Queens High School For The Sciences

Queens High School For The Sciences

Coordinates: 40°41′56″N 73°47′49″W / 40.699°N 73.797°W / 40.699; -73.797

Queens High School for the Sciences at York College (QHSSYC)
Location
9450 159th Street
Jamaica, New York, 11451
United States
Information
Type Public, Selective Magnet School, Secondary School, Specialized High School
Motto We are a small school with BIG dreams!
Established 2002
Founder Brian Jetter
Status Open
Oversight NYC Department of Education
School number 687
CEEB Code 332549
Principal Dr. David Marmor
Faculty approx. 40
Grades 9 to 12
Gender Coeducational
Number of students 415
Color(s) Red
White
Black
Mascot Cardinal
Nickname QHSS or QHSSYC
Average SAT scores 1873
Newspaper Synapse, but was discontinued; only publication is the annual literary magazine: Veritas
Tuition Free (government funded)
Admissions Competitive Examination
Website qhss.org

Queens High School for the Sciences at York College (commonly called QHSSYC or just QHSS) is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. It admits students based on their scores on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test.

The school was formed in 2002 along with the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College and the High School of American Studies at Lehman College. Originally, there were three specialized high schools: Brooklyn Technical High School, Bronx High School of Science, and Stuyvesant High School. It continued to grow each year as a new class entered, reaching its present size in 2005, when the fourth class was admitted. There are now about 400 students.

In 2012, U.S. News & World Report published QHSSYC as the 52nd best "Gold Medal" high school in the United States, and the 7th best "Gold Medal" high school in New York. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education. It consistently ranks among the best schools in New York City in graduation rate, Regents test scores, and attendance. In its most recent progress report, the New York City Department of Education assigned it the highest possible grade of "A".

QHSSYC is a member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST).

Read more about Queens High School For The Sciences:  Academics, History

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