The Enrollment Process

Thank you for you interest in the Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences!

This page is designed to help you understand the enrollment process and submit your enrollment application.

You may click any of the sections below to move ahead on the page.

• How to Enroll
• Who is Eligible to Enroll?
• Admissions Requirements and Policies
• I've Submitted My Application, Now What?

How to Enroll

Submitting an online application for enrollment is easy!

The application for the 2026-2027 school year will open on September 19, 2025. Beginning on that day, click the box below to apply online through the Apply Philly Charter website. We accept applications for grades K-8 and have rolling admissions.

eNROLLMENT application
 

Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year is still open. You may also use the link above to enroll.

Apply Philly Charter offers 11 different translations of the enrollment application, including, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Vietnamese.

Who is Eligible to Enroll?

The School District of Philadelphia has dictated that admission into The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences must be governed by catchment area. All applicants must, at the time of application and completion of the enrollment process, reside in the charter school’s catchment area.

Any school-aged child residing in the designated catchment area is eligible for admission based on current enrollment numbers for any particular grade throughout the academic school year. We accept applications for kindergarten through eighth grade.

Click here to check if your student lives in our catchment area.

Admissions Requirements and Policies

• Kindergarten applicants MUST be five years old on or before September 1, 2026.
• All applicants must, at the time of application and completion of the enrollment process, reside in the Arts and Sciences catchment area.
• Admissions is rolling. However, applicants must apply by January 20, 2026 to be considered for the first round of  acceptances. Available seats in any particular grade are filled based on the timestamped receipt of the submitted application.
• If there are more applicants from the catchment area than seats available in any particular grade, then a waitlist is generated for that grade on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• Waitlists remain valid for one school year only, and are based on the current school year applications.
• New waitlists are generated every school year. If an applicant on the waitlist is not notified of acceptance, then they must reapply for the next school year. 

download the arts and sciences admission policy

I've Submitted My Application, Now What?

Once your application for enrollment has been successfully submitted, simply wait for the results! Applicants who submitted their applications by the January 20, 2026 deadline will be notified of their application results on February 6, 2026.

There will be a pause in enrollment from January 21, 2026, to February 22, 2026.

February 23, 2026 begins the "Post-Deadline Application Period". During this time, Arts and Sciences will be accepting enrollment applications and notifying families of results on a rolling basis.

For any questions or assistance, please contact the Admissions Office: (215) 537-2554
admissions.asphl@stringtheoryschools.org

The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences is committed to educational equality and will not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, disabilities, gender or any other legally protected classification.