High School Admissions Timeline 2025-2026 School Year Reference

• 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

 

Parent and student High School Admissions Workshops​

There are no further workshops this school year. If you would like to speak to Ms. Sosa  you can email vsosa5@schools.nyc.gov.

 

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High School Resources:

 

• MySchools Directory​

• MySchools Calendar​

• NYCSift ​

• NYC DOE Admissions Email List Sign Up Form

• NYC DOE High Schools information

• More information about Specialized High Schools 

• Specialized High School Admissions Guidebook

• Audition Program Admissions Information​

• ​High School Auditions​

• High School Screened Programs​

• High Schools Screened with Assessment Programs: ​​​

• Specialized High Schools ​

• SHSAT Portal

 

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Catholic High Schools

Your child will be required to take the TACHS exam. Please see below for more information:

Registration info will be updated next school year.

The exam will be in November - it is computerized

To find out more information about schools and Open Houses:

 

Brooklyn & Queens: 

tachsinfo.com:8443/pdf/DioceseOfBrooklynQueensOpenHouse.pdf?1746197487705

Bronx, Manhattan, & Staten Island:
tachsinfo.com:8443/pdf/ArchdioceseOfNewYorkOpenHouse.pdf?1746197525643

Catholic High School Fair:
tachsinfo.com:8443/pdf/InformationFairs.pdf?1746197581939​​