Principal Discretion Information

Principal Discretion is a process that allows the principals of the 11 Selective Enrollment High Schools to fill a limited number of seats outside of the regular application process.

• To apply for a school through Principal Discretion, students must have included the school on their GoCPs application. Students can apply to only one school through Principal Discretion.

• To apply, students must submit a Principal Discretion application. They can also submit a personal statement, letters of recommendation, and copies of honors and awards.

• The Principal Discretion process takes place in spring 2022.

• The Principal Discretion application process will open on Monday, March 21,2022 and will close on April 1, 2022 at 5:00pm.

• Students can accept a first-round offer from one school and still apply to another school for Principal Discretion.

• Principal Discretion results will be released the week of June (TBD).