➤Any New Brunswick resident student in the 8th grade
➤Any New Brunswick resident student in the 9th or 10th grade with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or above
➤The 8th grade child of a full-time employee of Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital
➤The 9th or 10th grade child, with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or above, of a full-time employee of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

The application process begins each November. The application and timeline are posted on the school website; are mailed to district, charter, and parochial schools; and, are available in the school office.

An Open House is held each December and offers the community the opportunity to meet students and staff, to learn about the course offerings and to tour the school. The date and time of the Open House are reflected in the application timeline and are posted on the school website.

Yes. The entrance assessment is administered to all applicants. The purpose of the assessment is to provide applicants with the opportunity to interact with coursework similar to that which they will encounter in the ninth grade year.

The assessment has four (4) components: Mathematics (equals 35% of the total weighted test score); Grammar/Reading (equals 20% of the total weighted test score); Science (equals 35% of the total weighted test score) and, a writing sample (equals 10% of the total weighted test score). Students are not allowed to utilize a calculator during the assessment.  Students applying to the 10th or 11th grade also participate in the entrance assessment. Their scores are prorated to the average scores of those applying for 9th-grade placement.

Offers of admission are made to approximately 50 incoming 9th-grade students in order to have a freshman class of 40 students. This allows for families that may move, decide to have their child attend another school, or refuse the offer of admission for other reasons. Students are accepted into the 10th or 11th grade depending upon available seats and whether the students have taken prerequisite courses, such as Biology and Spanish I.

A number of factors are considered in making the decision to offer admission to an applicant. 

These factors include:

Report Card Grades

Standardized Test Scores

Performance on the Assessment

Attendance Record

Letter(s) of reference Student

Application Essay

Each of these items has a point value that is entered onto a spreadsheet resulting in a total score. The 50 students with the highest total scores seeking placement in the 9th grade are offered admission.

These factors, as well as the GPA and prerequisite coursework, are considered for students applying to the 10th or 11th grade.

Yes. All applications will be accepted, however, action may or may not be taken on the application depending upon a number of factors. The availability of a seat in the requested grade level is the primary determinant.