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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Specialized High Schools Admissions Test canonical 5
SHSAT 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf admissions examination ⓘ
high school entrance exam ⓘ
standardized test ⓘ
abbreviation 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 ⓘ
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 Bronx High School of Science ⓘ
Brooklyn Latin School ⓘ
Brooklyn Technical High School ⓘ
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (historically not via SHSAT score) ⓘ
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 State ⓘ
linked to: New York
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 → SHSAT ⓘ
linked to: Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
Specialized High Schools Admissions Test → abbreviation → SHSAT ⓘ
linked to: Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
Brooklyn Technical High School → admissionsExam → Specialized High Schools Admissions Test ⓘ
High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College → admissionsExam → Specialized High Schools Admissions Test ⓘ
New York State Hecht–Calandra Act → specifiesExam → Specialized High Schools Admissions Test ⓘ