High School of Applied Communication (24Q267) 
30-20 Thomson Avenue, Queens, NY 11101, Queens
Phone: 718-389-3163
Hours: 8:10am - 2:30pm
Uniform Required: Yes
School Website: https://www.hsac1.com
NYCDOE Website: https://www.myschools.nyc/en/schools/high-school/24Q267/
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School Leader: Daniel Shin (dshin@schools.nyc.gov)
Parent Coordinator: Gabriella Avena (gavena3@schools.nyc.gov)
Respect for All Liaison: Ramon Morel (rmorel@schools.nyc.gov)
Sexual Harassment Prevention Liaison: Ramon Morel (rmorel@schools.nyc.gov)
504 Coordinator: Sanjida Khatun (skhatun3@schools.nyc.gov)
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About
At High School of Applied Communication, our mission is to empower every student to succeed 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 development, journalism, financial literacy, 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.
Reports: School Budget | PTA Financials | Room Utilization
Teachers with more than 3 years of experience: 70%
Other Features: College Courses Offered, College Trips, Computer Science Coursework, Dress Code, Expert College and Career Advisor On Staff, Financial Literacy Coursework, Health Center, Internships, Online Grading System, Program(s) with 1 SWD Applicant Per Seat
School Features:
School whose primary location is co-located with another school
Guidance Counselors, Social Workers
Upcoming Events
November 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am Open House - High School of Applied Communication ... 
- November 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm Open House - High School of Applied Communication ...
AP Courses, Languages, Sports, Art
This school is part of a PSAL team comprised of the following schools:
Academy of Finance and Enterprise (24Q264)
Bard High School Early College Queens (24Q299)
High School of Applied Communication (24Q267)
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.
- (Group 1) Queens students or residents
- (Group 2) New York City residents
School Student & Admissions Statistics
Total Offers
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 (2024-25)
Note: Yellow bars indicate city-wide averages for the associated category
Academic Summary & Data (2023-24)
4-Year College 30.30%
Unknown 37.10%
School Demographics (2024-25)
Female 42.00%
Black 5.10%
Hispanic 72.30%
White 7.70%
Other 2.70%
Hispanic 22.20%
White 44.40%
Other 7.50%
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 (2023-24)
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 (2024-25)
| Program | Fully Receiving | Partially Receiving | Not Receiving |
| Integrated Co-Teaching Services | 71 (95%) | <=5 (?) | <=5 (?) |
| 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 (83%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (17%) |
| Speech-Language Therapy | >5 (91%) | N/A (N/A) | <=5 (9%) |
| 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 (2023-24)
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