The students, families, faculty and administration welcome you to the Hunter College Elementary School website. Our school’s history began as the Hunter College Model School in 1870 as a teacher-training resource and was restructured in 1941 as Hunter College Elementary School for intellectually talented and gifted students.
(Students are not admitted into grades 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12. There are NO exceptions to grade entry.) We welcome your interest in Hunter College High School. It is our hope that you find this information helpful. List of 1 items. The application for entry into Hunter College High School in Fall 2022 is not yet open.
At Hunter College High School, the New York City Office of Pupil Transportation offers Full-Fare or Half-Fare MetroCards to our eligible students. HCHS distributes student MetroCards to eligible students at the beginning of each semester of the school year. Student MetroCards are distinct from MetroCards used by the general public.
To access Parent/Student Portal click on the icon above. Middle and High Schools will be utilizing on-line course registration for the 2021-2022 School Year through the Student and Parent Portal
Daily, HCHS offers two breakfast models, a hot breakfast in the cafeteria and “Grab and Go” (a brown bag cold breakfast of fruit, cereal and milk) in the HCCS Lobby. Lunch is served in the cafeteria, though students may also bring lunch from home.
Students accepted into HCHS may already have an Individualized Education Program (“IEP”),an Individualized Education Services Plan (“IESP”) or a plan for disability accommodations under Section 504 (“504 Plan”) from a prior school or program. The parents of such students are asked to notify HCCS and to provide HCCS with any 504 Plan, IEP or IESP (through a letterincluded in the admission acceptance packet or shortly thereafter), that also indicates that the parents want the services to continue.
The 2020-2021 admissions process involved in-person, Round 1 testing that was conducted by one of our approved testers. (There was no remote testing.) Families who applied were provided an in-person consent form that outlined their responsibility to minimize exposure in light of the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Hunter College Elementary School (HCES) is a publicly-funded (tuition-free) school that serves a diverse population of children who have been identified as intellectually talented. Hunter College Elementary School is one of the oldest schools for intellectually-gifted students in the country.