Current School Year:

Grades 9 – 11

Next School Year:

Grades K – 11

Application Process

  • Parents/guardians are required to complete an Application for Admission to start the enrollment process. Applications will be accepted for any child meeting the school’s age requirements and residing in Massachusetts. Applications will be available at the school during the enrollment periods, on the school’s website atlantiscs.org, by contacting the Enrollment Liaison and requesting an application, and in the school’s main offices.
  • The annual enrollment period for students who are seeking enrollment at ACS will be October 1 thru February 15 and then again as needed to fill available seats through September 30th. The enrollment period will be widely advertised throughout the sending district at least one month in advance. Interested families are to contact the enrollment liaison, Diane Boutin for more information and to set up school tours. Attending information sessions/tours is not required as a condition of enrollment.
  • The 1st enrollment process for Kindergarten thru 11th grade will take place on March 1st and will be held no later than the 15th of March yearly. To be eligible to start Kindergarten the applicant must be 5 by September 1 of the next school year. To be eligible for Grades 1-11 the applicant must be enrolled in school elsewhere. All Applications for Grades K-11 must be received by ACS starting the 1st business day of October and ending on the 1st business day of February.
  • Applications for the next school year will be available beginning on the 1st business day of October and are due on the 1st business day of February. The application deadline will be publicized at least one month in advance.
  • ACS will enroll new students in grades K-11, following Certified Massachusetts Regulations (603 CMR 1.06(4(d)) requirements.
  • Students who are offered enrollment will be contacted by phone and will then have three days to accept or decline the offer. Parents are encouraged to update their contact information by calling the school with any changes.

Important Dates for the

2025-2026 Application Cycle

Applications Open

Oct 1st, 2024 – Feb 1st, 2025

We begin accepting applications for new students from K to 11th grades during this window. Acceptance is subject to program capacity, and seat offers are made after our random public lottery drawing.

Lottery

Thursday, March 6th, 2025

A public drawing will be held from all applications received by February 1st, 2025. Applicants are invited to attend the live drawing at the school. Lottery results are posted online after the drawing. All applicants will receive an email alerting them to the status of their application.

Applications Reopen

April 1st, 2025 – July 31st, 2025

We begin re-accepting applications for new students to be placed on the waitlist from K to 11th grades during this window. Acceptance is subject to program capacity, the waitlist lottery would be held on Tuesday, August 5th, 2025.

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