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Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) is administered in October and November of each year to eighth and ninth grade students of New York City. The test is used to determine admission to New York City's Specialized High Schools. On average more than 30,000 students take this test annually.
We offer extensive help in SHSAT preparations in small groups and one-on-one private sessions. Our SHSAT Preparation Course has everything students need to get ready and score high.
Specialized High Schools
The SHSAT is used for admission to the following specialized schools (in alphabetic order):
Bronx High School of Science
Brooklyn Latin School
Brooklyn Technical High School
High School of American Studies at Lehman College
High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College
Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
Staten Island Technical High School
Stuyvesant High School
Test Format
The SHSAT test is divided in two sections, English and mathematics. Both sections consist of multiple-choice questions. There is no break in between the sections or in the test. Electronic calculators and other calculation devices may not be used during the test.
Verbal: 45 Multiple Choice Questions
30 Reading Comprehension (5 Reading passages with 6 questions each)
10 Logical Reasoning questions
5 Scrambled Paragraph (worth 2 points each)