean to a family, admissions-wise.
Orlando's Catholic high schools sit in the Diocese of Orlando, one of the state's largest Catholic school systems. Each school runs its own application process. Ask each school whether one HSPT sitting can be shared across the schools you are applying to, and whether the test is used for admission only or also for placement and scholarship consideration.
For the fall admission cycle, Orlando families typically research schools in the spring of 7th grade, visit during 8th-grade fall, and test between November and January. Application, financial-aid, and scholarship deadlines differ by school, so collect them in one place early and treat them as planning inputs, not reasons to choose one school over another.
Planning a Catholic high school application
Entrance-test rules are set by the school or diocese and can differ even within the same city. Check each school’s admissions site before registering. If a school is confirmed in our HSPT guide, its directory page links directly to the current admissions and preparation notes.
- Confirm whether each school requires the HSPT or another entrance test for the current cycle.
- Record application, transcript, recommendation, financial-aid, and scholarship deadlines separately.
- Ask whether one HSPT sitting can be shared with other schools in the same diocese.
- Compare the daily commute as well as tuition, aid, academic programs, and school size.
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Questions about Catholic high schools in Orlando
How many Catholic high schools are in Orlando, FL?
NCES lists 2 Roman Catholic schools in Orlando that include grade 9. The directory uses 2023–24 school data.
Do Catholic high schools in Orlando require the HSPT?
We do not currently have a source-reviewed HSPT record for a school in Orlando. Catholic affiliation alone does not establish which entrance test a school requires.
What should families compare between Catholic high schools in Orlando?
Compare grade range, commute, enrollment size, admissions deadlines, entrance-test policy, tuition and aid, academic programs, student support, and whether test scores affect scholarship consideration.
What are the best Catholic high schools in Orlando?
The schools Orlando families most often shortlist are Bishop Moore Catholic in Orlando and Chesterton Academy of Orlando in Winter Park; Morning Star serves students with special learning needs. There is no official ranking — compare on fit: commute, school size, programs, and aid.
When do Orlando Catholic high schools give the HSPT?
Orlando Catholic high schools that use the HSPT typically test in the fall of 8th grade, most commonly between November and January, ahead of spring admission decisions. Each school posts its own date, usually by early fall, so confirm with each school and build prep around the earliest date on your list.
How much does a Catholic high school in Orlando cost?
Tuition is set annually by each school and varies across the metro; most schools run financial aid, and entrance-exam scores sometimes factor into merit scholarship consideration. Ask each school's admissions and financial-aid offices for current numbers — policies differ by school and year.
Are there Catholic high schools near Orlando?
Yes — Trinity Catholic in Ocala, Melbourne Central Catholic, Santa Fe Catholic in Lakeland, and Father Lopez in Daytona Beach are all within about an hour of Orlando, and Bishop McLaughlin sits in Spring Hill. See the Central Florida region on the Florida state page for the full list.
Compare the full statewide list of Catholic high schools in Florida.
Source: NCES Private School Locator 2023–24. Inclusion does not establish that a school uses the HSPT.
Building a Catholic high school shortlist in Orlando?
Use the free parent checklist to compare entrance tests, score expectations, scholarship rules, and deadlines before narrowing the list.
Free and parent-friendly. Then use the HSPT diagnostic when your shortlist is ready.