Welcome!
Detroit Public Schools Community District welcomes you to transfer between high schools for the 2025-26 school year.
You have selected the application to transfer between exam high schools. This application is open only to students who have attended an exam high school for at least one full school year. If you are not eligible, please complete the Application for Current High School Students.
- This application should be completed by a parent or guardian, using their email address. Do not apply using a school email account, as firewalls may block important communications regarding your application.
- You may save the application in progress and return to make as many changes as necessary prior to submitting it. Please review the application carefully before submitting.
- All deadlines are firm and final.
- Do not submit more than one application for the same student. Duplicate applications will be withdrawn.
- You may email exam.schools@detroitk12.org or use Submittable to send a message to the Admissions Team to request the opportunity to edit or update your application. Change requests must be received no later than November 13, and changes must be made prior to the November 17 application deadline.
Welcome!
Detroit Public Schools Community District welcomes you to apply for admission to its exam high schools for the 2025-26 school year.
This application is for students who are currently in 8th grade and who will enter 9th grade for the next academic year. There are two other exam high school applications -- for students who attend a non-exam high school and students who already attend an exam high school and want to transfer to another exam high school.
- This application should be completed by a parent or guardian, using their email address. Do not apply using a school email account, as firewalls may block important communications regarding your application.
- Applicants are required to take the High School Placement Test for admission consideration. The application will not be complete without an exam score.
- You may save the application in progress and return to make as many changes as necessary prior to submitting it. Please review the application carefully before submitting.
- All deadlines are firm and final.
- Do not submit more than one application for the same student. Duplicate applications will be withdrawn.
- You may email exam.schools@detroitk12.org or use Submittable to send a message to the Admissions Team to request the opportunity to edit or update your application. Change requests must be received no later than November 13, and changes must be made prior to the November 17 application deadline.
Welcome!
Detroit Public Schools Community District welcomes you to apply for admission to its exam high schools for the second half of the 2024-25 school year and the 2025-26 school year.
This application is for students who are currently in grades 9-12. Successful applicants will enroll at mid-year (January 2025) or for Fall 2025 in one of the following schools:
- Cass Technical High School
- Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School
- Renaissance High School
- Southeastern High School
- The School at Marygrove
Application Guidelines
- This application should be completed by a parent or guardian, using their email address. Do not apply using a school email account, as firewalls may block important communications regarding your application.
- Applicants are required to take the High School Placement Test for admission consideration. The application will not be complete without an exam score. Some applicants may qualify for a waiver if they took the HSPT in the 2023-24 admission cycle. Details are available in the application.
- You may save the application in progress and return to make as many changes as necessary prior to submitting it. Please review the application, including your attachments, carefully before submitting.
- All deadlines are firm and final.
- Do not submit more than one application for the same student. Duplicate applications will be withdrawn.
- You may email exam.schools@detroitk12.org or use Submittable to send a message to the Admissions Team to request the opportunity to edit or update your application. Change requests must be received no later than November 13, and changes must be made prior to the November 17 application deadline.