[header] How to pass a private school entrance exam [title] Find out which test you're taking. [step] There are a few different types of exams that you could be taking as an entrance exam. If you are not applying for a catholic school, you will be taking either the isee or the ssat. 
If you are applying for catholic school, you will be taking one of these three exams: hspt, coop, or tachs. [substeps] The test needed will be specified by the school that you are applying for.