Students are selected yearly for admittance to Philadelphia Academy through a lottery. Information describing the application process is located below. Online and paper applications will be available on October 1, 2024 at 9am. Our Online application is recommended, however, paper applications can be submitted in person and are available at both schools. Paper lottery applications will be accepted at both the Elementary School located at 11000 Roosevelt Blvd. and the High School located at 1700 Tomlinson Road.Paper applications must be postmarked by January 1st 2025 to be eligible for Lottery entry.

Only 1 submission is needed per student. The deadline for submitting an application is January 1st, 2025 at 9am. If your child is accepted, directions for enrollment will be emailed and will be available for pick up in the main office.

Philadelphia Academy Charter School complies with all State and Federal laws that govern admission policies and procedures. Philadelphia Academy Charter School does not discriminate against any student, employee, or other person on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Admission criteria will not consider intellectual or athletic ability, aptitude, disability, race, creed, national origin, religion, or ancestry.

Enrollment Procedures 2025-26 SY

The school online enrollment link will be provided once a child is selected in the lottery.
In the event an online link cannot be completed, special arrangements can be made to assist the registration process by emailing admissions@philadelphiaacademy.org.

Upon acceptance parents/guardians will need to provide the following information while completing the packet in order to complete the process (Required):

• Pennsylvania Department of Education Charter School Student Enrollment Form (with name, address, emergency contact) [Required]

• Proof of Age [Required] – See below for examples:
  • Child’s original birth certificate
  • Notarized copy of the child’s birth certificate
  • Child’s valid passport
  • Original baptismal certificate indicating the child’s date of birth
  • Copy of the record of baptism, notarized or duly certified and showing the date of birth
  • Prior school records indicating the date of birth
• Copy of Immunization Records [Required]
  • Please note: If a student has just started a series for each type of shot, she or he may be enrolled. The student must be in the process and keeping up with the timeline of the series (for example, the student just got shot one and he/she will get shot two within thirty days of shot one).
• Proof of Residency [Required] – See below for examples:
  • Deed
  • Valid Department of Transportation identification card
  • Mortgage settlement sheet
  • Current credit card bill
  • Current utility bill (gas, electric, cable, telephone)
  • Recent vehicle registration
  • Recent property tax bill
  • Voter registration card showing current address
  • Valid driver’s license or change of address card with current address
  • Recent bank statement with current address
• Home Language Survey [Required]
• Suspension Expulsion Statement [Required]
  • A sworn statement attesting to whether the student has been or is suspended or expelled for offenses involving drugs, alcohol, weapons, infliction of injury or violence on school property must be provided for a student to be admitted to any school entity.

The following items will be requested but not required in order to complete the enrollment process:

• IEP/504 Plan if applicable
• Report Card/Standardized Test Results from prior school
• Record Release Form for Current School

The Board of Trustees of Philadelphia Academy Charter School shall not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or any other classification otherwise protected by applicable state and/or federal laws. It shall heretofore remain the policy of Philadelphia Academy Charter School to admit students of any race, sex, color, national origin, religion or sexual orientation regardless of disability and to afford such students all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Philadelphia Academy Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or any other classification otherwise protected by applicable state and/or federal laws in administration of its education policies, admission policies, hiring policies, scholarship and aid programs, and other school administered programs and operation.