Application Process

2008/2009 Academic Year Admissions Procedure

Incoming freshmen interested in attending Mater Dei schould contact Mrs. Shaw in the Admissions Office at 732.671.9100, extension 17 or Ray Brush, Director of Advancement, at 732.671.9100, extension 18 or email rbrushmdhs@nac.net for specific information and to discuss your academic interests.

Upperclassmen Transfering to Mater Dei

Contact Ray Brush, Director of Advancement, at 732.671.9100, extension 18 or email rbrushmdhs@nac.net for specific information and to discuss your academic interests.

Mater Dei Application Deadline                

November 10, 2008

Please complete and submit the following application materials to the Admissions Office as soon as you decide that you want to attend Mater Dei:

 

  • Mater Dei Application for Admission with your $25.00 application fee
  • Catholic High School Placement Test Registration form and the $25.00 test fee
  • Transcript Release Form

 

We will begin an Admissions File for you and will acknowledge receipt of your application materials as soon as we receive them.

 

Application materials should be mailed to:

 

Mater Dei High School

Admissions Office

538 Church Street

New Monmouth, NJ 07748

 

Transcript Release Form:

This form gives Mater Dei permission to request copies of your grade school records for 6th, 7th and 8th grade. It should be completed, signed by your parent / guardian, and sent to Mater Dei with your application.

 

 

Catholic High School Placement Test

November 15, 2008

In order to be considered for admission to Mater Dei, you must take this placement test and you must have an application on file at Mater Dei prior to the test date. 

 

The placement test is given at several locations throughout Monmouth County, including Mater Dei High School, at 8:00 a.m. on November 15, 2008.   Students planning on attending Catholic High School may take this test at any location approved by the Diocese of Trenton.  This test is used primarily to determine freshman year course level placement for the incoming student.

 

Please plan to take the test at Mater Dei and indicate Mater Dei High School as your first choice when you register for the test.   Please note that admissions preference is given to students who test at Mater Dei.

 

Admission Decision Notification

Mailed January 2009

The Mater Dei High School Admissions Committee will send announce Mater Dei’s Class of 2012 acceptances in January 2008 for those applications received by the November 9, 2007 application deadline.

 

Applications received after the November 9 deadline will be treated as late applications and will be processed on a “space available” basis.  Late acceptances will be announced after March 1, 2008.

 

Financial Aid

Filing Deadline February 20, 2009

Limited financial aid is available only for students who have registered at Mater Dei.  To request a Financial Aid Application package, please call Mrs. Senatore in the Mater Dei Tuition Office at 732-671-9100, extension 15.

 

Financial Aid awards are based solely on financial need, as determined by the Tuition Analysis Data Service (TADS).

 

To obtain more information or to have further questions answered, please contact Mater Dei Admissions at 732.671.9100, extension 17.