Current eighth and ninth grade students who live in NYC can participate in Specialized High Schools admissions.

The nine Specialized High Schools are one way that New York City supports the educational needs of students who excel academically and/or artistically, including English Language Learners and students with an IEP or 504 Plan.

 

Who Can Apply?

Everyone eligible to apply to high school is also eligible to apply to the Specialized High Schools. To register to audition and/or schedule the SHSAT and to get your audition or test results, a student must be both of the following:

• A NYC resident

• A current eighth grade student or first-time (not repeating the grade) ninth grade student

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Please note: To submit a LaGuardia application or register for the SHSAT, families must connect their child to their MySchools account. Alternatively, the school counselor can support families with this process.​

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What Are The Specialized High Schools?

• The Bronx High School of Science

• The Brooklyn Latin School

• Brooklyn Technical High School

• Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

• High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College of New York

• High School of American Studies at Lehman College

• Queens High School for the Sciences at York College

• Staten Island Technical High School

• Stuyvesant High School

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CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL PROCESS

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