Application & Enrollment Process
Thank you for your interest in joining the School of Science and Technology! SST is a tuition-free, college-prep Texas charter school system. Our campuses provide rigorous, high-quality education focused on STEM to Pre-K through 12th-grade students. We have schools in San Antonio, Houston, and Corpus Christi.
Who Can Apply?
We welcome all future scientists, coders, engineers, and mathematicians. Students as young as the age of four can be enrolled within our charter schools.
It is the policy of SST Schools to comply with all state and federal regulations regarding admission and not to discriminate during the admission and the lottery process on the basis of race, color, sex or gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, academic, artistic, athletic ability, or the district the child would otherwise attend.
When Can You Apply?
Applications are welcome year-around but subject to capacity at the campus.
The initial lottery application period for the 2027–28 school year runs from November 1, 2026, through January 8, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. Families must submit a new application for each school year for which they are seeking admission.
Application Process
Applicants must create an account and submit a completed Application Form in order to be considered for admission. The application form must be signed and dated by the parent(s). The application form must include the following items:
- Applicant’s name (first, last, and middle names)
- Applicant’s birth date
- Applicant’s current grade level and grade applied for
- Applicant’s residential address
- Phone numbers
- Applicant’s parents’ name and signature
- Whether the applicant has a sibling already admitted to attending the school
- If they are a staff member’s child
How the Lottery Works
Our lottery is conducted virtually by using SchoolMint, a third-party application software. Parents or applicants do not need to be present to receive a spot. The lottery for the upcoming school year will occur on January 12, 2027.
A lottery is to be conducted if the number of applicants exceeds the maximum enrollment. The lottery shall take place within 15 days after the last day of the application period. The lottery will be conducted live using lottery selection software under the supervision of central office representatives. Applicants will be randomly selected for available seats, subject to applicable lottery exemptions. To protect student privacy, individual results will not be displayed on the screen during the live session. Once the lottery is completed and results are published during the session, automated application-status notifications are sent immediately to the email address and/or mobile phone number provided in your application. Lottery records will be retained for auditing purposes.
Your campus registrar may also contact you by email that week about your application status and next steps.
You will have 7 days to accept your spot. After you accept your seat, you will have 10 days to submit the required documents outlined in the accordion below.
What if I missed the lottery?
No worries! If you missed the lottery window and are still interested in applying for the upcoming school year, please feel free to complete an application anyway. This may mean your application will be set on a waiting list.
Waiting List
The lottery will be paused momentarily after all available seats are filled that are allowed by the enrollment cap. The drawing will then continue, and the randomly selected numbers will be used to create a waiting list. As space becomes available, applicants will be contacted in the order shown on the waiting list.
