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The deadline to apply for the 2026-27 school year was January 20th, 2026. You can still apply for September 2026 by submitting a post-deadline application beginning on February 23rd. Your application will most likely be placed on a waitlist and will not be eligible to be entered into the lottery. Review our Family User Policy Manual to learn more about this year’s process.
Results for applications submitted by January 20th for the 2026-2027 school year will be released on February 6th. Check your email and your Apply Philly Charter account on that day. If you receive an offer on February 6th, you will have until February 20th to accept your seat. Applicants can only accept one seat at a time for the 2026-2027 school year.
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 2026-2027 school year by submitting a post-deadline 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 the school year, and you will be placed on the waitlist. Please check which participating schools are accepting current year applications here.
Apply Philly Charter is improving its application process. This year we introduced a Rank and Match system for the 2026-27 lottery. The application is now closed, and the lottery will be conducted on February 4th, 2026. Results will be released on February 6th. 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.
As part of Apply Philly Charter’s improved application process, pre-deadline applicants for the 2026-27 school year ranked lottery schools by preference. 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.