High School Information

• Specialized High School Admission Test is Saturday 10/26 or Sunday 10/27. Students MUST be residents of NYC. Students not informed until admission ticket arrives which day will be test day.

o https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/specialized-high-schools

• October 10th is the deadline for Specialized High School registration. Students must live

in NYC. Grades need to be better than 90%.

• A letter from parent(s) is needed stating child can take the test & also a copy of electric bill or lease showing residency.

• If interested in LaGuardia , Art & Design, Fashion or Performing Arts, must notify

School Office to set up auditions.

• Admission tickets distributed the day before the test. Applications are not generally received in school before the test and they do not need to be submitted until the end of November.

TACHS info: www.tachsinfo.org

• Exam is Friday, November 8th. Typically at Sacred Heart High School or Mt. St. Ursula.

• The deadline for registration is 10/21. Cost is $65.

• Registration should be online. Paper or phone – no guarantee of location or date.

• All students should take the test.

• The student has to place the 3 school names on the admission ticket.

• Schools should be placed in order of preference

• Admit tickets are given out the day before the exam.

Students interested in schools with dual admission are to apply through the TACHS process and not as an independent school. Some schools hold their own scholarship tests. Contact them directly for this information. If your child is considering applying to private schools in addition to schools participating in the TACHS process, be aware that we can only accept 3 applications to process. Please understand that if every student were to apply for three additional schools this would be almost 90 applications in addition to the TACHS schools. Thank you for your understanding. Students needing recommendations, applications or record requests should bring these requests themselves to the office. Mrs. Callahan will process the papers and give teachers the recommendations. All paperwork will then be submitted to the high school by the office. A copy of the paperwork will be filed in the office as well in the event a high school calls for further details or something is missing. Lastly, to assist high schools with coordinating visits, maintaining attendance records and ensure productive visits, students are limited to the 3 schools they enter on the TACHS application. All visits must be requested in writing and the elementary school must be notified in advance of the visit. TACHS Prep courses are fine support programs. However, using the TACHS Prep test book is also good for practice.