How to Apply

We appreciate your interest in Provident Charter School for your child. The school is open to all students, but is particularly designed for students who have dyslexia or other language-based learning differences. Provident Charter School is an approved Pennsylvania Charter School.

The Application Process

Our open enrollment period for the 2021-2022 school year will begin on February 1, 2021 at 8 AM and end on February 28, 2021 at midnight. Applications received after the open enrollment period will be processed/placed on the waiting list in the order they were received.

How to Apply

Beginning at 8 AM on February 1, 2021, you can click here to submit an application for the 2021-2022 school year.  We are accepting applications for Grades 2, 3, and 4.

Public Enrollment Lottery

To ensure equal access to enrollment, Provident Charter School will conduct a public enrollment lottery annually with applications received during the open enrollment period. The public enrollment lottery for the 2021-2022 school year will take place at Provident Charter School on March 5, 2021 at 11:00 AM.

On the lottery date, one of the following scenarios will occur:
(1) If student applications do not exceed the number of available seats in a grade, all applicants will be given a space in the grade, or

(2) If student applications exceed the number of available seats in a grade, a lottery will be conducted for that grade with preference first being given to:
1. Students who have a sibling currently enrolled
2. Children who are residents of the City of Pittsburgh

Any students not receiving a space will be placed on the waiting list in the order their names are drawn.  All applications received after February 28, 2021 will be placed on the waiting list in the order they are received.