Specialized High Schools Admissions Test

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The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test is a competitive standardized exam used to determine admission to several elite public high schools in New York City.

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SHSAT 2
Specialized High Schools Admissions Test canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf admissions examination
high school entrance exam
standardized test
abbreviation Specialized High Schools Admissions Test self-linksurface differs
surface form: SHSAT
administeredBy New York City Department of Education
administeredIn New York City
ageGroup approximately 12–15 years old
alsoTakenBy 9th grade students
controversy criticized for impact on racial and socioeconomic diversity
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educationLevel secondary education
feePolicy no fee for New York City public school students
governingLaw New York State Hecht–Calandra Act
governsAdmissionTo New York City specialized high schools
hasAlternativeName NYC specialized high school exam
hasAnswerType machine-scored responses
hasRegistrationProcess through New York City Department of Education
hasSection English Language Arts section
Mathematics section
isCompetitive true
isHighStakes true
isRequirementFor The Bronx High School of Science
surface form: Bronx High School of Science

Brooklyn Latin School
Brooklyn Technical High School
LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts
surface form: Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (historically not via SHSAT score)

High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College
surface form: High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College

High School of American Studies at Lehman College
Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
Staten Island Technical High School
Stuyvesant High School
language English
preparationIndustry private tutoring
test preparation courses
region New York
surface form: New York State
scoringMethod scaled score
sector public education
selectionCriterion ranked by score
subjectTested algebra
grammar
logical reasoning
problem solving
reading comprehension
targetPopulation middle school students
testDuration several hours
testFormat multiple choice
testFrequency once per year
typicalGradeLevel 8th grade
usedFor admission to New York City specialized high schools
selection of students for elite public high schools

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Stuyvesant High School admissionsExam Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
New York City specialized high schools admissionsExam Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
New York City specialized high schools hasEntranceExam Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
this entity surface form: SHSAT
Specialized High Schools Admissions Test abbreviation Specialized High Schools Admissions Test self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SHSAT