Friendship Pcs - Collegiate Academy

Friendship PCS – Collegiate Academy emphasizes an early-college, college-preparatory model by immersing students in a collegiate environment with early exposure to college-level courses and experiences. Its program centers on rigorous academics including Advanced Placement offerings and career-focused academies that aim to build mastery of core content while supporting students’ self-discovery. The school also promotes well-rounded development through clubs and athletics that reinforce values such as integrity, confidence, persistence, and teamwork.

Friendship PCS – Collegiate Academy (grades 9–12) enrolls new students through the My School DC common lottery: families create a My School DC account and submit an application listing the school(s) they want, and eligibility is generally based on the parent/primary caregiver living in Washington, DC. (friendshipschools.org) Key dates shown by Friendship for the 2026 cycle include: lottery application opens Dec 15; lottery deadline for grades 9–12 is Feb 2; the post-lottery application period for grades 9–12 begins Feb 3; lottery results are released Mar 27; and registration runs Mar 27 through May 1. (friendshipschools.org) If your student is matched/accepted, Friendship’s next step is completing registration via InfoSnap and submitting required documentation (e.g., DC residency verification/proof, proof of age/relationship such as a birth certificate/guardianship as applicable, and required health/immunization forms; they also note IEP/504 and academic records for new students). (friendshipschools.org) Waitlists are managed by My School DC based on how you rank schools: students are automatically waitlisted at higher-ranked choices if matched lower, and enrolling at the matched school does not remove a student from other waitlists; families who apply after the lottery deadlines are added via the post-lottery process. (myschooldc.org) For priority categories, My School DC lists Collegiate Academy’s lottery preferences (in order) as: Transfer, Sibling Attending, Children of Staff, and Sibling Offered School Resources (preferences are used to prioritize offers and waitlist placement). (myschooldc.org)