Testing

Information here regards the High School Placement Test, AP Testing, PLAN, the ACT, the PSAT and SAT, and the CLEP --  the ACT and SAT are both college entrance exams.

St. Pius X's PSAT/NMSQT Website
The PSAT is a scholarship qualifying exam, the most noteworthy being the National Merit Scholarship.  Juniors take this exam.  There are several opportunities in the Northland to take practice tests (sponsored by Kaplan organization).  The PSAT was redesigned for 2015; see how:   https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/counselor-resource-guide-to-the-redesigned-assessments.pdf
     
Starting in 2017, all students (except seniors) will take the ACT test; it is a practice test sponsored by the Cambridge company.  Each student receives an extensive report about ten days after the assessment (this year, it will be October 25, 2017).

The PSAT is an SAT preparatory exam; it is also the test for National Merit scholarships.  Students who score in the top 3% are eligible for National Merit consideration.  
    
At St. Pius X, sophomores and juniors who desire to take the PSAT/NMSQT will have that option on October 25, 2017; they will take their practice ACT the previous Saturday, October 21st, starting at 9 am.

AP Testing occurs for students taking AP classes during the first two weeks in May. There are 35 AP courses; students may take the exam for possible credit or higher placement at the college level if they wish (the student must contact the AP test coordinator -- Mr. Lee -- if they wish to do so.  This is the link to the AP website:  

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/index.html

CLEP (College Leadership Entrance Program) tests are exams that high school students can prepare for and take that will suffice as test out exams for many college entrance level courses.  These are taken out of school, usually at UMKC on specified dates.   http://clep.collegeboard.org

High School Placement Test:

http://ststesting.com/hspt/     Parent Information site for HSPT.

http://www.testprepreview.com/hspt_test_breakdown.htm   

The HSPT has information and study guides you can purchase, but there are no practice test questions online that are free per se  

ACT Testing:     information and registration at this website
http://www.actstudent.org

SAT Testing:     information and registration at this website
http://sat.collegeboard.org