Specialty Centers

HCPS Student Applicant Process

Henrico Resident Non-HCPS Student Applicant Process

Project List for All Centers

Specialty Center Information Sessions
Each session starts at 7 p.m.

Varina High School
Sept. 26, 2018

Henrico High School
Oct. 4, 2018

Douglas S. Freeman High School
Oct. 9, 2018

J.R. Tucker High School
Oct. 15, 2018

All eighth-graders and their parents or guardians are invited to attend a specialty center information session. Please attend the session that is most convenient for you. All sessions are the same and will give information about all specialty centers offered by Henrico County Public Schools.

Specialty Center Shadowing Information
Please contact the specialty center directly to schedule your tour or appointment.

All open houses begin at 7 p.m.

International Baccalaureate
Middle Years/Diploma Programs
October 25, 2018
Henrico High School Auditorium

Center for Engineering
October 30, 2018
Highland Springs High School Auditorium

International Baccalaureate
Middle Years/Diploma Programs
November 1, 2018
Tucker High School Auditorium

Advanced Career EducationCenters at Hermitage and Highland Springs
November 5, 2018
JA Finance Park Libbie Mill Library

Center for Education and Human Development
November 7, 2018
Glen Allen High School Auditorium

Center for Spanish Language & Global Citizenship
November 8, 2018
J.R. Tucker High School Auditorium

Center for Communications & Media Relations
November 13, 2018
Varina  HS Center for Communications

Advance College Academy Business Administration
November 14 , 2018
Highland Springs High School Auditorium

Center for Humanities
November 15, 2018
Hermitage High School Auditorium

Center for the Arts
November 19, 2018
Henrico High School Auditorium

Center for Leadership, Government and Global Economics
November 27, 2018
Freeman High School

Center for Information Technology
November 28, 2018
Deep Run High School

Advance College Academy, Social Sciences
December 4, 2018
J.R. Tucker HS Auditorium

The Todd A. Phillips CenterFor Medical Science
December 6, 2018
Mills Godwin High School Auditorium

Online Application (HCPS students only)

Private-School Students Online Application

ACE Center Class of 2023 Application 

Private School/Home School Student Testing Information

All eighth-graders in Henrico County applying for a specialty center must take the Direct Writing HAT and NWEA test in language arts and math in the fall. These assessments will be used as criteria for specialty center admissions. The HAT and NWEA test sessions will be offered in January to any Henrico resident who does not attend an HCPS middle school.

1. Nov. 19, 2018 – Private school testing registration will open
2. Jan. 7, 2019 – Private school testing registration deadline
3. January 2019 – Private school/home school testing dates:

NWEA Reading & Math Tests
Jan. 8, 2019 at Eastern Henrico Government Center (9 a.m.)
Jan. 9, 2019 at Eastern Henrico Government Center (2 p.m.)
Jan. 16, 2019 at Eastern Henrico Government Center (9 a.m.)

HATS Test
Jan. 23, 2019 at Eastern Henrico Government Center (9-10:30 a.m.; or 4:30-6 p.m.)
Jan. 24, 2019 at Eastern Henrico Government Center (9-10:30 a.m. or 4:30-6 p.m.)

Parents must register for testing in advance at the following web address: http://tinyurl.com/henricoprivateschooltesting (link will not be available until Nov. 19, 2018).

If you have questions regarding testing for private school students, please email Lesley Brown at hcpsspecialtycenter@gmail.com.

All testing will take place at the Eastern Henrico Government Center, 3820 Nine Mile Road, Henrico, Va. 23223.

Seating for testing is limited, and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register as soon as possible.
There are no exceptions to the registration deadline date.