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The Specialized High Schools
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There are nine Specialized High Schools in New York City. For eight of these schools, admission is based
solely on the score attained on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT). For Fiorello H.
LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (LaGuardia High School), acceptance is based
on an audition and a review of a student’s academic records. Approximately 30,000 students took the
SHSAT and almost 11,000 students applied to LaGuardia High School for September 2011 admission.
General descriptions of the Specialized High Schools can be found in the Directory of the New York City
Public High Schools (online at www.nyc.gov/schools/ChoicesEnrollment/High). More information about
each Specialized High School can be found below:
The Bronx High School of Science
75 West 205th Street, Bronx, New York 10468
Telephone: (718) 817-7700 • Website: www.bxscience.edu
The Bronx High School of Science is a world-renowned college
preparatory school for students gifted in science and
mathematics. The school provides an enriched and diverse
program to prepare students to enter the country’s top colleges
and universities, and to become leaders in all academic fields
including science, business, medicine, and technology. The
school offers a large variety of elective courses allowing
students to explore areas of interest. All graduates attend
college, and our goal from day one is to prepare students to
attend the school of their dreams. The school boasts seven
Nobel Laureates, more than any other high school and more
than most countries. The school is the nation’s all-time leader
in the Westinghouse/Intel Science Talent Search, the leading
science competition in the country.
The Bronx High School of Science offers every possible
Advanced Placement course, except for German. The school
offers nine foreign languages, numerous electives in biology,
chemistry, physics, mathematics, technology, and the
humanities. Bronx Science has an orchestra, band, chorus,
jazz ensembles, and computerized music for students
interested in music.
Extracurricular activities include over 60 after-school clubs, 30
athletic teams, an internationally acclaimed Speech and
Debate Team, Mock Trial, a world-class Robotics Team, two
theatrical productions each year, an award-winning yearbook,
and scholarly journals. As our alumni uniformly agree: “Bronx
Science—The Effect is Transformational.”
For September 2011 admission, 19,587 students listed Bronx
Science as a choice on their application and 1,044 offers were
made.
The Brooklyn Latin School
325 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11206
Telephone: (718) 366-0154 • Website: www.brooklynlatin.org
The Brooklyn Latin School (TBLS) offers a classical liberal arts
curriculum with an emphasis on the classics and Latin
language instruction. Instruction emphasizes a core
knowledge of the liberal arts that students will use as the basis
for further, more detailed exploration. All students are required
to complete four years of Latin, history, mathematics, English,
science, and at least two years of a world language. In
humanities classes, students participate in Socratic Seminars
and declamation (public speaking exercises). Non-humanities
classes feature labs, math interviews, and other inquiry-based
methods. In all classes, students can expect a strong and
continuing emphasis on structured writing and public speaking,
as well as the overarching practice of analytical thinking that
will ensure that all TBLS students are prepared for the rigors of
college work.
The Brooklyn Latin School offers the prestigious International
Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. Widely regarded
around the world as the most rigorous and comprehensive
course of study at the high school level, the IB Programme is a
crucial aspect of the TBLS experience. Its emphasis on
student-led inquiry, global perspectives and personal integrity
conform perfectly with the ideals on which The Brooklyn Latin
School was founded. In addition to rigorous class work, IB
stresses independent thinking and community engagement.
All students are expected to complete an extended essay, a
lengthy independent essay on a subject of their choosing, the
completion of which correlates closely to college-level research
writing. In addition, students are required to engage in a total
of 150 hours of creativity, action, and service (CAS), which may
include volunteering or engaging meaningfully with the
community outside TBLS. We believe that both of these
requirements will help our students become well-rounded
citizens of the world.
For September 2011 admission, 14,529 students listed
The Brooklyn Latin School as a choice on their application and
572 offers were made.
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