Welcome to Providence Catholic!
Welcome prospective students! Check below for information on how you can join the Class of 2029.
2024-2025 Viewbook
Check out this year’s viewbook and learn more about what we offer at Providence Catholic! View the book online here.
Social Media
Want to see a day in the life of a Celtic? Visit us on social media for videos, photos, classroom updates and more!
Veritas Award Application
Veritas Award Application is available online! Applications are due December 6, 2024! The Providence Catholic Veritas Award is awarded to incoming freshmen who best embody the Mission of Providence Catholic High School and show the potential to emulate the Augustinian core values of Truth, Unity, and Love. Apply online here: https://www.providencecatholic.org/admissions/the-providence-veritas-award-application/
September 2024 – December 2024: Shadow Days
Prospective students are able to shadow a current PCHS student for the day. Students are here for the entire day and get to participate in actual class time, meet with extracurricular moderators and coaches, meet faculty and staff and experience a day in the life of a Celtic!
If a student cannot attend on a Shadow Day, personal family tours are available throughout the year.
Shadow Days
Shadow Days – Prospective students are able to shadow a current PCHS student for the day. Students are here for the entire day and get to participate in actual class time, meet with extracurricular moderators and coaches, meet faculty and staff and experience a day in the life of a Celtic! This opportunity is open to 7th & 8th graders! If a student cannot attend on a Shadow Day, personal family tours are available throughout the year. Parents must register their student for a Shadow Day prior to arrival. Register online here. Once registered, you will receive an email the week of your student’s Shadow Day with more details. Drop off: 7:30-7:45am | Pick up: 2:15pm
- September: 6*, 17, 20**, 27
- October: 4, 8, 11, 18, 29
- November: 5**, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22
- December: 3, 6, 10, 13
* = Harvest Drive Olympics
** = Super Celtic Shadow Day – 8th graders only
Parents must register their students for a Shadow Day prior to arrival.
December 6, 2024
Veritas Award Online Application due: https://www.providencecatholic.org/admissions/the-providence-veritas-award-application/
December 14, 2024 – 8AM
Make-up Placement Exam for those students who did not test at another Catholic High School. Registration required: https://www.providencecatholic.org/admissions/placement-exam-registration/
December 17, 2024 – 4PM
Make-up Placement Exam for those students who did not test at another Catholic High School. Registration required: https://www.providencecatholic.org/admissions/placement-exam-registration/
Late-December to Mid-January
Placement Exam results will posted to the student’s Blackbaud account.
Information regarding steps in the registration and scheduling process will be provided in a checklist on your online account.
Mid-December
Online registration must be completed in its entirety by Noon, Sunday, February 23, 2025.
Instructions will be provided on the Admissions page of our website.
As part of the online registration process, you will be required to upload a copy of your student’s certified, county birth certificate and make the $300 tuition deposit electronically.
February 1, 2025
All financial aid applications are due to FACTS Grant and Aid Assessment.
February 19, 2025
Financial Aid Award notification
PCHS Scholarship Award notification
February 24, 2025
Incoming Freshmen Information Night – Complete your application, contract and checklist prior by February 21 to ensure your class options. This night allows students and their families to meet with counselors to discuss class options and placement.
March 1, 2025
(check www.cefjoliet.org for more specific details)
- Kazma Family Foundation Scholarships due to CEF
March 28, 2025 6:30 PM-8:30 PM
Freshman Party-invitations will be emailed to registered students only.
April 12 or 15, 2025: Proficiency Exams for Algebra, Spanish, French
April 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM or April 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Choose one date to take one or more exams
Each proficiency exam will last 1 hour
There is no cost to take proficiency exams
Calculators are allowed for the Algebra exam
May 31, 2025
Deadline for online dress code purchases
June 2025
Summer Studies Program
Parents and students will be notified in their scheduling packet if the Summer Studies course is recommended.
June 5, 2025
5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Freshman Family BBQ-invitations will be emailed to registered students only
August 11, 2025
Fall Sports Tryouts-additional information to follow
You are now officially Celtics!
Use our Back-to-School page from now on!
