High School Information 1

Dear families,

We hope your child’s eighth grade year is off to a great start!

This fall, your child will apply to high school. In early October, your child will bring home an admissions welcome letter from their school; this letter includes details on how to participate in admissions, including how to create a MySchools account (if you don’t yet have one).

There are three pathways to high school:

Submit a high school application.
- The application will open on October 12 and close at 11:59pm on December 1.
- You can apply to 12 high school programs on this application.
Optional: Apply to LaGuardia High School.
- The application will open on October 12 and close at 11:59pm on December 1.
- Auditions for this school will be conducted virtually. To learn more about audition requirements, visit schools.nyc.gov/HSAuditions.
Optional: Apply to the eight testing Specialized High Schools.
- Registration to take the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) will open on October 6 and close at 11:59pm on November 4.
- SHSAT testing will take place for most DOE eighth graders on November 17 at their school during the school day. Ninth graders, and eighth graders at non-DOE schools (charter, private, and parochial schools), students will test at central sites on a weekend date. Your confirmed date will be listed on your SHSAT ticket.

Right now, you can…

Start exploring your high school options in the public MySchools.nyc high school directory.
Plan to attend one of our virtual information sessions on high school admissions on October 11, 13, or 18. Details on how to join will be emailed.
Read more about each pathway and watch our video series on our websites, schools.nyc.gov/High and schools.nyc.gov/SHS.

MS and HS Admissions Timeline