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Students invited to apply for Exam Schools and Advanced Work Class programs
ISEE exam registration deadline is Friday, September 26
AWC exam registration deadline is Friday, October 10
BOSTON – Boston Public Schools (BPS) will offer the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) for entrance to the city's three examination schools on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. at twelve locations across the city.
The three exam schools are Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science. New students are admitted to grades 7 and 9 at all three exam schools. John D. O'Bryant is the only exam school that accepts new students for grade 10. The registration deadline is September 26, 2014 and students must currently be in grades 6, 8 and 9 to take the ISEE. The new residency policy requires both the applicant and Parent/Guardian to reside in the City of Boston and complete the verification process no later than Friday, November 7, 2014. Interested candidates may obtain application materials from the Principal/Headmaster of his or her present school. Applications are also available at BPS Welcome Centers and all branches of the Boston Public Library. Families can learn more about the Exam School admissions process at bostonpublicschools.org/exam.
In addition students currently enrolled in grades 3, 4, and 5 at private, parochial, and charter schools can be tested for possible entrance into the BPS Advanced Work Class (AWC) Program. Registration materials for the Advanced Work Class exam are be available at all non-BPS schools in Boston, BPS Welcome Centers, as well as branches of the Boston Public Library and on the BPS website. The deadline for registration is Friday, October 10, 2014. The AWC test will be administered, free of charge, to Boston residents currently attending private, parochial or charter Schools at the Washington Irving Middle School, 105 Cummins Hwy, Roslindale on Saturday, October 18, 2014.
Students who attend Boston Public Schools in grades 3, 4 and 5 will take the AWC entrance test in their current school. Families can learn more about AWC at bostonpublicschools.org/awc.
For further information on either exam, contact BPS Enrollment Planning & Support at 617-635-9512.
AWC exam registration deadline is Friday, October 10
BOSTON – Boston Public Schools (BPS) will offer the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) for entrance to the city's three examination schools on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. at twelve locations across the city.
The three exam schools are Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science. New students are admitted to grades 7 and 9 at all three exam schools. John D. O'Bryant is the only exam school that accepts new students for grade 10. The registration deadline is September 26, 2014 and students must currently be in grades 6, 8 and 9 to take the ISEE. The new residency policy requires both the applicant and Parent/Guardian to reside in the City of Boston and complete the verification process no later than Friday, November 7, 2014. Interested candidates may obtain application materials from the Principal/Headmaster of his or her present school. Applications are also available at BPS Welcome Centers and all branches of the Boston Public Library. Families can learn more about the Exam School admissions process at bostonpublicschools.org/exam.
In addition students currently enrolled in grades 3, 4, and 5 at private, parochial, and charter schools can be tested for possible entrance into the BPS Advanced Work Class (AWC) Program. Registration materials for the Advanced Work Class exam are be available at all non-BPS schools in Boston, BPS Welcome Centers, as well as branches of the Boston Public Library and on the BPS website. The deadline for registration is Friday, October 10, 2014. The AWC test will be administered, free of charge, to Boston residents currently attending private, parochial or charter Schools at the Washington Irving Middle School, 105 Cummins Hwy, Roslindale on Saturday, October 18, 2014.
Students who attend Boston Public Schools in grades 3, 4 and 5 will take the AWC entrance test in their current school. Families can learn more about AWC at bostonpublicschools.org/awc.
For further information on either exam, contact BPS Enrollment Planning & Support at 617-635-9512.