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Apply Philly Charter Lottery Process Description

 

If more applications are received than there are seats available, the school will hold a randomized lottery to determine which applicants are offered a seat for enrollment. All applications submitted within the application window will be referred into the lottery, assuming an application is not a duplicate submission and is otherwise eligible to attend the school. The application window for enrollment for the following school year will open in September 19, 2025 and close in January 20, 2026. 

In order to secure your guaranteed spot in Maritime Academy's 9th grade, current 8th grade cadets must complete the application process through Apply Philly Charter.

The lottery for the following school year will be conducted in February. Priority will be given to current 8th grade Maritime cadets, siblings of current Maritime cadets and current Maritime staff applicants. For more information please contact Ms. Brennan at brennan.k@maritimecharter.org or (215) 535-4555 x5102.  The lottery will be conducted by the school on the Apply Philly Charter system.   

 

Upon application submission, each applicant is automatically assigned a random lottery number. When the lottery is run, it will take into account, first, the priority group an applicant falls into, and, second, the applicant’s random lottery number. Seats will first be offered to applicants who fall into the first priority group in order of lowest random lottery number to highest. The lottery will then offer seats to applicants in the second, third, etc. priority groups in order of random lottery number, until the number of available seats has been exhausted. Applicants who were not offered a seat through the lottery will be waitlisted in order of, first, their priority group, and, second, their random lottery number.

 

Applicants who were offered a seat through the lottery will be notified two days after the lottery via email through Apply Philly Charter on February 6, 2026. Applicants will also be able to log-in to their Apply Philly Charter accounts on February 7th, 2025 to view their application results. Applicants who were offered a seat through the lottery will have until February 20, 2026 to accept their seat offer on Apply Philly Charter by clicking “accept” in their Apply Philly Charter accounts. Applicants will then be required to submit enrollment paperwork to the school by February 23, 2026. Enrollment paperwork will not be collected through Apply Philly Charter.

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Apply Philly TImeline Summary2026-27 TIMELINE DATES

  • September 19, 2025 – Applications open for the 2026–27 school year on Apply Philly Charter (APC)

  • January 20, 2026 (Tuesday) – Lottery application deadline

  • January 21 – February 22, 2026 – Application pause period

  • February 4, 2026 – Lottery Day

  • February 6, 2026 – Lottery Notification Day

  • February 20, 2026 – Deadline to accept lottery offers

  • February 23, 2026 – Post-Deadline application period begins on APC

  • July 1, 2026 – Applications open for the current (2026–27) school year