Academies Admission Process (Incoming 9th Graders ONLY)


​Which selection process applies to you? Read the information below to determine if you need to submit an application to be considered for the limited curriculum transfer spots available for students out of the AHS attendance zone OR if you automatically qualify to attend Austin High and merely need to make an Academy preference selection. 
Step 1: Click here to find your attendance zone
Step 2: Read the different circumstances below and click the appropriate button.
​If the "School Assignment by Residential Address" indicates you should attend Austin High, then complete the Academy Preference Survey (Available January 2019). The Academy Preference Survey deadline is February 1, 2019.  AHS counselors will visit feeder middle schools prior to the deadline to answer questions, but students may complete the form any time in January.
If the "School Assignment by Residential Address" indicates you are NOT assigned to Austin High and you are NOT able to get an AISD Priority Transfer, then complete the Competitive Application Process to be considered for a curriculum transfer through the Austin High Academy Office. Applications are due by February 1st!

For students who qualify to complete the Academy Preference Survey, academy assignments are made through a blind lottery system based on interest, and students are typically placed in their 1st or 2nd choice academy. Students who go through the Competitive Application Process are selected based on merit and are offered transfers to academies where space is available.
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Academy notifications are emailed on March 4 and Notice of Intent to Attend Survey (link in email) are due by March 15.
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Academy Application Timeline
  • Applications available for student who live outside of the attendance zone - November 16, 2018
  • Maroon & White Night (Austin High Showcase) - November 29, 2018 6:30 p.m.
  • Parent/Student Academy Information Night at Small Middle School (all are welcome)- January 14, 2019 at 6:00 
  • Parent/Student Academy Information Night at O.Henry Middle School (all are welcome)- January 16, 2019 at 6:00 
  • Application deadline for students who live outside of the attendance zone - February 1, 2019
  • Lottery Preference Survey deadline for students in the attendance zone or who have received a priority transfer - February 1, 2019
  • Academy Decision letters emailed to students - March 4, 2019
  • Intent to Attend Austin High Survey Completion Deadline - March 15, 2019