Frequently Asked Questions

The first step is to pay the $450 non-refundable enrollment fee. The second step is to satisfy the non-refundable $700 technology fee. This fee is due on or before March 4, 2026.

A typical freshman course load includes:

• Religion 9
• English 9 or English 9 Honors
• Global History & Geography 1, Global History & Geography 1 Honors, or Pre-AP World History
• Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 Honors
• One of Spanish 1, French 1, or Italian 1
• One of Biology, Biology Honors, or Advanced Life Sciences
• Physical Education
• Introduction to Computer Science (Half-Year Course)
• One of Music Appreciation, Chorus, or Music Theory (Half-year Course)

For more course information, visit our Curriculum page.

Molloy is unable to provide related services or accommodations during the school day. Students with IEP/IESPs may be eligible to receive related services outside of school and outside of the school day. Documentation may be used to apply, on your child's behalf, for accommodations on New York State Regents exams and college-related exams, such as PSAT, SAT, ACT, or AP tests. Molloy does not write or renew 504 accommodation plans.

Students who register to attend Molloy, as well as pay all registration and technology fees, will be given a survey to complete in early March. This survey will ask about various freshmen course requests.

 Students who register late or do not pay their fees by the deadline may not be considered for honors or accelerated coursework. Only registered students who are up-to-date with their registration payments will go through the scheduling process. Once courses are filled, we are unable to add additional students to honors/accelerated courses regardless of criteria, but they may be placed on a waitlist.

Students will receive a list of their scheduled classes during iPad registration in late August.

The notification would have been included in your child's acceptance letter for either a Merit Scholarship or a Named Scholarship. Named Scholarship notifications may be sent slightly after Merit Scholarship notifications. If you did not receive a notification in the acceptance letter for either, then your child did not receive a scholarship.

Merit Scholarships are awarded to top performing applicants based on their grades earned in 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade, and their Catholic High School Admission entrance exam score (approximately a 90% or more - local total achievement - on the TACHS exam). Other factors, such as extracurricular participation and excellence, attendance, and conduct may have also been taken into consideration. Named Scholarship recipients are chosen by the benefactors and/or their families who receive the student's Named Scholarship Application, including the one page essay.

100% of our graduates go to college. Molloy graduates have earned admission to outstanding colleges and universities including, but not limited to:

ADMISSIONS: Please email us at admissions@molloyhs.org with any questions. Emails are answered within 1-2 business days. Phone calls/voicemails may take more time to be returned. 

TUITION: If you have any tuition-related inquiries, please email finance@molloyhs.org.

TECH SUPPORT: For any technical issues or questions, including about your Stanner parent email address, please contact our IT Department at helpdesk@molloyhs.org.

Typically, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Score 65% or higher on the TACHS
• Earn high grades (90s/mid-to-high 80s) in 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
• Score in the top third (3s/4s) on state/standardized tests in 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade

Admission into Molloy is competitive; each year, nearly 2,000 students apply to Molloy for the 400 available seats.

Priority for admission is given to students who place Molloy as your first choice, however all choices are considered. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you MUST place Molloy as your top choice.

Molloy's TACHS code is 012

Molloy has an annual Fall Open House in October for anyone interested in learning about what Molloy has to offer. Additionally, there is a Winter Open House in January, specifically for accepted students only. Private tours are given in the Fall and Spring on an appointment basis. Please contact the admissions office for further information.

Each year Molloy offers scholarships valued at over $1.3 million!

Applicants whose grades are in the 90s in 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade, who score in the top 1% to 2% on the TACHS, and who place Molloy as their first choice on the TACHS are considered for Merit Scholarships.  Other factors, such an extracurricular participation and excellence, attendance, and conduct may also be taken into consideration.

We also offer Named Scholarships which are funded by alumni and Molloy benefactors. Most of the Named Scholarships are need-based.

For the 2025-2026 school year, it will be $12,550. Please visit our Tuition & Fees page for more information,

Approximately 1,560 boys and girls in Grades 9 through 12.

By Train:

• The F train stops in front of the school at the Briarwood-Van Wyck Station. From there, it's a short walk to the school.  
• Accessible by LIRR.  There are stations in neighboring towns Jamaica, NY, and Kew Gardens, NY.

By Bus:

• The Main Street Q44, Q20A, Q20B and the Queens Boulevard Q60 buses stop in front of the school. The Union Turnpike Q-46, the Lefferts Boulevard Q-10 and the Metropolitan Avenue Q-54 buses stop within a short walk of the school.

By Car:

• Grand Central West: Exit 17 – 168 Street. At the fourth traffic light on the service road, make a left onto Main Street. Stay in the right lane at the flashing yellow signal.
• Grand Central East: Exit 14 - Union Turnpike. Take the first available right turn onto Main Street. Stay in the right lane at the flashing yellow signal.
  Van Wyck South: Exit 11 - Jewel Avenue. Left on Jewel to Main Street. Go right on Main, proceed about 1.7 miles. Stay in the right lane at the flashing yellow signal.
• Van Wyck North: Exit 9 - Queens Blvd. Make the first available right onto Hoover Avenue. Make a right on Main Street, stay in the right lane at the flashing yellow signal.

Molloy offers over 60 clubs & activities, and is home to 46 team sports. 

To learn more about our clubs & activities, click here.

To learn more about our Athletics program, click here.

All uniforms are purchased through Tommy Hilfiger. To view our uniform options, click here and type "Archbishop Molloy High School" in the search bar and complete the required fields.

Molloy's facilities include: cafeteria, chapel, new video broadcast studio, a state-of-the-art library, research center, three science labs, theater, guidance complex, strength & conditioning facility, and two gymnasiums. The six-acre campus also includes an all-weather outdoor track and baseball field. 

Students should be in the building by 7:50 AM. In the current school year, classes begin at 8:00 AM and end at 2:10 PM.

Molloy offers challenging college-preparatory programs for all students. AP courses for college credit are offered during sophomore, junior, and senior years.To see our full curriculum, click here.

Qualified incoming freshmen are offered a place in the honors program (advanced English, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics courses) on the basis of their TACHS scores and junior high school marks. The invitation to honors courses appears in the letter of acceptance.

Once an honors class is filled, there is an opportunity to be placed on a waitlist. Students must indicate their interest when filling out the course survey given in March and be up to date with all registration fees. If a seat becomes available, students will be selected based on their TACHS score as well as junior high marks. Final course placement decisions are shared at iPad distribution in August.

Yes. Molloy offers the opportunity to apply for honors courses in the spring of each academic year for the next fall.

We offer a Language Placement Test in the spring intended for private school students that do not offer the NYS LOTE Checkpoint A Proficiency Exam. For schools that offer the Checkpoint A exam, results will only be considered if the results are uploaded to the form no later than Thursday, June 26, 2025.

World Language selection is made at the time of registration in March via a special survey. Students are asked to indicate a first and second choice, though their first choice is almost always accommodated. We strongly recommend that native speakers begin a new language. Our language courses are intended for students who are unfamiliar with the language. Every student at Molloy must take at least three years of this language.

Students indicate their preference for a Music course on a survey given in March. Most students take Music Appreciation. Students with some experience or interest in singing or performance should request Chorus. Students who play an instrument, can read music, have studied music or plan to be in band should select Music Theory.

AP stands for Advanced Placement. It’s a national program administered by the College Board that gives students the opportunity to earn college credits while they’re in high school.

Freshmen cannot take AP courses, but certain students may qualify for Pre-AP World History their freshman year.

Both are advanced freshman Social Studies courses, but the Pre-AP course is more writing intensive. Its intention is to prepare students for the AP World History course in sophomore year. Students who are accepted with honors in Social Studies may indicate their interest to take Pre-AP World History on the course survey given in March, and those with the highest TACHS scores in Reading and Writing who are interested in this course will be assigned the available spaces in Pre-AP World History.

Yes. Students can earn credits from St. John’s University, Seton Hall University, or Long Island University/CW Post while taking select courses at Molloy in sophomore, junior, and senior year.

Learn more here.

* The stated minimum criteria are for consideration, and do not guarantee admission into these courses.

* To be considered for accelerated placement, all documentation of course and Regents/Proficiency Exam completion must be uploaded by a parent/guardian to our 8th Grade Acceleration Reporting Form for Regents and Proficiency Exams no later than Thursday, June 26, 2025 (this is the same day as the last day of school for the NYC Public Schools, so all families should receive final course marks and Regents grades by that day). Families that do not send in the documentation by the deadline or families that register late will not be considered for acceleration.

* Acceptable documentation is a PDF attachment of a report card or transcript with the school’s name on it that clearly shows that the minimum criteria have been satisfied, OR a PDF attachment of a letter on school stationery that clearly shows the minimum criteria has been satisfied and is signed by a school official. Screenshots from websites (e.g., FACTS, Jupiter Grades, NYCSA Parent Portal, etc.) embedded within an email will NOT be accepted.

* On the documentation you provide, the course must clearly be labeled as a Regents-level course and not a standard 8th Grade course (e.g., Algebra 1 instead of Math 8, Living Environment instead of Science 8).

** For world languages, a Proficiency Test aligned to the Checkpoint A NYS LOTE Standards will be considered. If your junior high school does not offer this exam, then you may take Molloy’s World Language Placement Exam (offered in May 2025 - Date TBD). Only students who are accepted, register, and pay all fees by the stated admissions deadlines may sit for the Placement Exam.

*** All 9th Grade students will take some form of Biology (or Chemistry Honors as a rare exception). If your Earth Science coursework & Regents exam in 8th Grade are accepted for credit, you must take some form of Physics in 11th Grade.

*** All 9th Grade students will take some form of Global History & Geography 1. If your US History coursework & Regents exam in 8th Grade are accepted for credit, you may take AP US History in 11th Grade providing you are accepted into the course during the Spring of 10th Grade. Otherwise, you will take a semester of a Government-type course and a semester of an Economics-type course in 11th Grade, which are normally taken in 12th Grade.