Boston Public Schools has three exam schools: Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science. All three schools accept new students for grades 7 and 9.  John D. O’Bryant School accepts a small number of new students in grade 10. 

BPS grade 7 students currently attending an exam school are also eligible to apply for grade 9 admission to a different exam school, if they wish.

To learn more about the exam school admissions process, please visit the following pages: 

• Exam Schools Admissions Policy
• How to Apply to Exam Schools

To sign up for the BPS Exam Schools Mailing List and receive updates regarding Exam Schools admissions throughout the year, please fill out this brief form. 

Admissions Process Info Sessions

Students currently in grades 5, 7, or 8 and residing in the City of Boston are eligible to apply to one of our exam schools for September 2024 (Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and O'Bryant School of Math and Science). Please join us at one of these upcoming virtual events to get additional information and details on the new admission season.

Exam School Admissions Info Sessions:

• Thursday, April 6, 6pm EST  |  Zoom
  Interpretation available in Spanish, Cape Verdean, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, Cantonese, Mandarin, Arabic, ASL
  

• Thursday, April 27, 6pm EST  |  Zoom
  Interpretation available in Spanish, Cape Verdean, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, Cantonese, Mandarin, Arabic, ASL
  

SY2024-25 Application Timeline