Schools are Closed for Summer. First Day of School is September 10th, 2026.
In New York City, students apply in the fall to high school during their 8th grade year. For more information visit High School Enrollment Page
High School Admissions Timeline 2025-2026
Tuesday, October 7, 2025: High School Application, LaGuardia Application, and Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) Registration Opens
Friday, October 31, 2025: SHSAT Registration Closes
Wednesday, December 3, 2025: High School and LaGuardia Applications Close
Thursday, March 5, 2026: High School Offer Release
Application Information Sessions
SCHEDULED DATES:
Wednesday, October 8, 5pm to 6pm | High School Admissions General Event: An overview of the admissions process, from how to access your MySchools account to the best strategies for completing your application. Event held in English and interpretation provided in: Bangla, Chinese (Mandarin), French, Ukranian and American Sign Language (ASL).
Thursday, October 9, 5pm to 6pm | The Testing Specialized High Schools: How to register for the SHSAT, how to prepare for the digital SHSAT, and how offers into these schools are made. Event held in English and interpretation provided in: Arabic, Bangla, Russian, Spanish and ASL.
Tuesday, October 14, 6pm to 7pm | High School Admissions General Event. Event held in English and interpretation provided in: Albanian, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Urdu and ASL.
Wednesday, October 15, 5pm to 6pm | High School Admissions General Event for Students with Disabilities. Event held in English and interpretation provided in: Bangla, Chinese (Mandarin), Russian, Spanish and ASL.
Thursday, October 16, 5pm to 6pm | High School Admissions General Event in Spanish.
Thursday, October 23, 5pm to 6pm | High Schools Admissions General Event in Chinese (Mandarin).
Friday, October 24, 3pm to 4pm | High Schools Admissions General Event. Event in English. Interpretation provided in: Korean, Russian, Spanish and Uzbek.
Thursday, October 30, 6pm to 7pm | The Testing Specialized High Schools. Event held in English. Interpretation available in: Chinese (Mandarin), French, Korean, Urdu and ASL.
HOW TO JOIN ANY EVENT:
Each event will be hosted live. Join us on Zoom at the event’s start time by clicking here https://bit.ly2025FallHSEvents
Webinar ID: 990 1261 6744
Passcode: 123456 or
For phone audio:
US+ 16469313860
Conference Line: 99012616744#
Passcode 123456#
IMPORTANT NOTE: visit schools.nyc.gov/HS where you will find the phone numbers to call for interpretation in each language.