The Department of Education (DOE) will only begin the admissions process for children who are currently residing in New York City. This applies to any type of school, at every grade level. The DOE recommends that you live in the zone of a school you like and to which you would be willing to send your child, because it is highly unlikely that your child will be placed in a Gifted and Talented classroom upon entering the New York City public school system. Once your child is a resident of New York City, you will visit the Borough Enrollment Office that services your NYC address for assistance in obtaining a placement for your child.

The website InsideSchools.org has a very comprehensive page about finding a school in NYC.  (Click on the link "New to NYC Schools" in the first paragraph.) InsideSchools.org is a great resource that can inform you about all public schools at every grade level in New York City. In the upper left hand of their home page, you can begin your search for write-ups about schools by using a map of NYC school districts or by school name or number. 

The Department of Education’s website has a “School Search” feature on the homepage. You can search for schools by an address, a school name, grade level or by borough. There is a school directory for every district with admissions information and some basic school performance statistics for each school in that district. You can also call 311 (in New York City) for help.

K – 5 GIFTED AND TALENTED (G & T) CLASSROOMS

• Grades K & 1: If your child moved to NYC after 11/16/2012 (or if your child lived in NYC on that date, but you did not file a request to have your child tested for G&T classrooms by the DOE), you missed the deadline to be in the main round of the Department of Education’s G & T admissions process for fall 2013. The DOE administers the G & T testing over the summer only for children who moved to NYC after November 16, 2012 and only for grades K & 1, though seats in G & T Kindergartens and 1st grade classrooms are extremely limited. Your child needs to register for grades K or 1 at your local general education school for fall 2013, and you will be able to begin the G & T admissions process for fall 2014 in October 2013 if your child does not get a G & T placement in the summer.
• Grades 2 & 3: If your child moved to NYC after  11/16/2012, you missed the deadline to apply for the Department of Education’s G & T classrooms for fall 2013. Your child needs to register for grade 2 or 3 at your local general education school for fall 2013, and you will be able to begin the G & T admissions process for fall 2014 in October 2013.
• Grades 4 & 5:  The process for fall 2013 doesn’t begin until summer, 2013. You can read about the process here. 

GRADES 6-8 

• Grade 6: You can read about our admissions process for 6th grade on this page of our website. You must contact the Borough Enrollment Office that services your NYC address for assistance in obtaining an alternate placement for your child: Borough Enrollment Offices
• Grade 7: You can read about our admissions process for 7th grade on this page of our website. You must contact the Borough Enrollment Office that services your NYC address for assistance in obtaining a middle school seat for your child in your district: Borough Enrollment Offices
• Grade 8: We do not accept any new students into 8^th grade. You must contact the Borough Enrollment Office that services your NYC address for assistance in obtaining a placement for your child: Borough Enrollment Offices