ADMISSIONS

For 149 years, Incarnate Word Academy has offered young women a Catholic,
college-preparatory high school education, based on Academics, Values and Spirituality.

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Important Admissions Dates

Important Admissions Dates

How to Apply to the
Freshman Class

How to Apply to the Freshman Class

How to Apply to the Freshman Class

Application Forms
The application deadline for the 2025 - 2026 school year is December 19, 2025. All supplemental application materials are due by January 30, 2026.

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Teacher Recommendations
Two teacher recommendations (Math and English HAIS forms) are required for admission consideration. Print the forms below and give them to your daughter’s current Math and English teachers for completion.

English Teacher Recommendation Form
Math Teacher Recommendation Form

Middle School Transcripts
Transcripts from the previous two grades and first semester of the current grade are required. Please print the records release form and submit to any relevant schools for completion. E-mail transcripts to admissions@incarnateword.org.

Transcript Release Form

Entrance Exam
All applicants must take an entrance exam to be considered for admission. The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is accepted at IWA. Applicants are required to submit ISEE exam scores with an application. In January 2026, at 8:30 a.m., the ISEE exam will be offered at IWA. Report ISEE test scores to IWA by using school reporting code 570451.

Register to test at:

ISEE - iseeonline.erblearn.org

Application Fee
$75

Send Transcripts to:

admissions@incarnateword.org
or
IWA Admissions
609 Crawford St.
Houston, TX 77002.

How to Apply as a Transfer or International Student

How to Apply as a Transfer or International Student

How to Apply as a Transfer or International Student

Application Forms
The application deadline for the 2025 - 2026 school year is December 19, 2025. All supplemental application materials are due by January 30, 2026.

apply now

Teacher Recommendations
Two teacher recommendations (Math and English HAIS forms) are required for admission consideration. Print the forms below and give them to your daughter’s current Math and English teachers for completion.

English Teacher Recommendation Form
Math Teacher Recommendation Form

Transcripts
Transcripts from the previous two grades and first semester of the current grade are required. Please print the records release form and submit to any relevant schools for completion. E-mail transcripts to admissions@incarnateword.org.

Transcript Release Form

Entrance Exam
All applicants must take an entrance exam to be considered for admission. The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is accepted at IWA. Applicants are required to submit ISEE, or PSAT exam scores with an application. In January 2026, at 8:30 a.m., the ISEE exam will be offered at IWA. Report ISEE test scores to IWA by using school reporting code 570451.

Register to test at:

ISEE - iseeonline.erblearn.org

Interview
All transfer students are required to interview. Once the application and all supporting documents are received by the Admissions Office you will be contacted to set up an interview time.

Application Fee
$75

Send Transcripts to:

admissions@incarnateword.org
or
IWA Admissions
609 Crawford St.
Houston, TX 77002.

ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT

Vivian Bains

Assistant Director of Admissions

Admissions

Christina Cao

Director of Admissions

Admissions

Kennedy Trahan '20

Admissions Outreach Coordinator

Admissions

Frequently Asked Questions

What percentage of IWA students are accepted into college?

Each year, 100 percent of our seniors receive multiple college acceptances to competitive colleges in the United States and abroad.

Is IWA academically competitive?

The statistics speak for themselves. Our AP test scores (3-5 percentages) rank with the best Houston high schools and exceed Texas’ averages. More than 75% of our students who take AP placement tests score a 3-5.

We offer 22 AP classes and 5 Dual Credit classes in collaboration with Lone Star College. Anecdotally, our students reach out to IWA teachers when they are in college to report that they are well-prepared and confident in their academic abilities.

What value does the Young Leaders Program offer in student success in college and beyond?

For students to be successful in a rapidly changing world, they need to be confident communicators and collaborators. Our Young Leaders Program empowers each student at IWA to become adaptive, authentic servant leaders. The program combines innovative, project-based classes with co-curricular opportunities that allow students to practice and develop a variety of leadership skills. Throughout the four year program, students study and embrace the character and skills necessary to be a true leader, practice these skills by organizing and executing service projects out in the community, launching a small business, and planning for their financial futures.

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NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
Incarnate Word Academy admits 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. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.