FAQ

Students return to school on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Students should arrive to school by 8:00 am.

The High School of Computers and Technology is located on the third floor of the Evander Childs campus at 800 East Gun Hill Rd, Bronx, NY 10467.

As of now, the Chancellor has stated that all students and staff will return in-person in September. We will keep you updated if this changes.

At this time, New York City does not require masks for students and staff for the coming school year. If your child should get sick, it is recommended that your child stay home and rest up to help prevent the spread of germs. Consider wearing a mask if your child is presenting symptoms, especially if your child was recently exposed to someone with COVID-19. 

Yes. We will be returning to our HSCT uniform in September. This consists of navy blue or black pants/skirt (no jeans) with a light blue collared shirt (a polo or button-down). HSCT does sell light blue polos with our logo for $25 if you wish to purchase one, but you are not required to. Please call the school and ask for Heather or Sylvia to arrange a time to pick these up.

The bell schedule, which includes six 55-minute classes with a lunch period in the middle. Students should plan to arrive to the building by 8:00am each day to allow them time to enter through scanning, grab breakfast, and make it to class on time. Students are dismissed at 2:40pm.

Students will receive their class schedules on the first day of school.

Yes, metrocards are provided during the first day of school to all students who are eligible (generally, any students who don’t live within walking distance of the school receive one). In September, you can reach out to dmaldonado2@schools.nyc.gov with any questions.

Students will be allowed to bring their phones to the building. A campus-wide initiative is that phones are collected at the entrance and returned to students at the end of the day.  This initiative limit distractions in the classroom.

Each school in the building has their own designated lunch time; ours is at 12:15. The cafeteria is located on the 5th floor of the building (we’ll make sure you know how to get there!). Free breakfast and lunch is available to ALL students.

HSCT students enter the building from the Bronxwood entrance (not the front entrance on Gun Hill Rd with the steps). If you are coming from the 2 train, you’d walk past the front of the building, turn right on Bronxwood, and enter at that corner. Look for the sea of blue!

At this time, New York has not mandated the COVID-19 vaccine for attendance in public

Yes. We are fortunate to have a Montefiore clinic located within the Evander building (on the first floor, near the gyms). Students can make appointments there to get physicals and can see a doctor when they are sick. Mental health services are also provided here. Registration is required; students will receive information upon the return to school. You can reach the clinic at 718-944-5601. Please note hours may be limited in the summer.

You can reach out to our IEP coordinators, Harold Brown hbrown22@schools.nyc.gov and Reni Mathew rmathew3@schools.nyc.gov 

Yes via our New Software Development pathway. Students are given the opportunity to select a CTE pathway at the end of 9th grade.

There are opportunities for students to be creative in our Software Development pathway through projects that may exposed them to certain aspects of the field.. A concentration in making videos games is not available.

There are opportunities for students to be creative and are exposed to these subjects through afterschool clubs such as Robotics and Coding clubs. A concentration in the subject area is not available.

Yes, this is a concentration via our new CTE Software Development pathway.

No, occasionally laptops are made available at teachers request. Only computer classes have dedicated computer labs.

Yes, refer to the Student Life and Athletics tab on the homepage of this website for a complete listing.

Students should come prepared ready to work with a writing utensil and notebook. Any further supplies will be discussed in each of the classes.