Applications
Online applications for the 2026-27 school year will open January 1, 2026, and run through January 31, 2026. Only current 8th graders or high school students may apply. Siblings of current Atlantic Collegiate Academy (ACA) students must complete an application during the application window to receive priority status. Applications submitted after January 31 will be added to the bottom of the waitlist, including siblings of current students, in the order in which they were received.
Who Should Apply?
- Siblings of ACA students (current or graduated) wishing to attend for the 2026-27 school year
- New students (rising grades 9-12) who wish to apply for the 2026-27 ACA enrollment lottery drawing.
Lottery Process
After the application window, if more applications are submitted than available seats, ACA will conduct a lottery. The lottery will be held in February 2026 (date to be determined), with seat offers and wait list positions being announced within two days.
The lottery will be grade level specific. This means the number of seats available will be based on how many spaces are available in each grade level.
Once the lottery has been processed (February) emails will be sent for seat offers and waitlist positions within 48 hours. The email will contain your personal link to check on your waitlist position. You will need to save the link so you are able to check your position as frequently as you'd like. We will not give waitlist positions out via email or over the phone.
Post Lottery Timeline
- Offered seats must be accepted and fees paid within 10 days of the admission offer to hold your seat. Once a seat is accepted and fees paid, you will receive Registration Information.
- Once Registration invites are sent out, you will have ten (10) days to complete enrollment.
- The following documents are required for registration:
- Long form birth certificate
- DHEC Immunization Record, DHEC Religious or Medical Waiver
- Parent/Guardian Identification
- South Carolina Proof of Residency, Electric or Water Bill
- Transcript (incoming 9th graders to supply a report card in place of transcript)
We encourage you to check your spam folder frequently. If you find our emails going to your spam folder, please add the email address to your contacts to avoid missing an important email or deadline. You may also check on your status via the link sent out after the lottery.
We are not responsible for missed deadlines.
