High School of Applied Communication (24Q267) 
30-20 Thomson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101, Queens
Phone: 718-389-3163
Email: dshin@schools.nyc.gov
Hours: 8:20am - 2:40pm
Principal: Daniel Shin
School Website: https://www.hsac1.com
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/24Q267/
Quality Snapshot: View snapshot
Building Access Profile: View profile
Subway: 7 to Rawson St-33rd St; E, M, R to Queens Plaza; G to Long Island City-Court Square; N, Q to Queensboro Plaza
Bus: B62, Q100, Q101, Q102, Q32, Q39, Q60, Q66, Q67, Q69, X63, X64, X68
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About
At the High School of Applied Communication, our mission is to empower every student to achieve more through the values of hard work, persistence and determination. Our school provides a small caring and supportive environment for students to develop marketable communication skills for the 21st century, which includes courses in Microsoft Office, Website Dev, Journalism, and Public Speaking . We also offer a rigorous college preparatory curriculum focusing on literacy development, problem-solving and critical thinking. Students are also provided full access to a wide variety of AP courses. LaGuardia Community College provides our students access to College Now classes. Our school requires students to wear their uniform on a daily basis.
School Budget: View financial budget
Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 67%
Other Features: College Trips, Dress Code, Extended Day Program, Internships Available, Online Grading System, Orientation, Program(s) with 1 GE Applicant Per Seat, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat, Uniform
School Features:
Offers 10th Grade Seats
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, Bilingual Social Workers
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
Programs
Computer Science & Technology
Our school offers a focus on 21st century communication skills which included Microsoft Certification, coding, graphics, and database development. Additionally, our students also have access to a wide variety of literacy related classes which include, AP Literature, Speech, Journalism, and other associated classes.
10th Grade seats available
- (Group 1) Queens students or residents
- (Group 2) New York City residents
Student & Admissions Statistics
Total Offers
SWD applicants/seats:
GE:
SWD:
Offer Prediction:
This data was gathered from various NYC DOE reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/students-and-schools/school-quality/information-and-data-overview
Survey Summary & Data (2023-24)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2022-23)
4-Year College 29.70%
Unknown 28.50%
School Demographics (2023-24)
Female 41.80%
Black 5.10%
Hispanic 70.70%
White 8.10%
Other 2.70%
Hispanic 25.00%
White 42.90%
Other 14.20%
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
IEP Statistics (2022-23)
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
Special Education Programs & Services (2023-24)
| Program | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
| Integrated Co-Teaching Services | 62 (90%) | 7 (10%) | 0 (0%) |
| Special Class | 0 (0%) | <=5 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| Service | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
| Counseling Services | >5 (95%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (5%) |
| Hearing Education Services | <=5 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
| Occupational Therapy | <=5 (100%) | N/A (N/A) | 0 (0%) |
| Speech-Language Therapy | >5 (97%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (3%) |
| Transportation | Number Receiving |
| Curb to School | <=5 (?) |
| Stop to School | 0 (0%) |
| Unassigned | <=5 (?) |
This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Special Education Reports: https://infohub.nyced.org/reports/government-reports/special-education-reports
ELL Performance (2022-23)
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