SSAT Information

Test results from the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) are required to complete the application to HPA for grades 6-12. You may register for the test online at www.ssat.org. The HPA test site number is 3766. Below is the test calendar for 2009 - 2010:

Test Date Fax/Mail Registration Closes Late Registration (Online Only) Closes
October 17, 2009 *
 September 25 October 2
November 14, 2009
 October 23
 October 30
December 12, 2009   
November 20   
November 27
January 9, 2010 **
 December 18   
December 25
February 6, 2010 *
January 15January 22
March 6, 2010February 12February 19
April 17, 2010March 26April 2
June 12, 2010May 21May 28


* USA/Canada only

** In order to make the priority application deadline of February 1, the last accepted SSAT score will be from the January 9 test. For any tests taken after that date, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Test Day Checklist
Don't forget:

  • Your SSAT Admission Ticket
  • Sharpened #2 pencils
  • A good eraser


Listen carefully to the instructions read by the test supervisor and follow directions in the test book.

Remember to mark your current grade level, not the grade you will enter next year, on your answer sheet.

No books, papers, calculators, beepers, phones, or alarm watches are permitted in the test room. No visitors are allowed in the test room.

All test materials will be collected at the end of the test and may not be taken from the room. The SSAT is not a disclosed test.

Test Time
Testing normally begins at 9:00 a.m.
Check your admission ticket for exact time.
Plan to arrive at the test by 8:15 to ensure proper check-in, especially if you are a standby tester.

Test dismissal is normally between 12 noon and 12:30 pm.
Be sure someone can meet you at that time, as test supervisors are not responsible for remaining at the center after the test ends. At large centers, testing may start later than 9 a.m. and dismissal may be delayed.

Test Location
HPA is a test center for the SSAT. Please contact the HPA Admission Office at 808-881-4321 for the specific location on the HPA campus and directions to get there. If you need assistance on the actual test day, please call HPA Security at 808-881-4006.

HPA also is a flex test site. If you are unable to make one of the international test dates listed above, you may register for a flex test at www.ssat.org/flex and take the test at a more convenient time. Please contact the HPA Admission Office to schedule the SSAT Flex Test date.