Admissions Overview

List of 5 items.

• Freshman Application Process

  Step 1: Submit an Application
  Create an account online and fill out the application. To apply for IWVHS, choose "V" for virtual candidate with the grade level your child is entering in for the 2021-2022 school year.
  
  Please note that Firefox and Google Chrome work best for the online application. 
   
  An interview is not required.
  
  Step 2: Submit Your Transcripts
  We will need official copies of your transcripts from 6-8th grade.
  
  Step 3: Take the HSPT at IWVHS
  (Optional for Virtual candidates)
  All students interested in attending a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of San Antonio must take the High School Placement Test (HSPT). 
   
  The date for the HSPT is TBD at IWHS with a make-up date offered in January. The fee is $20. Register for the test here.
   
  Check in begins at 8:30 a.m.
  Test starts at 9 a.m.
  Test ends at noon.
  
  Virtual candidates will be contacted to discuss the admissions screening in substitution of the HSPT. 
  
  Step 4: Submit Your Immunization Record
  In compliance with the Texas Department of Health Services, students are asked to submit a complete vaccination record, including proof of the meningitis vaccination.
  
  Vaccination Requirements
  Vision and Hearing Screening Documentation
  
  
  Step 5: Submit Two Letters of Recommendation
  To assist us in evaluating each student’s potential for success, we require a minimum of two recommendations for the student to include Mathematics and English teachers. Please use the Freshman Recommendation Form.
   
  Step 6: Submit Copies of Standardized Test Scores
  
  Step 7: Visit IWHS
  While not required, we encourage all students to schedule a visit to Incarnate Word during one of our Shadow Dates or Open Houses.

• Transfer Student Application Process

  Accepting students entering 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th.
  
  Step 1: Submit an Application
  Create an account online and fill out the application. To apply for IWVHS, choose "V" for virtual candidate with the grade level your child is entering in for the 2021-2022 school year.
  
  Please note that Firefox and Google Chrome work best for the online application.
   
  Step 2: Submit Your Transcripts
  We will need official copies of your transcripts from the last three years.
   
  Step 3: Submit HSPT Scores
  This step is only required for students transferring from another Catholic high school.
   
  Virtual candidates will be contacted to discuss the admissions screening in place of the HSPT. 
  
  Step 4: Submit Your Immunization Record
  In compliance with the Texas Department of Health Services, students are asked to submit a complete vaccination record, including proof of the meningitis vaccination.
   
  Step 5: Submit Letters of Recommendation
  To assist us in evaluating each student’s potential for success, we require a minimum of two recommendations for the student to include Mathematics and English teachers. Please use the Confidential Recommendation form.
   
  Step 6: Submit Copies of Standardized Test Scores
  
  Step 7: Visit IWHS
  While not required, we encourage all students to schedule a visit to Incarnate Word during one of our Shadow Dates or Open Houses.

• IWVHS-Steps to Apply

  IWVHS-Steps to Apply

• IWVHS FAQs

  Frequently Asked Questions-IWVHS

• FACTS Account

  To accept your offer of admission and reserve your spot for the 2021-2022 school year, you will need to set-up FACTS tuition management account. Please click on the link below to create your account.
  
  FACTS Account Set Up