Schedule A Visit

Virtual Coffee and Convos on Zoom

Call and connect over coffee with the Director of Admissions, Christina Karabinis, to learn more about Salesian from the comfort of your home.  This is an individually tailored conversation with the Director of Admissions and your family.

Registration will open July 15, 2025.

Open House

The Salesian College Preparatory Open House event will take place Sunday, October 19th from 1pm-3pm and we hope you will join us!

• Learn about our Honors and Advanced Placement courses
• enjoy a scenic club car tour around our beautiful 21-acre campus
• take a classroom tour with a Student Ambassador
• enjoy a complimentary lunch while listening to lively music from our band
• visit a drama classroom and let our students entertain you with improvisation
• meet our wonderful educators, coaches, parents and students

We look forward to seeing you. Registration will open in July 2025.

Custom Family Tours

Peer into your student’s future through a custom family tour with a member of the Admissions team. Learn what we mean by I AM SALESIAN.  

Registration will open July 15, 2025.

Shadow Program

I AM Salesian! The Salesian Shadow Program offers 8th grade and transfer students an opportunity to shadow our current high school students to learn more and experience a day in the life of a Salesian student. If your school is not already visiting Salesian College Prep for an 8th Grade School visit, your student can schedule a Shadow Visit. Students will tour our campus, visit multiple classrooms, enjoy a complimentary lunch and meet our faculty and students.

 The day begins at 9 am and ends at 11:30am. 

Registration will open July 15, 2025.

8th Grade Class Visits

Bay Area schools are invited to attend our 8th Grade Day held throughout September and October. Eighth grade classes from these schools, along with their teachers and chaperones, spend an hour experiencing student life at Salesian.

For more information, please contact Director of Admissions, Christina Karabinis, ckarabinis@salesian.com.

Information Night Webinar

Prospective applicants and their parents are invited and encouraged to attend this virtual Information Night. Join us to ask questions and learn about our key programs, college prep curriculum and co-curricular offerings.

We look forward to seeing you.

A Zoom link invitation will be sent to all families who have applied or Inquired for the 2026-2027 Admissions Season.

Coffee with the Heads of School

For any potential questions that may be brewing, join us for a Q&A session with our President Stephen Pezzola ‘74, Principal Kenny Farr II '10 and Associate Principal, Dr. Billy Heidenfeldt '94. 

Registration for this event will open in July 2025.

Prepare your student for the High School Placement Test

Our Salesian faculty will help prepare 8th grade students to perform to their full potential on the High School Placement Test (HSPT), includes lunch, take home binder with practice tests and study tips & tricks.

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Time: 8:30am-12:15pm
Cost: $65

Thank you for your interest in our HSPT Workshop. Registration for this eVENT will open in july 2025.

7th Grade Practice for the High School Placement Test

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 Parent Information and Tours

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Time: 8:30am - 12:15pm

Cost: $50.00

We encourage all 7th Graders to practice taking the High School Placement Test (HSPT) at Salesian. The HSPT must be taken in order to apply for admission to the 9th Grade. The practice HSPT will help familiarize students with HSPT content and material. The test will last approximately three hours, and it will assess students' abilities in Verbal Skills, Quantitative Skills, Reading, Math and Language. Scholastic Testing Services will mail test score results directly to each student. After receiving your student's test scores from Scholastic Testing Service, if you would like assistance interpreting your student's performance please contact our Director of Admissions, Christina Karabinis at ckarabinis@salesian.com or 510-234-4433 ext. 1416.

A grab and go lunch will be provided.

Parents and guardians are welcome to attend a school tour and reception with the Admissions team and Administrators at 8:30 am. 

Thank you for your interest. Registration will open January 2026.