“Over the last four years, I have treasured the opportunity to appear on CCTV as the CCHS weatherman, to perform on stage in the dramas and musicals, to play in the band, and sing in the choir. These interactions, as well as the excellent academic interactions with faculty, have prepared me for college and beyond.”

~ Jim Bloss ’10

Testing

December 4, 2010
Camden Catholic Admissions/Scholarship Placement Test (HSPT)
9AM-12 Noon - $20.00 fee
Two things are determined from the results of this test:

Academic Scholarships
Placement into academic classes

Incoming freshmen scoring at the top of the December admissions test could earn approximately $50,000 in total scholarship grants distributed over a four-year period. If a student wishes to be considered for a scholarship, then he/she must take the test on this date. The Admissions Test not only determines academic scholarships, but also helps identify a student's academic placement in freshmen classes. All eighth-grade students entering into the ninth grade at Camden Catholic must take this test.

April 2, 2011
Camden Catholic Admissions Placement Test (HSPT)
9AM-12 Noon - $20.00 fee
Academic placements are determined from the results of this test.

Testing Details

The Camden Catholic High School Admissions Placement Test is a comprehensive placement test administered to eighth-grade students for placement into ninth grade. It provides national normative measures in the following cognitive and basic skills areas: verbal and quantitative skills, reading, mathematics, and language.

Cognitive Skills

Verbal Skills consists of 60 items yielding the Verbal Skills score. The Verbal Skills measured are synonyms, antonyms, verbal analogies, verbal classifications, and logical reasoning.

Quantitative Skills consists of 52 items yielding the Quantitative Skills score. Number series, number manipulations, and both geometric and nongeometric quantitative comparison items are included. The results from these two tests provide a total Cognitive Skills Quotient.

Basic Skills

Reading consists of 62 items yielding the Reading score for the battery. Among the major comprehension skills measured are the ability to remember important ideas and significant details, recognizing central thought or purpose, making logical inferences, and understanding vocabulary in context.

Mathematics consists of 64 items yielding the Mathematics score for the battery. Computation and problem-solving skills are evaluated, along with the student’s knowledge of important concepts and his or her ability to reason.

Language consists of 60 items evaluating student skills in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, grammar, usage, and composition. The results from this test yield the Language score for the battery. The results from these three tests provide a total Basic Skills score.