High School Information
CONTACTS
- Jill Bennett, High School Articulation Specialist
- (212) 678-2861, x 1051
GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
- Shauna Dewar
- (212) 678-2861, x 1082
- Darlene Collet
(212) 678-2861, x 1084
DOE HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION (2024-2025)
Top-performing applicants from across each middle school and citywide will have first access to screened high school programs. Learn more here.
- Subscribe to the DOE's Admissions email lists
- High School Admissions Information and Video Series
- Lottery Number Usage Information
- 2024 High School Admissions Guide (PDF, English - Other languages are available)
- High School Directory on MySchools.
- Arts Program Audition Info (Instructions and options for 2025 admissions will be provided later this fall)
- MySchools account information will be mailed (USPS) to families . If you previously had a MySchools account, you can log in.
GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! These are the key dates for high school admissions this year. These are being publicized on the NYCPS website:
- Tuesday, October 1, 2024: High School Application, LaGuardia Application, and Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) Registration Opens
- Friday, October 18, 2024: SHSAT Registration Closes
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024: SHSAT School Day Testing
- Sat / Sun, November 16-17, 2024: SHSAT Testing (8th grade students not participating in school day testing)
- Wednesday, December 4, 2024: High School Application Closes
- Sat / Sun, December 7-8, 2024: SHSAT Testing (9th grade students)
- Thursday, March 6, 2025: High School Offer Release
Please note these dates are subject to change. We’ll be in touch with more information about admissions once the school year is underway.
You will be able to register for the the SHSAT test on MySchools once it updates for this school year.
HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES/TOURS
Information about High school Open Houses and Tours will be posted on MySchools in the Fall of 2023.
PRESENTATIONS
2022-2023
MAY WELLNESS WORKSHOP -- REGISTER NOW!
Part II: What DId We Learn from the High School Application Process?
May 17 @ 12:00 PM
Principal Dr. Elana Elster, High School Articulation Specialist Jill Bennett, and Social Worker Nicole Miller continue to help us learn from the high school application process. Eighth grade families, come pay it forward and share your experiences. Sixth and seventh grade families, do not miss this sure-to-be-illuminating meeting. REGISTER HERE
Note that this meeting is a sequel to our January 25th Wellness Workshop on What Did We Learn from the High School Admissions Process? Here is a summary of our unrecorded conversation of that meeting.
Part II: What DId We Learn from the High School Application Process?
May 17 @ 12:00 PM
Principal Dr. Elana Elster, High School Articulation Specialist Jill Bennett, and Social Worker Nicole Miller continue to help us learn from the high school application process. Eighth grade families, come pay it forward and share your experiences. Sixth and seventh grade families, do not miss this sure-to-be-illuminating meeting. REGISTER HERE
Note that this meeting is a sequel to our January 25th Wellness Workshop on What Did We Learn from the High School Admissions Process? Here is a summary of our unrecorded conversation of that meeting.
- Slide deck from the High School Presentation given by Articulation Specialist Jill Bennett on 3/15/2023.
- Slide deck from the High School Presentation given by Ms. Bennett on 9/29/2022.
2021-2022
INTRODUCTION TO HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS SESSION OCTOBER 4, 2021
HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION PROCESS SESSION JANUARY 31, 2022
STUDENT PANEL ON SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Audio only.