SHSAT Handbooks

The NYC Department of Education’s Specialized High Schools Student Handbooks from 2008–2009 to 2024–2025. From 2020–2021 on, the DOE titled it the NYC Guide to the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT). Each has that year’s admissions information and official SHSAT sample tests with answer keys. Select a cover to open the PDF.

The two sample tests from the 2018–2019 handbook are on the SHSAT Practice Questions page, with an explanation of every answer.