MS HS Admissions

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NYC DOE's info on the Specialized HS Admissions Test. 

InsideSchools' info on the Specialized HS Admissions Test. Registration opens October 3rd. Registration deadline: October 27th, 2023.

Saturday and summer program that prepares NYC public school students to take the SHSAT.

Testing in 6th grade for 7th grade entry (only). Registration deadline: December 15th, 2023.  

Independent School Entrance Exam 

Secondary School Admissions Test (for independent schools)   

High School Placement Test (HSPT) used for specific Catholic High Schools. Registration occurs through the school. Can be used in admissions and/or merit scholarship. Registration deadline: October 28th, 2023.

Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools. Registration deadline: October 26th, 2023.

A merit-based, need-blind high school scholarship for gifted students.

Prepares high-achieving Black & Latino students from underserved NYC communities for success at top independent schools.

NYC-based program that helps prepare talented middle school students from low-income families to get into selective high schools.  

Identifies NYC’s most promising students of color and prepares them for success at independent schools.

Helps talented students of color to access and succeed in selective college preparatory schools.  

A ten-year, tuition free program to support low-income students through middle and high school, college, and beyond. 

Provides opportunities for academically gifted students to attend Marymount's Upper School. Marymount is an all girls school and students must be baptized Catholic or attend parochial schools.

Private, independent school in NYC for academically talented, economically less advantaged boys and girls in grades six through eight with a need-blind admission policy.

Provides rigorous academics to high achieving boys in the NY metropolitan area, regardless of their economic means; families pay only what they can afford.