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.
High School Open Houses Contact the schools below or visit website for more information