Admissions
Your Next Steps
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Step 1: Express Interest
Fill out our interest form below. A member of our admissions team will contact you to answer your questions and provide more info.
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Step 2: Attend an Info Session
Throughout the year, we will be hosting open houses and shadow days for prospective parents and students. Ask all your questions, meet the leadership team, and connect with other parents.
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Step 3: Apply to Enroll
We are accepting applications for the 2024-25 academic year, grades 9-11. All admissions applications are processed online through TADS, a 3rd-party company that manages our admissions and enrollment data.
The Cost of a Chesterton Education
Chesterton Academy of the Sacred Heart is committed to keeping tuition affordable for our families, and we view this as central to our pro-life mission. The actual cost to educate each student exceeds tuition charged. Each family is expected to help with fundraising to cover the balance of the costs in the budget.
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Tuition for the 2024-25 academic year is $6,450 per student with an additional $400 book and supply fee. This does not include uniforms or choir attire.
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All tuition will be collected using TADS, a 3rd party tuition and billing school management system. There are 3 payment plans to choose from.
One Payment: Payment due Aug 1, 5, 10, or 15. TADS charges a $20 fee per family per year for administering this payment plan.
Two Payments: First payment due Aug 1, 5, 10, or 15. Second payment due on that same date in January 2025. TADS charges a $20 fee per family per year for administering this payment plan.
Ten Payments: First Payment due Aug 1, 5, 10, or 15, with monthly payments continuing through May 2025. TADS charges a $55 fee per family per year for administering this payment plan
The full book fee of $400 is collected with the August payment under all installment plans. The deposit paid upon enrollment will be credited against the August payment due.
Each transaction processed by TADS will also incur a processing fee as follows: ACH processing fee: 0.3% of the total transaction amount with a minimum transaction fee of $3 dollar and a maximum transaction fee of $7. Credit card processing fee: 3% of your transaction amount.
Note: Tuition must be paid in full by the end of each school year before progressing to the next grade or before any transcripts are released.
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Through fundraising efforts, we strive to make financial aid available to families with demonstrated need.
Financial aid applications are processed by TADS, a 3rd party tuition and billing school management system. Using their system for financial aid applications streamlines the data gathering process and makes the evaluation process more objective. TADS has developed a system of formulas to help schools determine need and to distribute available funds. Award amounts will be determined based on the recommendation from TADS and the availability of scholarship funds.
Please note that there is a $50 application fee payable to TADS that will be due upon submitting a financial aid application. All personal information submitted in the application will be kept confidential. To apply for financial aid, please contact office@chestertonpeoria.org.
Chesterton Academy students are also eligible for the John Lancaster Spalding Scholarships for financial aid. Please apply for this on the CDOP website. (Catholic Diocese of Peoria Financial Assistance - Catholic Diocese of Peoria (cdop.org)
Connect with our admissions team.
Fill out the form below to express admissions interest, and we will follow up with more info.
Placement Exam - March 22, 2025 9:00am - 12:00 noon
Location: Chesterton Academy of the Sacred Heart, 4020 N. Brandywine Drive, Peoria, IL
All students are required to take a placement exam as part of the enrollment process. The placement exam is used as a diagnostic tool to ensure students are placed in the appropriate section of math or Latin, and to help identify areas of academic strengths and opportunities for growth. Please complete your online application and contact the office to reserve a spot to take the placement exam.
We administer the HSPT (High School Placement Test) as our placement exam for incoming freshmen. The placement exam covers:
Verbal reasoning skills
Quantitative reasoning skills
Grammar, writing and reading skills
Mathematics
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Here are two of the online resources that may be helpful:
Please make sure your student gets plenty of rest and a good breakfast for the test.
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Yes, please register with our office at 309-213-3958 to take the test.
There is no charge for the test, however students need to have their online application completed in TADS to take the test.
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Please arrive at 8:45am. The test will start promptly at 9:00am. It will last approximately 3 hours and you will have a 15 minute break in the middle. You may bring a small snack and a water bottle for the break.
Please dress modestly (no leggings or sweatpants) and comfortably.
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Students should not bring a calculator. The use of calculators and dictionaries are prohibited. Please bring #2 pencils and paper. Cell phones must be powered off and watch alarms disabled. Cell phones are not allowed to be used at all from 9:00am until you leave the school building.
Frequently Asked Questions
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“Truth, Goodness and Beauty.” A classical education seeks to fulfill each of these precepts. The study of Theology, as well as Church teaching will further inform students of Christ’s truths. Armed with the truth, students can explore history, philosophy and literature with an eye towards what is Good. Through music, sciences, drama and the arts, students will then embark on a quest to what is truly beautiful. Each tenant fulfills the others. In addition, a classical education seeks to inform and call out a student’s whole mind, without compromising the truth, something other schools simply cannot do.
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Chesterton Academy admits students of any race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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Yes. We do require daily Mass attendance for all students as well as four years of theology, and the curriculum is infused with Catholic thought throughout the classes. However, all are welcome!