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Boys' Latin provides a world-class college preparatory education to 800 students in grades six through 12. Boys' Latin is a public school operating under a charter granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the School District of Philadelphia. There are no fees or costs associated with or in connection to student admission or enrollment. Boys’ Latin is a school of choice, and it is important for applicants and their families to know the level of academia required. All applying are encouraged to do due diligence to learn about the school’s rigorous curriculum, which is exclusively college preparatory with a Latin language requirement, extended school day, and graduation requirements. Additionally, applicants should note the unique school year calendar for all incoming students, who begin the school year with a mandatory summer session. Boys’ Latin is serious about student achievement and college matriculation and persistence, and expects that students and families to embrace those expectations.

Admission to the school is open to all eligible students citywide – students who identify as male who reside within the City of Philadelphia who are rising to either sixth or ninth grade exclusively. Applicants to all other grade levels served by the school will automatically be placed on the waitlist and based on capacity, the school may offer admission to applicants to these grade levels. In such an event, applicants will be admitted by grade level in the order of the grade level waitlist. The school strives to maintain an average daily membership that equates to its authorized enrollment of 800 students.

Boys’ Latin does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality, creed, orientation, ethnicity, mental and physical disability, proficiency in English, or prior school performance when admitting students. Furthermore, the student’s right to be admitted to the school is not conditioned on the student’s immigration status and Boys’ Latin does not inquire regarding the immigration status of a student as part of the admission process.

In compliance with state law, all students who live in Pennsylvania may apply to Boys’ Latin, however students who live within Philadelphia receive preference in the enrollment process. If the number of Philadelphia applicants does not exceed the capacity, then the school shall offer admission to students who live outside of the Philadelphia but within Pennsylvania.

Please click here to review our detailed Admission and Enrollment Policy and Process. 

The Boys’ Latin application is available on this webpage. Students and families can access and submit an application electronically through SchoolMint, the school’s secure online enrollment system. Click the Submit Application button above. Families are welcome to visit the main office of the high school located at 5501 Cedar Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19143 for assistance. Families will be provided with information on how to apply and, as requested, a paper application. Paper and electronic applications are available in English and Spanish.

The application process only involves submitting the application form by the deadline. No interview, school tour, information session, fee, or other action of information is required. Applicants receive a notification confirming receipt of their complete application upon submission.

Applicants who submit complete applications after the application deadline may be offered admission to Boys’ Latin in the order the application was received only after the school has exhausted the waitlist of applicants whose applications were received by the application deadline. When an applicant applies to Boys’ Latin and is unable to enroll because the school is at its maximum enrollment or there are school-implemented grade and space limitations, the school will provide the applicant with documentation of their attempted enrollment, date of placement on the waitlist, and number on the waitlist.

It is important to understand that being selected in a lottery is only one step involved in enrolling at Boys’ Latin. The next step involves submitting the required documents by the deadline. Families must submit Proof of Child’s Age, Proof of Residency, Proof of Immunizations, a Home Language Survey, and a Parent Registration Statement to the school online via SchoolMint; via an email to the Director of Enrollment; or turned into the school’s main office at 5501 Cedar Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19143. Families must complete the required enrollment documents by the deadline communicated in their students’ acceptance. Families will have a minimum of four weeks to complete the requirement enrollment forms. If the required enrollment documents for a student are not submitted by the deadline indicated in the student’s acceptance, then the school shall revoke the student’s offer of admission. Exceptions will be made only for families with language barriers, and only when those families face extenuating circumstances. These five aforementioned required documents include all student information necessary to complete the registration requirements of Pennsylvania Charter Law (PA Act 22 of 1997). Students for whom these five documents are submitted by the deadline are considered enrolled for the school year for which they applied. Additional information may be requested for administrative purposes. However, Boys’ Latin does not prohibit or delay enrollment contingent upon receipt of this additional information. The school hosts orientation sessions for new families so that they can learn more about Boys’ Latin, ask questions, and receive assistance.

Please note that a student may be enrolled by a parent or guardian, foster parent, casework, caregiver with whom the student resides, or any other person with “charge or control” of the student. A student may enroll themselves in the school if they are an “unaccompanied homeless youth” under the McKinney Vento Act or an “emancipated minor”. The school shall not require the person enrolling the student to prove that they have custody of the student other than (1) when a resident, who is not the student’s parent, is trying to enroll the student and show that the resident is the legal guardian, then the resident would provide information on custody; and (2) when parents are separated or divorced and the parent is relying on a court order or custody agreement as the basis for enrolling the student.

Please note that when a dispute arises regarding the enrollment of a student, families may file a complaint with the School Services Office of the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Boys’ Latin does not require schoolwide reenrollment paperwork for each school year. While the school may issue a reregistration form each school year for informational purposes, its completion is not required. All students currently enrolled and attending Boys’ Latin automatically reenroll for the following school year, including current eighth grade students who will be automatically enrolled in ninth grade for the following school year. Twelfth grade is the terminal grade of the school. Current twelfth grade students will only be reenrolled for the following school year if they do not meet the graduation requirements.

Please join us for a virtual information session to learn more about our school's world-class college preparatory educational program, exceptional faculty, and application and enrollment processes. Click the button to register for the session(s) you wish to attend. 

Please join us for a shadow visit day to experience our world-class college preparatory educational program in action. Middle School Shadow Visit Day is for rising sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. High School Shadow Visit Day is for rising ninth grade students. Click the button to register for the event(s) you wish to attend.