Summit Preparatory Charter High School (SPCHS) is a public, tuition-free charter high school. There are no pre-qualifications to apply and admission is determined by a random, public lottery held each spring where 100 students are chosen from the total applications received. While students residing in SUHSD have admission priority, we encourage students from outside the district to apply as well.

4 Admission Steps to Follow {download PDF details}:

Attend a Recruitment Open House & Get an Application

The application process begins when you attend an informational Recruitment Open House - No Reservations Required! Open to Everyone! 
PLEASE NOTE that the last Open House on February 11 will be held at Everest Public High School, 455 5th Avenue, Redwood City, CA. 
Dates and times

Attend Shadow Days (for students) & Tuesday Tours (for parents)

Reservations ARE required and can ONLY be made during scheduled Open Houses.
Dates and times

Shadow Days are where students experience 6 hours of an in-depth school tour.
Tuesday Tours are 90 minute introductions for parents only.

Submit Your Application

Application Deadline: All completed applications must be received in our offices NO LATER than Friday, March 2th 2012 at 3:00 pm. Summit cannot mail or fax any applications.

Look forward to the Annual Lottery

Summit's next Annual Public Lottery will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012. You are welcome to attend this exciting day and, you do not need to be present in order to win a space. All results will be mailed during the week of March 13th. Every year we welcome 100 new students.