Transfer Student Information
Bishop Chatard High School welcomes transfer students. Each student requesting to transfer will be reviewed on an individual basis.
- The deadline for application to be considered for admission for the 2025-2026 school year is April 7, 2025.
Admission Criteria
Bishop Chatard considers transfer students provided:
- The student is not entering his or her senior year unless he or she is moving into the area from outside Indianapolis, the school he or she was attending closed, or another valid reason as determined by the admissions committee and approved by the principal.
- The student was not dismissed from his or her previous school for major disciplinary reasons.
- The parents do not have outstanding financial obligations to the student’s previous school.
- Parents agree to request a copy of the student’s full disciplinary record from the previous school
- Parents, along with the student, agree to attend a meeting with the Admissions Committee
- Parents agree to have the student tested for substance abuse prior to admission to Bishop Chatard.
Application Process
Application as a transfer student consists of two parts: the online application and the required documentation. After the online application is completed and we have received all required documents, we will contact you for the next step in the process.
Online Application
The transfer application for the 2025-2026 school year will open December 1, 2024. For questions about the transfer admissions process, please contact Karen Aruta, Enrollment Manager, at karuta@bishopchatard.org.
Required Documents
Completed documents can be uploaded while filling out the online application above, emailed to admissions@bishopchtard.org or mailed to Bishop Chatard High School, ATTN: Enrollment, 5885 Crittenden Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220.
- Birth certificate
- Copy of unofficial transcript (This should include all high school courses grades and grades through the first semester of the current school year.)
- List of current courses & grades (This can be the most recent report card or progress report.)
- Letter of recommendation from a teacher, counselor, or other administrator familiar with the student (This should be on the current school’s letterhead and/or emailed directly to BCHS from the person who is submitting.)
- Student statement, in his/her own handwriting, detailing why he/she wishes to transfer to BCHS
- If applying for academic support, a copy of the most recent IEP, ISP, CSEP, or 504 and any psycho-educational test results
- Drug test permission form (A drug screening is required as part of the admissions process. The cost of this test is covered by the applicant. Section 8 in the the Student HandbookThe Student Handbook explains the BCHS Drug & Alcohol Policy.)
- Release of official transcript form Download, sign and submit this form to BCHS.
- Discipline recommendation form (The family will fill out the top section then submit to the student’s CURRENT school to complete and return to BCHS.)
Download, sign, and return the following form to the student’s CURRENT SCHOOL
Financial Aid Application
An optional financial aid application can be filled out separately.
With new rules for the Indiana School Choice Scholarship program (vouchers), it’s estimated that 90% of BCHS families will now be eligible for this program, with awards around $6000/student. Don’t miss this!
To be included in the pool for best consideration for other BCHS-awarded financial aid for 2025-2026, the financial aid application deadline is Dec. 5, 2024, for families with an incoming freshman and March 15, 2025, for families without an incoming freshman.
>> Go to financial aid information.
Questions?
Don’t hesitate to contact Karen Aruta, Enrollment Manager, at karuta@bishopchatard.org or phone 317-251-1451, Ext. 2234 with any questions you may have. We are here to help.
Nondiscriminatory Policy
All schools and parishes under the guidance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis admit students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletics and other school-administered programs.