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Message to Students and Parents/Guardians AboutSpecialized High Schools AdmissionsThis 2015-2016 Specialized High Schools Student Handbook contains useful information, including:Specialized High School admission proceduresRegistration for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and Fiorello H. LaGuardiaHigh School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (LaGuardia High School) auditionsConfirming testing accommodations for SHSAT and LaGuardia High School auditionsCalendar of important datesSample SHSAT tests with test-taking tipsThere are nine Specialized High Schools in New York City. They are:Admissionsdeterminedby audition(s)Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Artand Performing ArtsDanceDramaInstrumental MusicTechnical TheatreFine ArtsVocal MusicThe Bronx High School of ScienceThe Brooklyn Latin SchoolAdmissionsdeterminedby SHSATBrooklyn Technical High SchoolHigh School for MathEMATICS, Science and Engineeringat The City College of New YorkHigh School of American Studies at Lehman CollegeQueens High School for the Sciences at York CollegeStaten Island Technical High SchoolStuyvesant High SchoolThese schools were established under New York State Law 2590 – Section G. Entrance into theseschools is determined by the SHSAT, except for LaGuardia High School, which is based on acompetitive audition and review of academic records. Students must be residents of New York Cityand current eighth grade or first-time ninth grade students in order to apply, register, sit for, andreceive results for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and LaGuardia High Schoolaudition(s).The Specialized High Schools Student Handbook is a project of the New York City Department of Education.4