**SY26 OPEN HOUSE DATES HERE**
**Sign up for GoCPS trainings hosted by Office of Access & Enrollment**
August 2025
Subscribe for updates from GoCPS.
September 2025
9/10, 5pm-7:30pm - Daniel Murphy Scholarship Boarding School Panel (5-6pm) and Partner High School Fair (6-7:30pm) at Hope Student Athletic Center
Reach out to teachers or other staff who need to complete recommendation letters for scholarships (give them at least two weeks to complete)
9/23, 10am - GoCPS Application Opens
9/28, 1pm-4pm - Hidden Gems High School Fair at Lycee Francais de Chicago
October 2025
10/1 - Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund application due
10/8 - CPS High School Admissions Test at Prescott
10/9, 6pm-8pm - DePaul College Prep open house
10/15, 6pm-7:30pm - HFS Chicago Scholars Open House and High School Fair at De La Salle Institute
Mid-October, 4pm-6pm - Network 4 High School Fair
Attend high school open house events (click here for dates for CPS schools)
November 2025
Attend high school open house events (click here for dates for CPS schools)
11/2, 12pm-2pm - DePaul College Prep open house
11/14, 5pm - GoCPS Application Closes
11/15, HFS Chicago Scholars application due
11/16, 12pm-4pm - St. Ignatius Open House
Mid-November, Registration opens to take the High School Placement Test for Catholic high schools (Register at the Catholic high school you most want to attend.)
Late November - LINK Unlimited Scholars application due
December 2025
12/6, 8am - High School Placement Test for Catholic High Schools (Bring two #2 pencils and $25 to the testing site. Test at the school you most want to attend. Testing accommodations can be requested but are not guaranteed.)
Finalize and submit Catholic and independent school applications and essays.
Complete Catholic and independent school financial aid applications.
January 2026
Complete private school and scholarship interviews.
Late January - DePaul College Prep offers released
February 2026
Mid-February - DePaul College Prep offer deadline
Mid-February - GoCPS offers released
Mid-February - Principal's Discretion application opens.
Schools may offer open houses during the offer window.
March 2026
Early March - GoCPS offer window closes and Principal's Discretion application closes
Mid-March - Rolling Waitlists open. Schools may contact families on waitlists now and throughout the spring/summer.
April 2026
May 2025
Early May - Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund application opens for 7th grade students
Late May - Algebra exit exam
June 2026
Early June - Prescott 8th Grade Graduation