Specialty Centers

2021-22 Specialty Center Student Timeline

• Nov. 8, 2021: Parent permission form will be available at 9 a.m. in the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Parent or guardian must submit the form for their eighth grade student to have access to the online application. (See “Specialty Center” button in PowerSchool Parent Portal.)
• Nov. 15, 2021: Online application will be available to students starting at 9 a.m. 
• Nov. 15, 2021: Private school testing registration begins.
• Jan. 10, 2022: Online application deadline for students is 11:59 p.m.
• March 11, 2022: HCPS
  students provided with online access at 4:30 p.m. to check application status. Emails will be sent to private school students.
• March 25, 2022: Deadline for applicants to declare intent or accept waitlist offers online is  11:59 p.m. Students may accept one center and one waitlist center, or students may accept two waitlist offers if they did not receive an offer.
• April 1, 2022: All students offered a spot from the waitlist must inform the specialty center chair of their intent to accept an offer of admission by 4:30 p.m.

To apply for admission to an HCPS specialty center, you will need to register to take the specialty center assessment test. The 2022-23 test includes three sections: reading, mathematics and writing. Students will be allocated 1 hour for each section of the assessment. Enrollment in testing sessions will be limited to 15 students. Additional testing information and safety protocols are posted on the specialty center website at https://henricoschools.us/specialty-centers/.

Parents must register their student in advance for the specialty center assessment at the following web address: http://tinyurl.com/henricoprivateschooltesting.  Registration for testing will open on November 15, 2021; registration for testing will close on January 10, 2022.

If you have questions, please contact Lesley Brown at the following email address: lybrown1@henrico.k12.va.us.

Specialty Center Testing Dates

Session 1: Tuesday, January 12, 2022 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Session 2: Tuesday, January 12, 2022 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Session 3: Wednesday, January 13, 2022 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Session 4: Wednesday, January 13, 2022 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Session 5: Tuesday, January 19, 2022 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Session 6: Tuesday, January 19, 2022 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Session 7: Wednesday, January 20, 2022 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Location of all testing sessions: Multipurpose Room, Eastern Henrico Government Building (Henrico County Public Schools Central Office), 3820 Nine Mile Road, Henrico, Va. 23223

Assessment information coming soon.