The School District of Philadelphia has dictated that admission into The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences must be governed by catchment area. Any school-aged child residing in the designated catchment area is eligible for admission based on current enrollment numbers for any particular grade throughout the academic school year.

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2018-2019 ONLINE APPLICATION (CURRENT YEAR)

ENGLISH VERSION (GRADES K-8):  APPLY HERE

SPANISH VERSION (GRADES K-8):  APPLY HERE

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2019-2020 ONLINE APPLICATION (NEXT YEAR)

Available starting November 1, 2018

ENGLISH VERSION (GRADES K-8):  APPLY HERE  

SPANISH VERSION (GRADES K-8):  APPLY HERE

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REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY FOR THE 2019-­2020 SCHOOL YEAR

• Kindergarten applicants MUST be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2019.
• The School District of Philadelphia has dictated that admission into The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences must be governed by catchment area.
• Any school-aged child residing in the designated catchment area is eligible for admission based on current enrollment numbers for any particular grade throughout the academic school year.
• All applicants must, at the time of application and completion of the enrollment process, reside in the charter school’s catchment area.
• To check if you live in the school’s catchment area, use the following link:  https://webapps.philasd.org/school_finder/

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ADMISSIONS POLICIES & PROCEDURES

• To download the Charter School’s Admissions Policy & Procedures: CLICK HERE
• There is no deadline to apply; admission is rolling and available seats in any particular grade are filled based upon timestamped receipt by the Charter School of a completed Intent to Register form (paper or online form).
• If there are more applicants from the catchment area than seats available in any particular grade, then a waitlist is generated for that grade on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• Waitlists remain valid for one (1) school year only and are based on the current school year applications.
• New waitlists are generated every school year. If an applicant on the waitlist is not notified of acceptance, then he/she MUST reapply for the next school year.

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Families may also apply in person at the school’s main office. School personnel will assist families with applying through the online portal and with answering any questions about the admissions and enrollment process.

 

The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences

1197 Haworth Street

Philadelphia, PA 19124

 

 

Paper Intent to Register Forms for the 2019-2020 school year are available to download in the following languages:

English

Español

Français

Creole

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If you need an application in a particular foreign language, please contact the school in person, by phone at 215-537-2520, or via email at admissions.asphl@stringtheoryschools.org.

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The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences is committed to educational equality and will not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, disabilities, gender or any other legally protected classification.

 

For inquiries regarding the Admissions Process, please email admissions.asphl@stringtheoryschools.org.