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HSPT guides & strategy.
Practical, no-fluff guides for students and parents preparing for Catholic high school entrance exams.
What is the HSPT? The complete guide for students and parents
What the High School Placement Test is, who takes it, what is on it, how long it takes, and how Catholic high schools use your score.
Read the guide →All five HSPT sections, explained (with strategy for each)
The format, timing, and question types of each HSPT section — Verbal, Quantitative, Reading, Mathematics, and Language — plus the highest-value strategy for each.
Read the guide →How is the HSPT scored? Raw scores, percentiles, and what counts as "good"
How HSPT raw scores become scaled scores and percentile ranks, why there is no guessing penalty, and what score you should aim for.
Read the guide →An 8-week HSPT study plan that actually works
A realistic week-by-week HSPT study plan built around full-length practice tests, targeted section drills, and reviewing every miss.
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