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Boys’ Latin is a public school operating under a charter granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the School District of Philadelphia.  Admission to the school is open to all eligible students – boys 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 event, applicants will be admitted by grade level on a first come, first served basis. Boys’ Latin does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality, creed, ethnicity, mental and physical disability, proficiency in English or prior academic achievement when admitting students. 

Boys’ Latin offers a sibling preference for admission. In order to be eligible for the sibling preference, the applicant must be related to a current or graduated Boys’ Latin student in one of the following ways: (1) has a shared legal guardian or there is shared legal custody of both students by a common individual or (2) is a half sibling, step sibling, or biological sibling. Residing at the same address as a current or graduated student alone does not make an applicant eligible for the sibling preference. In order to be eligible, applicants must indicate the sibling preference on their application. Boys’ Latin will not retroactively apply sibling preference for anyone who did not request the sibling preference at the time of application prior to the application deadline. Boys’ Latin reserves the right to determine if a student is eligible for sibling preference using its student information system. Siblings of current or graduated students will be placed on a priority list if their complete application is submitted by the application deadline. Preference will be extended from newly enrolled students to their siblings, provided that all siblings seeking enrollment submitted applications prior to the application deadline and indicated the sibling relationship on the original application. Once the sibling selected in the lottery has submitted complete enrollment paperwork to the school, any of their eligible siblings will then be placed at the top of the waitlist (by the lottery order of the not-yet-enrolled sibling if more than one such applicant is on the waitlist at a time). Please note that the sibling preference does not apply to applicants who submit their applications after the application deadline.

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 our extended school day and rigorous curriculum, which is exclusively college preparatory with a Latin language requirement. Additionally, applicants should note the unique school year calendar for all incoming ninth grade students; these students will begin their freshman year with a summer session. This is a part of the school calendar for these students, and attendance is mandatory. Boys’ Latin is serious about student achievement and expects that students and families will embrace those expectations.

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 an 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. 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, or fee is required. Applicants receive a notification confirming receipt of their application upon submission.

Applicants who submit complete applications after the application deadline may be offered admission to Boys’ Latin in the order received only after the school has exhausted the waitlist of students 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.