Apply
Steps to Apply
Archbishop Riordan is now accepting applications. The deadline is December 2, 2024.
Step 1: Create a Parent Portal account.
Step 2: Use your Parent Portal account to complete your application.
Step 3: Once your application is complete, stay up-to-date with your checklist on your Parent Portal and complete all required items!
Step 4: Receive your admissions decision and accept!
Step 5: Enroll and become an Archbishop Riordan Crusader!
Transfer Students
Students are encouraged to submit their application by the Transfer Priority Deadline on Monday, February 26, 2024.Upon submission of you application, please send your students transcript's to admissions@riordanhs.org.
Boarding and International Students
Applications for incoming international girls and boys are accepted on a rolling basis. Please contact Danny Curtin at dcurtin@riordanhs.org.
Important Dates
September 3, 2024 at 9:00 am
Admissions Season Begins
September - November 2024
Crusader for a Day & Parent Tours
October 2024
Financial Aid Application Opens
October 24, 2024
Open House
5:00 pm
December 2, 2024 at 11:59 pm
Class of 2029 Application Deadline
December 7, 2024
HSPT at Riordan
9:00 am
February 4, 2025
Financial Aid Application Closes
March 21, 2025
Class of 2029 Admissions Notification
March 28, 2025
Registration Deadline
5:00 pm
Learning Support Program
For individuals applying for our learning support program, RSP, additional documentation is required. Families must submit a recent (within three years) psycho-educational evaluation that shows a diagnosis of a mild to moderate learning disability, NVLD, ADD/ADHD, or any OHI. An interview with the RSP staff is required for all applicants applying to this program. A link to sign up for an interview will be sent out after the application deadline to all families applying for the RSP. Interviews will be held in the end of January/beginning of February.
Note that those applying to RSP do not need to complete the Teamwork and Leadership interview described above; prospective RSP students will do their interview with RSP staff.
Student Non-Discriminatory Policy
Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco, mindful of its mission to be witness to the love of Christ for all, admits student of any race, color, and national and/or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded to or make available to students at this school. Archbishop Riordan High School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, and national and/or ethnic origin, age, gender or disability in administration of educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.