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SHSAT COURSES

NYC SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL EXAM (Taken in Grade 8 or 9)


Two sections: ELA and Math


ELA topics covered: recognizing and correcting language errors in a general piece of literature; understanding, analyzing, and interpreting reading passages.


Math topics covered: mathematical concepts and principles, word problems and computation problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, and statistics.


ELA section (57 items)

  • 20 revising/editing questions: 5-8 stand-alone questions and 2 passages with 6-8 questions each

  • 6 reading passages with 5-7 questions each

  • All questions are multiple choice questions


Math section (57 items)

  • 5 grid-in questions

  • 52 multiple choice word problems and computational questions


The Specialized High Schools that require the SHSAT are:

  • Bronx High School of Science

  • Brooklyn Latin School

  • Brooklyn Technical High School

  • High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College

  • High School for American Studies at Lehman College

  • Queens High School for Sciences at York College

  • Staten Island Technical High School

  • Stuyvesant High School

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