The Honors Program
Carmel Catholic High School's honors program is designed for students who are invited to participate based on their entrance exam scores and their academic performance. The program is designed to meet the needs of the highly gifted, motivated student. We currently offer 37 honors classes across our curriculum. If you would like more information about our freshmen honors classes, please view the freshmen class offerings.
The Advanced Placement (AP) Program
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in which high schools can offer college-level courses. Students enrolled in AP courses are tested on a national test day in May. Depending on their score, they may, and often do, earn college credit and/or gain early access to upper-level classes. The exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with the grade of 5 receiving the rating of "extremely well-qualified." A score of 3 or above generally earns college credit, however, the actual application of this credit is determined by the individual college or university. We currently offer 16 AP classes across the curriculum.
ACT Scores - Class of 2006
99% of Carmel Catholic High School seniors took the ACT
| English | Math | Reading | Science | Composite | |
| Carmel | 25.5 | 23.6 | 25.9 | 23.9 | 24.9 |
| State | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.5 |
| Nation | 20.6 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 21.1 |
SAT Scores - Class of 2006
20% of Carmel Catholic High School seniors took the SAT
| Critical Reading | Mathematics | Writing | |
| Carmel | 621 | 610 | 622 |
| State | 591 | 609 | 586 |
| Nation | 503 | 518 | 497 |
