Enrollment

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How to Enroll at Brilla

  • Apply - No commitment required

    For Bronx schools, apply to grades K-8 before the April 1, 2024 deadline. If you are interested in enrolling after the deadline, we do accept rolling admissions if space is available. 


    For Brilla Paterson, apply to grades K, 1, 2,5, and 6 before the March 14, 2024 deadline. The application asks basic questions about the student you would like to enroll. You can apply online from here. 


  • Join us at events to learn more

    Click HERE to RSVP for tours and events to learn more. 


    We can't wait to meet your whole family! 

  • Watch for student lottery results

    Announcements will be made after the April 2, 2024, Bronx lottery and the March 15, 2024 Paterson lottery. Students from the waitlist will be granted space as it becomes available. If there is no waitlist for a specific campus, seats will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis (open enrollment.)

  • Accept or decline the offer

    If your child is awarded a seat, confirm that they will be attending and complete their registration or let the school know if you will decline the offer. 

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Your Child Will Shine.

Your Child Will Shine.

Parents LOVE Brilla!

“We love Brilla! They are invested in our children. The teachers make learning so fun that my kids want to go back the next day.”

Carol Diaz

“My children actually like to be at school. Teachers are good, and the school location is easy to get to.”

Marc Ortiz

"The team understands that individual children learn differently. My kids are being developed to succeed in an ever-changing world."

Eli B.

Key Enrollment Dates The Bronx

Brilla The Bronx Key Enrollment Dates

APPLICATION CLOSES
April 1, 2024

LOTTERY AND RESULTS
April 2, 2024

Key Enrollment Dates Paterson

APPLICATION CLOSES

March 14th, 2024


LOTTERY AND RESULTS

March 15th, 2024

Brilla Paterson Key Enrollment Dates

Enrollment FAQs

  • Do you accept online applications?

    Yes! You can apply here for Bronx locations and here for Paterson, NJ.  The online application form asks questions about the student/s you would like to enroll. Just submit your form, and we will be in touch with you to go over the next steps.


  • Is there an age cut off for Kindergarten

    Bronx Kindergarten cutoff dates

    01/01/2019 to 12/31/2019


     Paterson Kindergarten cutoff dates 

    01/01/2019 to 10/01/2019

  • Do you have a new student lottery?

    Yes! The student lottery for the Bronx schools will be held on April 2, 2024. Applications must be submitted by April 1, 2024. Lottery results are announced the next day. If student applications exceed the number of seats available, they are put on a waitlist by the date of application. As families accept or decline their lottery offers, waitlist students are notified of availability. If there is no waitlist for a specific campus, we have open enrollment. For our Paterson campus, applications for the 24-25 SY will be accepted starting October 1, 2023. The application deadline is TBD. The lottery for the 2024 academic year will be held and the results announced TBD.


  • Do I have to live within the school district to apply?

    Anyone can apply. Priority is given to students living within the neighborhood boundaries. 


  • Does my child get a preference if their sibling attends the school?

    Enrollment preference is given to siblings of current Brilla students. Children of Brilla employees at our Bronx schools also receive enrollment preference.


  • What is the deadline for applications?

    For Bronx Brilla Schools - 

    October 1 - applications open

    April 1 - applications close

    April 2 - student lottery held &  results announced


    For our campus  in Paterson -

    October 1 - applications open

    TBD - application deadline

    TBD - student lottery held and results announced

     


Our Mission

Brilla Public Charter Schools, K-8 Schools in the classical tradition, help students to grow intellectually, socially, and physically into young men and women of good character and spirit, and to be prepared for excellence in high school, college and beyond.

Our Vision

Seeking to educate students to lead lives of excellence, virtue, and purpose, we leverage the best instructional practices of model charter schools and combine them with a robust character education program centered around our core virtues of courage, justice, wisdom, and self-control.


We seek to educate students to lead lives of excellence, virtue, and purpose. We do this by leveraging the best instructional practices of model charter schools – a longer school day and year, utilizing technology-based, blended learning to deliver individualized instruction, intensively supporting and coaching teachers—and combining this with a robust character education program centered around our core virtues of courage, justice, wisdom, and self-control.

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