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Applying to Global Community Charter School

There are several ways you can apply to GCCS. Choose the most convenient option for you:

  1. Fill out the GCCS Application Form 2025-2026 below and we will contact you.

  2. Call our main office and we can assist you to fill out an application over the phone. It will take about 5 minutes.

    Phone Number: 646.360.2363

  3. Email us at admissions@globalcommunitycs.org and tell us your name and phone number.

  4. Click here to apply on SchoolMint

  5. Mail us a paper application to:

    Global Community Charter School
    2350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10037

Admissions Details

The information submitted will be used to create an online application on our SchoolMint Enrollment System.

  • You will receive a confirmation via text or email; please provide a working email or cell phone number in the application.

  • A separate application must be completed and submitted for each child applying for admission.

  • Completed applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024. Applications received after the deadline will be placed on the waiting list in the order in which they were received.

  • The admissions lottery will be held on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024.

  • GCCS is a free, equal opportunity, public charter school, open to all children entering Pre-K-8th grades on a space-available basis.

  • Admission is not based on any test scores, intelligence, achievement, aptitude, or athletic ability.

  • All General Education, Special Education Students, and English Language Learners are encouraged to apply.

  • Once students are admitted, our Principal reserves the right to determine the appropriate grade level placement for General Education students.

  • Children must turn 5 before December 31, 2024, to be eligible for Kindergarten.

  • Children must turn 4 before December 31, 2024, to be eligible for Pre-Kindergarten.

  • Apply online, send by mail, or deliver in person your application to:

Global Community Charter School

2350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10037

Mailed applications must be postmarked by April 1st, 2024

Lottery Details

If we receive more applications than are seats available by the deadline, a lottery will be held. Attendance at the lottery event is not required and will not affect an applicant’s chance for admission.

Lottery preferences are drawn in the following order:

  1. Siblings of returning students residing in CSD 5

  2. Siblings of returning students who reside out of CSD 5

  3. Students with IEPs

  4. Students who are children of current employees at GCCS, not to exceed 15% of GCCS’s total projected enrollment

  5. Students residing in the school district in which GCCS is located (CSD 5)

  6. Students who reside out of CSD 5

Enrollment

If you are awarded a seat in our admissions lottery, we’ll contact you to confirm your intent to enroll at GCCS and begin the enrollment process, which includes attending a welcoming event before the school year starts.