Application Process

List of 6 items.

• Application to 9th grade

  A complete application file will include:
  

  • Online Application for Admission
  • Records from grade 6 up through most recent report card (any standardized testing, attendance, and discipline records should be included)
  • Academic Referral form (Provided automatically for students attending a school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore)
  • Student Essay- an essay about why the student wants to attend Spalding. The essay is built into the online Application for Admission
  • Photograph of student- uploaded into the online Application for Admission
  • $100 Application fee- paid by credit card when the application is submitted
  • Receipt of HSPT scores- We will check off HSPT on the checklist as soon as we receive the scores. 

  
  Applications for the Class of 2030 are due on December 10, 2025.
  
  

  Decisions will be communicated to families on February 19, 2026, at 4:00 PM via email.

• Application to Grades 10 or 11

  A complete application to transfer will include:

  • Online Application for Admission
  • Transcripts from the previous 3 years up to, and including, the most recent report card (standardized testing, attendance, and discipline records included)
  • Two Academic Referral forms from teachers in major academic subjects (English, Math, Social Science or Science).  Other references (athletic, religious, community, etc.) are welcome but not required.
  • Student Essay- The essay is built into the online Application for Admission
  • Photograph of student - Uploaded into the online Application for Admission
  • $100 Application fee - Paid by credit card when the application is submitted
  • Transfer students will not be notified about admissions until late spring.

• Records and Referrals

  Students who do not attend a school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore should submit our Request for Records form and Academic Referral form to their current school. Archbishop Spalding welcomes letters of endorsement from outside of the school as well (Pastors, Coaches, Activity moderators, Spalding families, etc.) While we only require one academic referral to complete a student's file, families are welcome to submit more than one. 
  
  This information is provided automatically by schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore once registration for the HSPT has been completed. 

• Scholarship Applications

  Academic scholarship candidates are notified of their eligibility following the HSPT (Admissions/Placement Test).  Leadership and Music scholarship applications are due at the time of Application for Admission. 

• Testing

  All applicants to grade 9 must sit for the HSPT  (Admissions Placement Test) in either the Archdiocese of Baltimore or Archdiocese of Washington.  Archbishop Spalding must be indicated as a school to receive results at the time of registration for the test.
  Register here
  
  We will check off HSPT on the checklist as soon as we receive the scores. 

• Tuition Assistance Applications

  The deadline for incoming freshmen to apply for tuition assistance is the same as the deadline for Applications for Admission.  Late applicants to the wait-pool may still complete an application for assistance but understand that any tuition assistance is subject to the availability of funds. https://online.factsmgt.com/aid