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All students applying for admission to Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School must complete the Admission Application and adhere to our Admissions Policy (see below). Please note that the District Admissions Policy is currently under revision to adhere to recent mandates set forth by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education.

Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School admits students from our 17 member communities to our career technical, animal science, and agricultural programs. Member communities include Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Swampscott, Topsfield, and Wenham. Students from across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are also eligible to apply for admission to Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School’s animal science, agricultural, and natural resource programs.

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NOTE: “Non-resident” students applying for admission to the seven animal science, agricultural, and natural resource programs are NOT required to complete a Chapter 74 Non-Resident Tuition application in addition to their admission application (See: Specialized Agricultural and Natural Resources Programs Nonresident Student Enrollment Advisory, MA DESE below).

Application Information

The application deadline for the Class of 2029 has passed as of Friday, January 10, 2025.

Students from the Classes of 2027 and 2028 seeking to access an application for transfer admission for the 2025-2026 School Year can email [email protected] through Monday, March 10, 2025.

Important Admissions Dates

Applications Open for New Applicants for School Year 2025–2026

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Open House

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Multilingual Virtual Admissions Information Sessions

December 9, 10, and 11, 2024

Applications Due (Class of 2029/Grade 9)

Friday, January 10, 2025

Transfer Applications Due (Class of 2028 and 2027)

Monday, March 10, 2025

First Round of Acceptance Notifications for Class of 2029/Grade 9

April 18–24, 2025 (anticipated)

Transfer Acceptance Notifications (Class of 2028 and 2027)

Friday, August 8, 2025 (anticipated)

Please note: In addition to Admission Policy standards, acceptance to Grades 10-11 is limited to availability in CTAE programs.

Steps For Applying

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The student’s current School Counselor will forward application documents directly to Essex North Shore for processing:

Grades for the current school year (through Trimester/Semester 1) and previous school year;
Attendance records for the current school year (from September through January) and the previous school year;
Suspension or expulsion records for the current school year (from September through January) and the previous school year consistent with MGL c.71, § 37H, MGL c.71, § 37H-1/2, or 10 or more days of suspensions consistent with MGL c.71, § 37H-3/4 .

NOTE: “Non-resident” students applying for admission to the seven animal science and agricultural programs are NOT required to complete a Chapter 74 Non-Resident Tuition application in addition to their application (See: Specialized Agricultural and Natural Resources Programs Nonresident Student Enrollment Advisory, MA DESE below).