Application & Lottery

Thank you for considering Boston Collegiate Charter School for your child’s education! Boston Collegiate is a tuition-free, public school for students in grade 5 through 12 with a mission that is simple yet ambitious: to prepare each student for college. Students are admitted each year by random public lottery. Our application for the 2024-2025 is now open and can be accessed through SchoolMint.

APPLICATION

As a reminder, waitlist numbers do not roll over, and all waitlist families drop from our system on February 15, 2024. In order to be included in our lottery for the 2024-2025 school year, a new application will need to be completed by the deadline of Thursday, February 29, 2024.

LOTTERY

Our 2024 lottery will be held on Wednesday, March 6th at 9:00 AM at our Lower School campus. It will be livestreamed on Boston Collegiate’s Facebook page.

Any student who will be entering grades 5 through 10 during the 2024-2025 school year and who resides in Massachusetts can apply to Boston Collegiate. We encourage all eligible students to submit an application to our lottery, including those who are homeless per the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which ensures homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as provided to other children and youths.

Priority is given to students who fall under two categories: (1) City of Boston residents and (2) siblings of a current Boston Collegiate student.

To learn more about our current student enrollment policy, please click here. We hope to have the opportunity to work with your family to ensure success in your child’s education!

If you have questions or would like additional information, please reach out to familyengagement@bostoncollegiate.org.

FAQ: Do you require entrance exams?

Absolutely not! The only criteria required for students to apply are to be residents of Massachusetts and to be entering grades 5-10.

FAQ: What if I don't remember if I've applied yet?

Feel free to reach out to us at any time to confirm your student’s application. We can be reached at familyengagement@bostoncollegiate.org. Furthermore, our team goes through several rounds of data cleaning to ensure each unique applicant is given the equal and random opportunity to attend our school. When in doubt, submit your application again and we will follow up with you if a duplicate exists.

FAQ: My Child is on the waitlist -- What do I do now?

The 2022-2023 waitlist for prospective students who applied during the 2021-2022 school year expired on February 15, 2023. We encourage all prospective students on the 2023-2024 waitlist to reapply, as our waitlists do not rollover per Massachusetts state regulation.