HS Applications (and transfers) deadline extended to 12/9! Specialized to 12/2

High School Applications are extended! Students who wish to transfer should reach out to Ms. Rhiman at srhiman@stuy.edu or stop into room 236.

As you already know, Thursday, December 1 is the deadline to submit high school applications. Yesterday, we emailed middle school principals with which students have not yet submitted applications. Please continue to support your current students in completing the application process. School staff will be able to continue entering applications for students through Friday, December 9.

New High Schools: We are excited to announce the opening of three new schools for September 2023. These three schools all have an open admissions method and can be listed on the high school application of current 8th graders. More information about these schools can be found online at myschools.nyc.

• Design Works High School (13K963): Priority given to Brooklyn students or residents. 
• A School Without Walls: Hybrid Pathway (15K960)
• A School Without Walls: Virtual High School Program (08X636)

Screened Admissions Groups and Grade Entry: We appreciate your patience as we work on ensuring that all students’ screened admissions groups are calculated in MySchools. Students’ admissions groups will continue to be calculated on a weekly basis. If you have any questions or concerns about an individual student, please email us or join our office hours (information below).

Family Virtual Events: The Office of Student Enrollment is excited to be hosting November Virtual Information sessions to support families with High School, SHSAT, and LaGuardia admissions. The events will be held through Zoom and families do not need to register to join. The dates and times are below and flyer for these events can be found here. There is one remaining event:

November 28, 6:00pm – 7:00pm| English | Chinese (Mandarin) | Haitian Creole | Urdu

SHSAT Updates

SHSAT Late/Make-Up is now available in MySchools: The deadline to submit late and make up registration for students is December 2. School staff can use this functionality to support students who:

• Missed the November 4th deadline to register and did not test
• Missed the November 4th deadline but tested at their middle school during SHSAT school day.
• Students who registered by November 4th but missed their SHSAT date (Nov 17, 19, or 20)
• Students who registered by Nov 4th and are scheduled for Dec 11 or 17 but cannot make their scheduled date.
• Students who only wish to update their SHSAT preferences

*Documentation will not be required for late or make-up registration.

Testing Accommodations for the SHSAT: 

Schools with students testing at central DOE locations on weekends: If a student still needs to test and their testing accommodations are not reflected on their ticket/receipt.

• For students at public DOE schools (including charter school)
• Staff with DOE email accounts should submit here. 
• Staff who do not have DOE email accounts should email the documentation to HSEnrollment@schools.nyc.gov
• Students at private/parochial schools:
• Family Welcome Center staff should submit the form here
• Private school staff should email the documentation to HSEnrollment@schools.nyc.gov

HS/SHS Admissions Office Hours:

Our Office Hours continue every Wednesday from 12pm to 1pm. These office hours are to answer any questions that you may have regarding high school admissions, MySchools technical support and to help with student cases. Please note these meetings will be conducted through Zoom and we ask that you register using the link here.