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The Bath Beach School
HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PROCESS 2027
NYCDOE High School Info
Fall 2027 High School Admissions Timeline
These are the key dates for students who are applying to high school for Fall 2027:
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026 High School Application, LaGuardia Application, and Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) Registration Opens
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Friday, October 30, 2026 SHSAT Registration Closes
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Friday, December 4, 2026 High School and LaGuardia Applications Close
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TWednesday, March 3, 2027 (after 3pm) High School Offer Release.
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These dates are subject to change. Any changes will be announced and communicated directly to families.
Admissions Information Sessions
All high schools are encouraged to offer opportunities for families to learn about their schools.
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Many schools will list their open houses and tours in the centralized MySchools events calendar
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Additionally, schools may provide information on their own websites for prospective families, such as a schedule and links to any live or recorded events (or links where families can register), videos and/or other media, and contact information for families who want to speak with or write to school staff.
Offers to the testing Specialized High Schools are made in descending order of SHSAT score, combined with each student’s preferences listed on their SHSAT registration.
Here’s how that works:
The student with the highest SHSAT score receives an offer to their first choice school. The student with the next highest SHSAT score receives an offer to their first choice school. This continues student by student in downward score order until a student’s first-choice school does not have any remaining seats. That student is then considered for their second-choice school. If there are remaining seats at the second-choice school, that student receives an offer there. If the second-choice school has no remaining seats, that student is considered for their third-choice school, and so on. This continues until all seats at all Specialized High Schools have been filled.