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Apply Philly Charter is improving its application process. This year, you can apply to up to 15 schools and have a better chance of getting a seat offer. You will rank lottery schools by your personal preference. Your rankings can be changed up until the application deadline on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026. If your neighborhood (catchment) school is a Renaissance school with seats available, you may receive up to two offers: one through a lottery school and one from your neighborhood school.
The application window for September 2026 is now open from September 19, 2025 to January 20, 2026. Until then, research your school options using Philly Schools Compass to determine where you want to apply. Log in now to submit your application for next year (SY 2026-2027).
The deadline to apply for the 2025-26 school year was January 21, 2025. You can still apply by submitting a current year application. However, your application will be placed on a waitlist and will not be eligible to be entered into the lottery.
Renaissance (neighborhood) charter schools accept applications on a rolling basis. If your assigned neighborhood school is a charter school, you can still apply for the 2025-2026 school year by submitting a current year application. Eligible applicants will be offered admission on a first come, first served basis based on seat availability. Most other schools do not have space for this school year and you will be placed on the waitlist. Please check which participating schools are accepting current year applications here.
As part of Apply Philly Charter’s improved application process, you can now rank lottery schools by preference and make updates until the deadline on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Please contact us with any questions at 1-800-891-3999 or apc@applyphillycharter.org. More information on how to apply can be found here.
The Family User Policy Manual was created to provide parent friendly information on the technical and operational systems for the Apply Philly Charter and related topics pertaining to charter school. If you have any additional questions please see the Apply Philly Charter FAQ.