• Based on our charter and a policy adopted by the Palisades Charter High Board, admission is granted to students in the following order:

 

1.  Residents, those who reside in Pacific Palisades, Topanga and parts of Brentwood (download our residency map (pdf) to see our boundaries).

2.  Brothers and sisters of current and continuing students.

3.  Family members of PCHS staff.

4.  Students from Revere Charter Middle School

5.  All Other Applicants in the state of California.

 

 

How many openings will be available in 2010-11?

• Based on previous experience, we will have 750 openings in the 9th grade, 50 in the 10th, 50 in the 11th and 50 in the 12th grades. These are only estimates at this time.

 

 What happens if you have more applications than openings?

• Historically, Palisades has received considerably more applications than there are openings. After all applications have been received, the process of acceptance proceeds according to the preference categories listed above. If we do not have enough slots for a particular preference category, all of those students and those in the remaining preference categories will be placed in a lottery to assign the limited number of remaining seats. Once those seats are filled, the remaining students selected at the lottery will be placed on a waiting list in the order in which their name was drawn. Up to 200 names will be drawn the night of the lottery.Our lottery is on Thursday,
March 31st at 6:30 PM in Mercer Hall.

 

When will we hear if we’re accepted?

• The first acceptance letters will be sent out in mid March. Families will have 7 days to respond or lose their seat. By mid-March, lottery invitations will be sent to families who were not enrolled at this time. Once the 7-day response time has lapsed, we will know how many seats will be filled through the lottery.

 

When will the lottery be held?

• The lottery will be held March 31st at 6:30 PM in Mercer Hall at the high school. Those students enrolled through the lottery will then have until May 15th to accept their seat.

 

What happens after the lottery?

• After we have received acceptances from the lottery selections, another wave of letters or phone calls will be sent out in April. The process will continue until all seats are filled for September 2011. The number you are drawn in the lottery determines your wait list order. You can check the progress we are making on our wait list on this site.

 

Is there transportation available to Pali once a student is accepted?

Transportation is not provided to the school. However, parent funded transportation is being organized.

Other questions regarding admissions should be addressed to the Director of Admissions, Attendance, and Student Welfare, Monica Iannessa at miannessa@palihigh.org.