Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School is a tuition free public charter school. We are committed to educational equality and will not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, disabilities, gender or any other legally protected classification.

Only one application per student may be submitted. Parents submitting applications for multiple births (twins, triplets, etc.) should enter these children on the same application form.

The Lottery Application for the 2025-2026 school year will be open from September 20, 2024 to January 31, 2025. The Lottery will be held on February 5, 2025. Any application submitted after the January 31, 2025 deadline will be added to the bottom of the waitlist on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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All 6th-12th grade Philadelphia Performing Arts (Vine Street Campus) students take part in our Majors Program that enables students to cultivate knowledge and skill in an artistic or academic content area of study. Students spend 90 minutes each day in their Major course and remain enrolled in their Major throughout their academic career at the school. For information on the Majors offered, CLICK HERE

Applicants to the middle school select from the “Schools” of Majors, which will enter the applicant into the lottery for that Major School in the corresponding grade. If accepted from the lottery, the student will be placed in one of the Majors within the selected School.

*For grades 6-8, please select ONE (1) of the following Schools of Majors. The Majors that fall within each School are listed below.

School of Performing Arts

1. Classical Ballet
2. Contemporary Dance
3. String Orchestra
4. Concert Band
5. Vocal Music
6. Theatre
7. Television & Broadcast Arts (7th-8th Grades ONLY)

School of Design

1. Art & Design

School of Science & Technology

1. S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

In order to apply to the high school, please select the applicant’s top THREE (3) choices for a Major, with #1 indicating first or top preference, #2 indicating second preference, and so on. The lottery will take into account these preferences when entering the applicant into the lottery drawing for the majors selected in the corresponding grade. If accepted from the lottery, the student will be enrolled in the Major for which the lottery selected them.

School of Majors Selection:

Major Choice 1

Major Choice 2

Major Choice 3

Pennsylvania resident applicants living outside of Philadelphia will be placed on separate waitlists from the lottery waitlists for Philadelphia resident applicants on a first come, first serve basis. Once the school has reached its student cap imposed by the School District of Philadelphia upon the number of Philadelphia residents who can be enrolled at the school, non-Philadelphia applicants may be considered for admission.

Does the student applicant have any multiple births (twins, triplets, etc.) who are applying to Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School for the 2025-2026 school year?

Does the student applicant have any multiple births (twins, triplets, etc.) who are applying to Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School for the 2025-2026 school year?

Only select 'Yes' if the multiple birth applicants choose the same Major selection. If multiple birth applicants select different Majors, please submit a separate application for each student.

IMPORTANT: A separate application DOES NOT need to be completed for each multiple birth student listed below. Do NOT fill in this section if the applicant's sibling(s) applying is not a multiple birth (twins, triplets, etc.). For a sibling applying to a different grade, a separate application should be submitted.

Please note that all sibling applicants who are accepted must provide proof of sibling status as part of the requirements to enroll.

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Note: Please review your information carefully. Once the submit button is pressed, you will no longer be able to change the information entered. Changes to your information can only be made by contacting admissions.ppa@stringtheoryschools.org

Please note that each student may apply only once and no duplicate applications will be considered. If more than one application is submitted, the application submitted first, only, will enter the lottery.