NYC Admissions Calendar 2026–27 — every test date, in your own calendar
Dates read from the official sources, most recently on .
47 dates, seven exams, one subscription: the SHSAT, the ISEE, the SSAT, the TACHS, Hunter College High School, the Regents and the PSAT. Each event says the official rule in one sentence and links to the full page for that exam. When we correct a date, it changes in your calendar too.
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What is in it
Every date in the calendar
SHSAT 5 · ISEE 3 · SSAT 18 · TACHS 13 · Hunter 4 · Regents 3 · PSAT 1. Times are New York time; an event without a time lasts the whole day.
August 2026
TACHS
TACHS registration opens
Registration for the TACHS, for 8th graders applying to Catholic high schools for Fall 2027, opens online or by phone.
September 2026
SSAT
SSAT October 10: $59 late fee starts
A late fee applies for registrations between the Sunday three weeks before the test and the Sunday two weeks prior.
Hunter
12:00 PM ET
Hunter College High School application opens
The application for Fall 2027 entry is free and goes through Ravenna.
October 2026
PSAT
PSAT/NMSQT testing window (your school picks the day)
Students do not register on their own. Schools or districts handle registration, and the school picks the day within the window.
TACHS
TACHS extended-time requests close
Requests for extended time are sent to your diocese, not to the TACHS office.
SHSAT
SHSAT registration opens
The SHSAT registration window opens the same day for every eligible student and runs to Friday, October 30, 2026; it does not reopen.
SSAT
11:59 PM ET
SSAT October 10: last day to register
A rush fee applies from the Sunday two weeks prior until registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on the Wednesday before the test.
SSAT
SSAT paper test (Upper, Middle levels)
Standard paper SSAT for the Upper, Middle levels; scores are typically released within two weeks (around October 24) and may take up to three.
SSAT
SSAT November 14: $59 late fee starts
A late fee applies for registrations between the Sunday three weeks before the test and the Sunday two weeks prior.
TACHS
11:00 PM ET
TACHS registration closes
Registration closes at 11:00 PM ET, online or by phone, and refund requests close the same day at 5:00 PM ET; the TACHS office writes that there are no exceptions.
SHSAT
SHSAT registration closes
A hard close: a student who is not registered by this date does not sit the SHSAT this cycle, and there is no second registration window.
November 2026
TACHS
1:00 PM ET
TACHS test session email
The email gives your child’s date, time and session code; times are assigned at random, 8:30 AM or 10:00 AM.
TACHS
TACHS: Archdiocese of New York
Online, at home, for students in the Archdiocese of New York (Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Westchester and the upper counties).
TACHS
TACHS: Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens and Rockville Centre
Online, at home, for students in the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens and the Diocese of Rockville Centre (Long Island).
TACHS
11:00 PM ET
TACHS: last day to enter your three high school choices
Without the three choices, no high school receives the scores; the official documents give different times for this deadline, so go by the earliest, 11:00 PM ET.
ISEE
ISEE: latest standard registration day of the fall season
ERB opens standard registration up to 21 days before each test date, and November 30 is the last day of the fall season, so this is our count for the latest test of the fall (ERB publishes no national list of dates; each test center sets its own).
TACHS
SSAT
11:59 PM ET
SSAT November 14: last day to register
A rush fee applies from the Sunday two weeks prior until registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on the Wednesday before the test.
SHSAT
SHSAT weekend administration (8th grade)
For registered 8th graders at 6-12 or K-12, charter, private, parochial or independent schools and homeschooled students, at a central NYCPS site set by the district of their school; the test ticket confirms the day and the site.
SSAT
SSAT paper test (Upper, Middle, Elementary levels)
Standard paper SSAT for the Upper, Middle, Elementary levels; scores are typically released within two weeks (around November 28) and may take up to three.
SHSAT
SHSAT School Day (8th grade, public middle schools)
For registered 8th graders at NYC public middle schools that end in 8th grade: they test at their own school, during the school day.
SHSAT
Last SHSAT weekend date (all 9th graders)
All registered 9th graders test at a central NYCPS site on this day; a student who cannot test on a Saturday is given an alternate date, shown on the test ticket.
SSAT
SSAT December 12: $59 late fee starts
A late fee applies for registrations between the Sunday three weeks before the test and the Sunday two weeks prior.
ISEE
ISEE fall testing season ends
Students may take the ISEE once per testing season (Fall, Winter and Spring/Summer), for up to three times a school year; the fall season runs August through November.
December 2026
ISEE
ISEE winter testing season begins
The winter season runs December through March: a student who tested in the fall can take the ISEE once more in it.
Hunter
2:00 PM ET
Hunter College High School application closes
To sit the entrance exam, a 6th grader needs 5th grade scores above Hunter’s cutoff and an application in by 2:00 PM on Friday, December 4, 2026.
TACHS
TACHS scores reach your three high schools (on or before)
The three high schools chosen at registration receive the scores on or before this day.
SSAT
11:59 PM ET
SSAT December 12: last day to register
A rush fee applies from the Sunday two weeks prior until registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on the Wednesday before the test.
TACHS
TACHS Applicant Record due at the high schools
For public and private school students, the school mails a copy to each high school; Catholic elementary schools complete it online, by the day before.
SSAT
SSAT paper test (Upper, Middle, Elementary levels)
Standard paper SSAT for the Upper, Middle, Elementary levels; scores are typically released within two weeks (around December 26) and may take up to three.
SSAT
SSAT January 9: $59 late fee starts
A late fee applies for registrations between the Sunday three weeks before the test and the Sunday two weeks prior.
Hunter
Hunter: last day for an authorized 6th grade test
A student without approved 5th grade scores whom Hunter has authorized to take a test in 6th grade must finish it by this day.
January 2027
SSAT
11:59 PM ET
SSAT January 9: last day to register
A rush fee applies from the Sunday two weeks prior until registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on the Wednesday before the test.
SSAT
SSAT paper test (Upper, Middle levels)
Standard paper SSAT for the Upper, Middle levels; scores are typically released within two weeks (around January 23) and may take up to three.
SSAT
SSAT January 30: $59 late fee starts
A late fee applies for registrations between the Sunday three weeks before the test and the Sunday two weeks prior.
TACHS
Earliest Catholic high school notices: Brooklyn/Queens and Rockville Centre
The earliest day admission notices go out in the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens and the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
TACHS
Earliest Catholic high school notices: Archdiocese of New York
The earliest day admission notices go out in the Archdiocese of New York.
TACHS
3:00 PM ET
TACHS Home Report online
Families see the Home Report online after 3:00 PM ET, with local and national percentile ranks; results are final, with no rescoring and no retest.
Regents
Regents exams: January 2027 period
Each Regents exam sits on one day and one session of the January 2027 period (January 26–29, 2027); the NYSED schedule gives the grid, exam by exam.
Hunter
Hunter College High School entrance exam
The entrance exam for 6th graders whose scores made them eligible, for 7th grade entry in Fall 2027.
SSAT
11:59 PM ET
SSAT January 30: last day to register
A rush fee applies from the Sunday two weeks prior until registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on the Wednesday before the test.
SSAT
SSAT paper test (Upper, Middle levels)
Standard paper SSAT for the Upper, Middle levels; scores are typically released within two weeks (around February 13) and may take up to three.
February 2027
SSAT
SSAT March 13: $59 late fee starts
A late fee applies for registrations between the Sunday three weeks before the test and the Sunday two weeks prior.
March 2027
SSAT
11:59 PM ET
SSAT March 13: last day to register
A rush fee applies from the Sunday two weeks prior until registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on the Wednesday before the test.
SSAT
SSAT paper test (Upper, Middle levels)
Standard paper SSAT for the Upper, Middle levels; scores are typically released within two weeks (around March 27) and may take up to three.
June 2027
Regents
Regents exams: June 2027 period
Each Regents exam sits on one day and one session of the June 2027 period (June 15–25, 2027); the NYSED schedule gives the grid, exam by exam.
August 2027
Regents
Regents exams: August 2027 period
Each Regents exam sits on one day and one session of the August 2027 period (August 17–18, 2027); the NYSED schedule gives the grid, exam by exam.
Where each date comes from
Nothing in the calendar is typed twice. Each exam’s dates come from the file behind its page on this site, itself read on the official source on the day shown.
SHSAT
NYC Public Schools, checked . On this site: SHSAT test dates.
ISEE
ERB (admission.org), checked . On this site: ISEE test dates.
SSAT
The Enrollment Management Association (admission.org), checked . On this site: SSAT test dates.
TACHS
TACHS 2026-2027 Parent/Student Calendar of Events, checked . On this site: TACHS test dates.
Hunter
Hunter College Campus Schools, checked . On this site: Hunter College High School admissions.
Regents
NYSED, checked . On this site: Regents exam prep.
PSAT
College Board, checked . On this site: PSAT/NMSQT.
Questions about the calendar
Does the calendar cost anything?
No. It is free, and subscribing asks for no name or email address: your calendar app reads the feed directly.
What happens if an official date changes?
Each event is generated from the same data as our dates page for that exam. When we correct a date there, the event in your calendar changes the next time your app reads the feed, without a second copy. Microsoft says that can take more than 24 hours in Outlook.
Why is my child’s ISEE test date not in it?
ERB publishes no national list of ISEE dates: each test center sets its own. The calendar carries the limits of the fall and winter seasons and the last day of standard registration for a test at the end of the fall season. Add your child’s own date once it is booked.
Will it remind me before a deadline?
The feed carries no alerts of its own, because it holds seven exams and most children sit one or two. Turn alerts on in your calendar app instead: on iPhone, Apple’s Calendar has an Event Alerts switch for each calendar you subscribe to.
Can I add it from my phone?
On an iPhone or iPad, yes: tap Apple Calendar and confirm. Google only lets you add a calendar by its address from a computer browser, not from the Google Calendar app on Android, iPhone or iPad, so open this page on a computer for Google.
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