8th Grade Admissions

Prospective Applicants: Please note that NYHS anticipates moving its location to Governors Island effective September 2008. For more information, please click below:

Letter to Parents
Governors Island FAQ

We are currently recruiting eighth graders for the 2007-08 school year. If you are interested in attending New York Harbor School, you should 1) have listed New York Harbor School (in the H.S. Book) as one of your twelve high school choices on your preference form and 2) have met a Harbor School representative and filled out an interest form.

In order to get to meet interested students, we have visited many middle schools and have held several open houses, but you may still show interest by calling our Guidance Counselor, Ali Newman to schedule a visit to the school during our regular school days. On your visit and you will be met by a representative of the school who can give you an abbreviated tour.

For any other information on enrollment at New York Harbor School,

please call:
718.381.7100 ext. 5103
and ask for Ali Newman,

or write us at:
info@newyorkharborschool.

New York Harbor School will admit approximately 95 students each year. The ongoing recruitment process involves school visits, open houses, and brochure distribution and is overseen by a committee that includes the Principal, the Program Director and Guidance Counselor. We seek students who have a special interest or aptitude in Marine Science or Marine Technology. Also, we are looking for students who are interested in working hard, trying something new, and learning more about the role water has played in the development of our society here and around the world.

Download the NYHS 8th Grade Admissions Brochure!