Catholic high schools in the Brooklyn-Queens Diocese use student results from the TACHS exam as well as 6th, 7th and 8th grade report cards as the criteria for academic scholarships and admission into their schools. Monsignor McClancy offers a TACHS Preparation Course each Fall to give potential students an opportunity to prepare for the TACHS exam. This course is offered to 8th graders and taught by our experienced Math and English faculty members. The course consists of math, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary skills as well as test taking strategies.
Registration is now OPEN. Seats are limited, so please register early. The sessions will be Saturdays 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. (in-person only) Each session is broken up into a 60-minute Math class and a 60-minute English class. More information and directions will be provided when registration closes.
Any Questions
| Saturday | |
| 9-11 a.m. | |
| Week 1 | September 19 |
| Week 2 | September 26 |
| Week 3 | October 3 |
| Week 4 | October 17 |
| Week 5 | October 24 |
| Week 6 | October 31 |
Here is the information for the 2026 TACHS Course DATES
September 19th, 26th, October 3rd, 17th, 24th, 31st. Classes will be held from 9am-11am.
- Select TACHS Course from the drop-down menu.
- Change school year to 2027-2028 (Your child’s anticipated start date as a McClancy High School student)
- Do not use your child’s school email address. Often times these emails do not allow receiving emails from outside sources. Please have them set up a personal, non-school email address.
**If you have already set up an account for Summer Camp, log in and select “Add Applicant”, choose TACHS Course in the dropdown menus and Change school year to 2027-2028. (Your child’s anticipated start date as a McClancy High School student)**
Every student enrolled in our TACHS Preparation course must bring with them a laptop/tablet to participate in the class each Saturday morning. More information regarding our TACHS Preparation course will be distributed as we approach September 19th. Registering for the Monsignor McClancy TACHS Preparation course DOES NOT register you for the TACHS exam. In order to register for the TACHS exam, you must visit this website https://tachsinfo.com/ . Registration for the exam opens in August.
If you have any questions, please contact the Director of Admissions, Anthony Olszewski ’01, by phone at 718-898-3800 or you may email him at admissions@msgrmcclancy.info. Thank you for your interest.
Where do I find a registration form, student handbook, an applicant report and/or a return envelope?
All registration materials may be obtained from a Catholic elementary or high school, religious education office, parish/church or various public elementary schools
Please list the address you will be living at during the last two weeks of October when the Admit Cards are mailed. After that time, address changes can be made on the day of testing to assure that score reports are mailed to the correct location
School code numbers are listed in the Student Handbook. If your school is not listed in the handbook, please list the school code as 999.
The score reports for the Diocese office and Catholic high schools will ship the week of TBA. Score reports for the Catholic elementary schools and public, private, or non-diocesan students will ship TBA.
Both the results of the TACHS and the Applicant Record from the student’s school are used for high school selection. Please contact your high school directly for additional questions related to admission.