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Admissions
GETTING INTO STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

Staten Island Technical High School, along with Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn Technical High School, High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College, High School of American Studies at Lehman College, Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, and Stuyvesant High School were established under New York State Law 2590 section-g to serve the needs of gifted New York City students.

Admission is based solely on a competitive written examination, known as the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), open to all eighth and ninth grade New York City students. All applicants must be New York City residents in order to take the examination.
OPEN HOUSE- HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT
 
Admissions Info - HS Info Night/Open House - Oct 13, 2010
Wednesday, October 13th  - Time TBA
 
SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TEST (SHSAT)
 
Staten Island Tech administers the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) usually in late October for eighth graders, and early November ninth graders and students with special accommodations.
 
2010 SHSAT Schedule
 
8th Graders: Saturday,October 23rd & Sunday, October 24th
9th Graders / Special Accomodations Students: Saturday, October, 30th.
9th Graders/Sabath Observers: Sunday, November 14th
 
Admissions tickets are mailed to all Staten Island public, private and parochial schools and should be available based upon your school's distribution schedule. See your guidance counselor for an admissions ticket. SI Tech DOES NOT provide admissions tickets to individuals, only schools directly.
 
For specific information regarding the Specialized High School Admissions Test, please click here to download the 2010-2011 Specialized High School Handbook.  This is a NYC Department of Education publication outlining the entire Specialized High School testing and admissions process in addition to offering two sample examinations with explanations.
 
STATEN ISLAND TECH 2010-2011 SCHOOL PROFILE
 
For specific information about Staten Island Technical High School, please click here to download our 2009-2010 School Profile (SOON to be updated to 2010-2011) for detailed information and statistics about our school.
 
Private tours are available, during the day. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Barbara Malenfant, our Parent Coordinator, at BMalenfant@schools.nyc.gov.
 
IMPORTANT ADMISSIONS LINKS
 
Click here for the 2010-2011 High School Admissions Calendar.
Click here for information about the 2009 Borough High School Fairs.
For general information about New York City Public High Schools, please click here.