O’Dea Admissions Application Process

If you are interested in submitting a late application for the Class of 2029 or a transfer application for the 2025-2026 school year, please email [email protected].

The application process below applies to both the Class of 2030 and transfer applicants. Class of 2030 applicants are reviewed according to the dates listed to the right. Transfer applicants are reviewed on a rolling basis. 

1. Admissions Application

First-Time Users: Start Your Application
If you are new to the application process, CLICK HERE to begin.

Returning Users: Access the Admissions Portal
If you’ve already created an account in the Admissions Portal, or if you are a current O’Dea parent with a Veracross username and password, you can access the Admissions Portal directly by CLICKING HERE.

2. School Forms

School Report/Transcript Request
Applicant: Please complete page one and provide the entire form to your school principal or designated school official. The school will be responsible for completing the remainder of the form and returning it to O’Dea, along with the applicant’s official transcript or permanent academic record, standardized test scores, report cards from the previous two academic years, current year grades or progress reports, and any notices of disciplinary action (NDA).
Download the School Report/Transcript Request.

Teacher Evaluation
Applicant: Please complete page one and provide the entire form to the applicant’s current teacher in a core academic subject. The teacher will return the completed form to O’Dea.
Download the Teacher Evaluation.

3. Financial Aid Application (optional)

If you would like to be considered for Financial Aid assistance please submit a Financial Aid Application online. Questions about the Financial Aid Application process should be directed to Eamon Sylvester, Director of Financial Aid.

Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy Regarding Students:
O’Dea High School admits students of any race, color or national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to all students at the school. In the administration of its policies, the school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan and athletic and other administered programs.