How to Apply
Late applications begin February 1, 2026. Applicants who have completed Steps 1-4 below and meet the entrance requirements will continue to be accepted based on availability and open spots at each campus. If open spots are not available, late applications will be added to the wait list in the order they are received. However, they will not be considered until all applicants who met the application deadline have been invited to attend. Please contact the specific campus directly to see if spots still remain after the initial January 23, 2026 deadline.
SPCHS application Process
There are three schools from which to choose:
- St. Petersburg-Gibbs located at 6605 5th Avenue North in St. Petersburg
- North Pinellas at 600 Klosterman Road in Tarpon Springs
- STEM located at 244 2nd Avenue North in St. Petersburg
At SPCHS St. Petersburg-Gibbs and North Pinellas, each student is expected to simultaneously earn a high school diploma, an Associate in Arts degree, work towards a Bright Futures scholarship at no cost to your family.
At St. Petersburg Collegiate STEM High School, each student is expected to simultaneously earn a high school diploma, and an Associate in Science degree in Computer Information Technology (CIT) or Data Science and two industry certifications at no cost to your family.
You and your child are invited to join us for one of our Information Sessions at a nearby St. Petersburg College campus to learn about our unique program. All sessions are from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Please register for the session you wish to attend as seating is limited.
Attend an Information Session
Information sessions have closed. Applicants should contact the specific school of interest for more information..
Apply to SPC
Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are being accepted.
First, apply to SPC here.
Register to take the PERT test OR submit scores
All applicants must meet the entrance requirements by taking the Post Secondary Readiness Test (PERT) or meeting qualified college readiness scores on the PSAT, or Classic Learning Test.
See required PERT scores and scores on qualifying college ready tests for students entering grade 10 or 11.
Students must meet minimum PERT scores by the first application deadline of January 23, 2026. If you want to take the PERT please make a testing appointment, select a testing location and reserve a time to test. SPCHSNP applicants, please email TSTesting@spcollege.edu to schedule your PERT test. Please contact the specific school after March 15th to see if spots still remain. * Digital PSAT since 6/2023
OR
Classic Learning Test, Since 8/2023
Verbal Reasoning + Grammar/Writing 38
Quantitative Reasoning Section 16
Apply to St. Petersburg Collegiate High Schools
The application period for the 2026-2027 academic year has closed. The late application period begins February 1, 2026. Qualified applications received after this date will be added to the schools' waitlist or invited on a first-come first serve basis..
- Register to attend an Info Session (Attendance is required – Step 1).
- Start your application with SPC. You will need to be registered with the college before registering to the high school.
- Make sure you review Step 3 and have all of the qualifications met.
- Be prepared to apply asap as spots fill up quickly.
Applicant
Selection
Enrollment is capped AT each campus. If the number of new applications received exceeds the number of available openings, students will be selected through a random lottery system. The computer generated lottery at each campus will create a list of students who will be invited to attend and will also create a numbered wait-list.
Acceptance & Wait-List
Notification
Students selected via the computer generated lottery at each campus will receive an invitation letter or a notification of wait-list status no more than four weeks after application. Students will continue to be invited as openings occur over the summer until August 1st. Students are not invited into the program once the school year begins since they are enrolled in college courses and the wait-list is dissolved.