Admissions

Interested incoming 9th-grade applicants and their families, should attend the Virtual Recruitment Night for up-to-date information about the application process, information about the school, meet staff and students, and check out the campus. The Virtual Recruitment Night for parents and students will be on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Applications are accepted from October 1–November 17, 2023.  Applications will not be accepted after November 17, 2023 at 11:59 pm.

Applying to GECA is a three-step process:

1.   Application

Complete and submit the online application (available on October 1, 2023) no later than 11:59 p.m. November 17, 2023.

See the Admission Checklist tab below for a list of what to include with application. This information should be gathered during the application period for the most up-to-date information. You may be asked to submit additional information during the application process.

2. PSAT 8/9 Testing

Further instructions will be sent to you upon completion and review of your application.   

3.    Interview

Participate in a Zoom interview in January 24, 2024. Your child's interview time will be scheduled upon successful completion and evaluation of the application and PSAT scores. Appointments are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis and you will be notified in January of your interview time. 

• Applicants will meet with a panel consisting of a student, teacher, and community member and the interview will last approximately 15 minutes.
• Be sure you arrive to your Zoom meeting five minutes early. You may be waiting in the Zoom waiting room past your start time as interviews may run over, so be patient and stay connected.
• There is no dress code for the interview, but it never hurts to make a good impression!

Final admissions decision notifications are sent early March, 2024.

Incoming Freshman Orientation, or the Griffin Greet, 
is Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

If you have any questions, contact Melissa Avila-Carroll at (408)-848-4797 or email geca.admissions@gilroyunified.org.

Ensure that all of these items (if applicable) are submitted with the online Survey Monkey application:

• Copy of the candidate’s school records (request submitted through the online application and provided by the school registrar). If you attended more than one middle school, you may make multiple requests to the appropriate registrars. These records include:

  • Academic transcript (cumulative grades for middle school; if no transcript is available, provide final report card for 6th and 7th grade).

  • Current year grade report or progress report from current school. If grades come out during the application period, it is better to wait and submit the latest progress/grade report with the application. If your school does trimester grades, provide a grade summary report and note when the final grades will be released. All grade reports must be received by January 31, 2024.

  • Disciplinary records for middle school.

  • Attendance records for middle school (6th, 7th and 8th grades).

• Student essay

• Parent essay

• Students with an IEP or Section 504 plan should provide confirmation either with the application or prior to the student’s February interview that their IEP team has determined that GECA will be an appropriate placement for them.

• Two completed Student Assessment and Recommendation forms (One from your current English teacher and one from your current math teacher.)

  • Teachers will submit the forms by December 15, 2023. As you complete the application in Survey Monkey, an email will be sent to the teachers with the recommendation form and instructions. Be sure you know your teacher's email addresses.

• Be sure the applicant name is the student name. This is especially important for parents who are helping complete the applications. 
   

• You may start the application and come back to it throughout the application period. It does not need to be completed in one sitting. Please review all the sections before completing and submitting.

• Do not request information directly from your registrar. Requests go through the application platform and they will receive and process the request as part of the process.

• Read all the information in the application and on our website to help you to learn more about our program.

• Be sure you double check your spelling, especially on contact info and email addresses you list, and that you use proper punctuation and appropriate capitalization. 

• Take your time with the application and turn it in before the deadline. If you can avoid it, don't wait until the last day!