8th Graders | Application Timeline

2025-2026

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 8TH GRADERS

SEPTEMBER 2025

- - - 12th - 8th-grade application process opens. Click here to get started!
    - 12th - 8th Grade Day | Please register here
    - 12th - MCHS Scholarships and FACTS Grant & Aid processes open
    - 12th - Marquette Catholic scholarship applications open - Click here to view all the scholarships offered.
    - 12th - FACTS Grant & Aid process open

OCTOBER 2025

- - - 17th - Shadow Day 1
    - 19th - Preview Day | Marquette Catholic High School | 2 - 4:30PM | Click here to register
    - 21st - Shadow Day 2
    - 28th - Shadow Day 3

*Please note each individual scholarship requires an application. Those received after the deadline will be placed on a supplemental list. Applying for Marquette Catholic scholarships is a separate process from applying for financial assistance. It is possible to receive both, but only if you complete both applications.

DECEMBER 2025

- - - 1st - Acceptance letters and information on completing the enrollment packet will be mailed

- - - 1st - Deadline to submit Marquette Catholic scholarships
    - 1st - Deadline for FACTS Grant & Aid applications

FEBRUARY 2026

- - - 13th - MCHS Scholarships and FACTS Grant & Aid award letters will be mailed
    - 17th - Enrollment process opens for 8th graders
    - 28th - Placement Test for accepted 8th graders (Option 1 Date)

MARCH 2026

- - - 7th - Placement Test for accepted 8th graders (Option 2 Date)

APRIL 2026

- - - 8th - Final enrollment date for the 2026-27 school year
    - 11th - Freshman Registration

- - - - Meet with school advisors
      - Meet athletic coaches
      - Get information about Freshman PE Summer 2026
      - Visit the MCHS Spirit Shop!

Congratulations - You are now an Explorer!

Check your emails and the school website frequently during the summer for information regarding athletic camps, Summer PE, Freshman Prep Day, and other important back-to-school details. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 618-463-0585 ext. 2, or email the Advancement Office.

Call Karen at (618) 463-0585 x 2 or email