Admissions Process

Take the First Step!

Deciding where to spend your high school years can be a difficult decision. We look forward to making the process a little bit easier. Come and see all that St. Vincent de Paul High School has to offer.

Our goal is for students to become compassionate, responsible and active members of their communities. The best way for you to learn more about us is by visiting our campus.

Thank you for including St. Vincent de Paul High School in your journey toward academic success. Please click here > for more details about admissions options to determine which one is right for you. At this time, the “Early Decision” and “Regular Decision” deadlines have passed. For Rolling Admissions for 2020-21, please contact the Admissions office for grade level specifics and further direction.

On December 3, 2019, the Board of Regents for the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Schools presented a public communication entitled “A Focus on Growth”. Did you know:

In 2019, St. Vincent’s was the only Catholic High School in Sonoma or Napa counties with increased enrollment in its freshman class.
Among all high schools in the North Bay — public and private in 2019/20 — St. Vincent’s has the highest graduation requirements.
Over the last five years, our graduates were awarded $16.9M in college scholarships.

To learn about many of the recent developments at the high school, the vision for continued growth and many surprising facts, please click here > to read the full report. To see all the ways you can check out our school, click here >. We are looking forward to connecting with you…

Online Application

Complete and submit the online application to start the admissions process. Submitted applications are charged a non-refundable application fee of $100. Payment is processed by Visa, MasterCard and Discover only.

Incoming Students
Rolling Admissions for 2020-2021 school year are ongoing. Please contact the Director of Admissions for grade level specifics.

Carrie Borkhuis, Director of Admissions, at (707)763-1032, ext. 113 or cborkhuis@svhs-pet.org.

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Placement Test

The High School Placement Test is an exam used by the school to identify where your student is academically and to help us place them in appropriate classes. This test will be held on the St. Vincent de Paul campus on January 11, 2020.

Students should take the examination at the school they are most interested in attending. Scores may be sent to other high schools in the Diocese as requested by the applicant on the day of the entrance examination. (SVHS offers the HSPT test free of charge for those who apply to SVHS, for those who would like to take the test at SVHS but are not applying there is a $40 fee. Please contact Carrie Borkhuis, Director of Admissions, at (707) 763-1032, ext. 113. or cborkhuis@svhs-pet.org for more information).

School Recommendation

Please print the School Recommendation form and fill out the Applicant section. A teacher, school counselor or principal should complete the form. The form should be mailed, faxed or emailed directly from your student’s current school to St. Vincent de Paul High School by February 1, 2020. One letter of recommendation per applicant is required.

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Transcript

Please print out the Transcript Request Form and give it to your student’s current school. The completed transcript form should be mailed directly from your school to St. Vincent de Paul High School by Feb. 1, 2020.

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Tuition Assistance

Once you have completed a St. Vincent de Paul High School Admissions Application, you are then eligible to apply for financial aid. For more information, please visit the Tuition and Assistance page. The application for financial aid will be available online November 15, 2019.

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