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Gifted & Talented (G&T) programs are one way that New York City supports the educational needs of exceptional students.  The G&T programs vary in approach, but they all offer specialized instruction and enrichment opportunities.

• Subscribe to the Gifted & Talented email list to get G&T admissions tips and key date reminders.
• Pick up a copy of the 2020 NYC Kindergarten and G&T Admissions Guide at a Family Welcome Center, your current school, or read the online admissions guide available in various languages on the DOE website.
• Gifted & Talented test registration is closed. Most registered children have been tested, and those who get a high enough score can then apply to G&T programs this spring. Families can expect to receive their child's score card in early April. If your child is in pre-K through second grade, next fall, you can register to take the test for the 2021-2022 school year in the fall of 2020.

Your child must be a current NYC resident entering kindergarten through third grade next fall to take the G&T test. To qualify to apply to G&T programs, your child must get a high enough score on the G&T test.

Students with disabilities are welcome and encouraged to take the G&T test—learn more on the Students with Disabilities and Gifted and Talented page.

There are two types of G&T programs.

• District G&T programs are located within DOE public elementary schools. These programs give an admissions priority to students who live in particular school districts.
• Citywide G&T programs are schoolwide. These programs accept students from across the city and do not give admissions priorities based on where students live.