Admissions

Students are selected for admittance to Philadelphia Academy through a lottery process. Below is information describing how to apply. The lottery will be held in mid March. Applications will be accepted beginning October 3, 2011. The deadline for submitting an application is March 1, 2012.

Acceptance letters/calls for the 2012-2013 school year will be mailed shortly after the lottery has been completed. If you do not receive a letter your child has been placed on our waiting list.

Direction for registration will be mailed in late March 2012.

Testing for incoming Freshmen will be on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 from 9:00 am– 12:00 pm at the high school.

Failure to attend the testing will result in your child’s name being removed from the accepted list and placed on the waiting list.

Your child’s admission is not complete until all enrollment requirements are completed including all documentation and signed Code of Conduct.

Philadelphia Academy Charter School complies with all State and Federal laws that govern admission policies and procedures. Philadelphia Academy Charter School does not discriminate against any student, employee, or other person on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Admission criteria will not consider intellectual or athletic ability, aptitude, disability, race, creed, national origin, religion, or ancestry.

Registration materials for new students are available from the office administrative staff. Upon acceptance parents will need to provide the following information to the school in order to complete enrollment procedures:

Completed Admissions Profile (with name, address, emergency contact)
Birth Certificate and copy for office to retain
Copy of Immunization Records
Proof of Residency (Utility Bill, Tax Record, Lease)
Most recent report card
IEP (If applicable)
504 plan (if applicable)
Physical and dental exam
Request for Student Records
Evidence of Enrollment
Free and Reduced Lunch Application
Signed Code of Conduct Agreement

The Board of Trustees of Philadelphia Academy Charter School shall not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or any other classification otherwise protected by applicable state and/or federal laws. It shall heretofore remain the policy of Philadelphia Academy Charter School to admit students of any race, sex, color, national origin, religion or sexual orientation regardless of disability and to afford such students all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Philadelphia Academy Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or any other classification otherwise protected by applicable state and/or federal laws in administration of its education policies, admission policies, hiring policies, scholarship and aid programs, and other school administered programs and operations.

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