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The Bath Beach School
HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PROCESS
NYCDOE High School Info
Fall 2026 High School Admissions Timeline
These are the key dates for students who are applying to high school for Fall 2026:
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025: High School Application, LaGuardia Application, and Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) Registration Opens
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Friday, October 31, 2025: SHSAT Registration Closes
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025: High School and LaGuardia Applications Close
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Thursday, March 5, 2026: High School Offer Release
These dates are subject to change. Any changes will be announced and communicated directly to families.
Admissions Information Sessions
We are excited to invite you to join us for one of our upcoming virtual information sessions about high school admissions in New York City! During these sessions, we will cover how to explore high schools and programs, building a balanced application, how to register for the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), how to audition for arts programs , and how offers are made. After each presentation, we will respond to your questions
Our first event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 8th, 2025.
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Join us on Zoom at the event’s start time by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2025FallHSEvents.
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Webinar ID: 990 1261 6744
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Passcode: 123456
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.