** 3/23/26 - As per the NYS DMV Road Test Unit, paper certificates are will not be provided for any circumstance. Please note that students who have paper certificates received them prior to the digital policy update. Scheduling a failed road test re-take follows the same procedure below. **
If you are under the age of 18, you must wait at least 6 months from the date you received your learner permit to schedule your road test.
The road test scheduling system offers the earliest available dates and times at sites near the ZIP code you provide. Usually, the earliest date is within 3 to 5 weeks, but at peak testing periods during summer and school breaks it may be up to 10 weeks away. There are no waiting lists. Tests are almost always on weekdays (only rarely do we offer them on a Saturday).
You do not need to schedule your road test appointment in the county or area of the state where you live. Find road test locations.
** Please note that as of February 2026 - DMV physical certificates for students that have passed this course have transitioned to online account status updates. Students that have passed the course will log into the DMV website via their Permit ID number and will be able to schedule their road test online. Physical paper certificates are no longer provided or required. **
** Update as of Mon March 23, 2026 - 1pm **
The DMV has provided us with instructions for our students to schedule their road tests.
This is the same procedure to follow if scheduling a failed test retake.
Please see the image below.
Also note that students will be asked for the last four digits of their
Social Security number.
Step 1 - Sign in with student Permit ID #
Step 2 - Complete steps through to the Motorist Information tab
Step 3 - Complete Motorist Information and select "Driver Education Course MV-285"
Step 4 - Enter "MV285" for certificate #
Step 5 - Enter "02/27/26" for Date of Issue
Step 6 - Follow through to Location and Date, then Confirm.
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When arriving to the road test site, the DMV has informed us that road test instructors can check for student status via contacting their home office if there is an issue with verification of passing the Driver Education course.
If you have already scheduled your test prior to this update, inform the examiner of the information above and provide the completion date of the course as 2/27/26.
Every driver license applicant who is 16 or 17 years old at the time of the road test, and who has a junior learner permit, must present this certification to the DMV license examiner at the time of the road test. The certification must be signed ONLY by a parent or guardian. SAHS Driver Education does not need to provide school license number OR, instructor information, or instructor signature.