Upper East Side, Manhattan · Fall 2027 entry
Convent of the Sacred Heart: which admissions test?
Depends on the grade
Grades 5-8: ISEE · Grades 9-10: ISEE or SSAT · Apply by Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Test by entering grade
| Grade 5 | ISEE |
| Grade 6 | ISEE |
| Grade 7 | ISEE |
| Grade 8 | ISEE |
| Grade 9 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 10 | ISEE or SSAT |
A grade missing from the table has no rule on the school’s page, often because the school does not admit new students into it.
Grades 5-8: ISEE. Grades 9-10: ISEE or SSAT.
“Sacred Heart accepts the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) for students applying to grades 9 and 10.”
Application deadline
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
“December 1, 2026: Application Deadline” — cshnyc.org
The school
- Grades
- K-12
- Entry grades named
- K, 9
- Address
- 1 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10128
- Line read on
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Next step
- How to register for the ISEE — seasons and the 21-day standard registration window.
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