The first round of CPS High School Notifications for 2021-2022 were released on April 30, 2021. Depending on whether an 8th grade student applied to test based Selective Enrollment High Schools (SEHS) and/or non-test based Choice High Schools (including IB, Magnet, CTE, Military, Charter, etc), a student can have up to 3 public high school choices: one offer for SEHS, one for Choice, and their neighborhood high school.
Any Round 1 offers must be accepted or declined by May 14, 2021. Waitlists will open on May 17, but families should understand that not all high schools go to a waitlist, including at least half of the SEHS.
1st Round Cutoff scores for 2021-2021 SEHS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14i_837GQCPcWnvU2feSN6mzPssnhVNDR/view
1st Round Cutoff scores for 2021-2021 Choice HS (note- not all programs have cutoff scores): https://drive.google.com/file/d/14YCGhBy3uK4xiTxOG2mAjvOUd7Gp2SiR/view
SEHS Principal’s Discretion is only for students who applied to Selective Enrollment High Schools (SEHS) but would like to enter a holistic appeal process that allows an SEHS Principal to select 5% of the freshman class for another SEHS on their list. SEHS PD opens May 5 and closes May 19. Results will be posted the week of June 14. A packet of information detailing the steps and timing as well as helpful FAQs are linked from here: https://go.cps.edu/high-school/principal-discretion
The GoCPS Round 2 process is for any programs that have not filled their seats from Round 1. The programs offering Round 2 seats will be listed around May 17, and the Round 2 application opens on May 17 and closes on May 21. Results will be released on June 18.
Where is the list of Selective enrollment high schools with Round 2 seats still open posted?
The Round 2 application closed on 5/21/21 but the only SEHS programs that had seats that I recall were Lindblom, King and South Shore. If those schools still have spots open after June 25 (Round 2 results will post on June 18 and family decisions are due June 25), families may contact the schools individually to inquire about open spots.