New Directions Secondary School is a transfer High School which accepts first time ninth graders, students that are new to the country and students who have been held behind. We offer small class sizes (9 to 20), individualized academic counseling support. acceleration towards high school graduation is offered on all grades through our school's flexible program, extended learning time courses and summer course credit opportunities. We participate in campus-wide PSAL teams and provide paid internships through our LTW program, college and career readiness seminars, as well as extensive college orientation, planning, application and FAFSA assistance.

Academic Highlights: Introduction to Computational Media, Coding in your classroom - Python, Geometry, Sustainability

Other Features: College Trips, Community School, Extended Day, Health Center, Internships Available, LYFE (Living For The Young Family Through Education), Online Grading System, Orientation, Saturday Programs, Student Parent Orientation, Summer Internships, Summer Session, Weekend Programs

School Features:

• Offers 10th Grade Seats
• Transfer School, which serve students aged 16 to 21 who have fallen behind in credits or left school for an extended period of time
• School whose primary location is co-located with another school
• Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Social Workers

This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's demographic snapshots: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's yearly quality reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/school-quality-reports-and-resources