St. Petersburg Collegiate STEM High School (SPCSHS) Application

Thank you for applying to St. Petersburg Collegiate STEM High School at SPC's Downtown Center or St. Petersburg Collegiate High School on SPC's DT Campus.

Please see the SPSCHS Application Process Handout provided in the Informational Session and posted on the website at SPSCHS.spcollege.edu for detailed instructions.

Step 1: Attend an Informational Session.

Step 2: Apply to St. Petersburg College (SPC). Once the application opens, select High School Programs student. You must create a password for your SPC Live email.

Step 3: If you need to take the PERT (incoming 10th and 11th graders), register to take the PERT and take the PERT. Check your PERT scores and other entrance criteria on the SPCHS website at spchs.spcollege.edu. Send your qualifying scores to SPCcollegiateHS@spcollege.edu.

Step 4: Apply to SPCSHS completing and submitting this survey by clicking the SUBMIT button on or before January 23, 2026. If there are more applicants than openings a computerized lottery will be held to invite students into the program and create a waitlist. Students may apply after January 23, 2026, but will be considered late applicants.

Private and Home Schooled students must email a transcript to SPCcollegiateHS@spcollege.edu.

Applicants selected via the random lottery process will receive a letter of invitation on or before March 1, 2026. Students on the waitlist will be invited to attend in the order they appear on the waitlist for their selected campus as an opening occurs over the summer.

Just a reminder that the application process for St. Petersburg Collegiate STEM High School and St. Petersburg Collegiate High School is separate from the Pinellas County Schools application process so there is no risk in applying. Thank you for your application!

Please provide the following information about yourself.

*First Name
*Last Name
*Address:
*City:
*State:
*Zipcode:
*Phone:
*Preferred Email:
Where did you hear about the St. Petersburg Collegiate High School?
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* 1.

Provide your date of birth.

Month / Day / Year

* 2.

Please select the Collegiate High School campus you wish to apply to.

Collegiate High School South - SPC Gibbs Campus. (10th and 11th grade only)

Collegiate High School North - SPC Tarpon Campus. (10th and 11th grade only)

Collegiate High School STEM - SPC Downtown Center. (9th, 10th, and 11th grades only)

* 3.

Select the grade you will be entering in the 2026-2027 school year.

Entering Grade 10 - Sophomore

Entering Grade 11 - Junior

Entering Grade 9 - Freshman

* 4.

Provide the name of the school you are currently attending.

* 5.

What is your PCS Student ID number? Private and Home Education students enter all 1s.

* 6.

What is your 7 digit SPC Student ID number?
Note that this is NOT your Pinellas County School ID number.

* 7.

Do you currently have a sibling enrolled at St. Petersburg Collegiate High School?

Yes

8.

Write the name of your sibling who currently attends SPCHS.

Admission Details -Incoming 10th/11th grade only: Have you taken the PERT or PSAT? Please indicate your scores below.

* 9.

The PERT Reading or PSAT Reading/Writing score requirements for admissions are as follows:

10th grade:
PERT Reading: 92
PSAT Reading/Writing: 490

11th grade:
PERT Reading: 106 or above
PSAT Reading/Writing: 490

What is your PERT Reading or PSAT Reading/Writing Score? If you will be a 9th grader next year, please type 'N/A'.

* 10.

The PERT Writing or PSAT Reading/Writing score requirements for admission are as follows:

10th grade:
PERT Writing: 92
PSAT Reading/Writing: 490

11th grade:
PERT Writing: 103 or above
PSAT Reading/Writing: 490

What is your PERT Writing or PSAT Reading/Writing Score? If you will be a 9th grader next year, please type 'N/A'.

* 11.

The PERT Math or PSAT Math score requirements for admission are as follows:

10th Grade:

PERT MATH - 100

PSAT MATH - 480

11th Grade:

PERT MATH - 114 or above

PSAT MATH - 480

What is your PERT Math or PSAT Math Score? If you will be a 9th grader next year, please type 'N/A'.

Parent Contact Information

* 12.

Parent/Guardian Full Name:

* 13.

Address:

* 14.

City:

* 15.

State:

* 16.

Zip Code:

* 17.

Preferred Phone:

* 18.

Preferred Email:

The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college will not tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior, please contact the Title IX Coordinator and EAEO Officer at 727-341-3055; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu or spctitleix@spcollege.edu.