ADMISSIONS
WELCOME!
Thank you for your interest in GALA, where girls love to be smart, self-confident, and successful! GALA is the only all-girls public (that's free!) STEM school in LAUSD and California. We are a public school serving girls in Los Angeles 6th-12th grades. We are excited for you and your daughter to visit us online and encourage you to check out our Frequently Asked Questions page and our GALA At-A-Glance page.
admission season
2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR
We are not accepting any more applications.
2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR
Applications were accepted from October 1-January 1. No additional applications will be accepted for the 2023-2024 school year. School tours are September through November each year.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS: admissions@galacademy.org
school tours
HOW DO I TOUR GALA?
For the 2023-2024 school year, we had 3 virtual tours and 1 in-person Open House. For the Open House, the virtual tour is a prerequisite and when you attend the virtual tour, you will receive a link to RSVP for the Open House. Space is limited. More information on school tours and to RSVP, visit HERE.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT TOURS.
We would love to help you! If you have a question about our tours or if you are another school that would like to include GALA in your Middle or High School fair - we would love to participate! Email admissions@galacademy.org
who should apply?
COLLEGE PREP: GALA is a 6th through 12th grade public school within LAUSD and provides a highly rigorous college preparatory education in an all-girls environment. Applicants should be ready and willing to accept the demands of a challenging academic course load.
STEM: Our focus is science, technology, engineering and mathematics with particular emphasis on computer technology. We also believe the humanities and arts are vital to a well-rounded education.
ALL GIRLS: GALA is an environment that is exclusively devoted to the education of young women. Our all-girls environment fosters collaboration between the school community, girls and their families. GALA’s core values of excellence, leadership, and wellness are instilled throughout every facet of the school.
LAUSD: GALA is open to all girls within LAUSD and outside of LAUSD by permit. If you are coming from out of district and are accepted, you will need to contact your current school system first in order to apply for a permit. This is the responsibility of the parent to secure. You do not need a permit in order to submit an application.
applying to gala
WHAT GRADES DO YOU ACCEPT?
6th - 12th grades.
HOW DO I APPLY?
The application for 2023-2024 is on our website each October 1st with a deadline of January 1. The application has a section for the parents to fill out and a section for the student. We do not ask for gifted status and we do not ask for a transcript for Middle School. Applications are not first-come-first-served.
WHEN WILL I FIND OUT?
See important dates below.
WHAT IF I AM WAIT LISTED?
Our waiting list is not numbered. After the first round deadline to register passes, we will know how many spots are not claimed. At that time, we will delete anyone who was asked to be removed from our waiting list and then randomize the waiting list.
WILL APPLYING TO ECHOICES AFFECT APPLYING TO GALA?
No. GALA is a separate application and you can apply to both eChoices AND GALA. GALA is not a charter and not a magnet.
important dates
October 1, 2022 - Application for the 2023-2024 are open on this website. Application are NOT first-come-first-served.
January 1, 2023 - Deadline for application to the 2022-2023 school year.
January 15, 2023: Deadline for teachers to submit their recommendations. Recommendations are done online through the application portal. We do NOT accept any snail mailed or emailed recommendations.
Friday, March 3, 2023 AFTER 7PM - Applicants are emailed their status. If you did not receive an email, please check your SPAM folder or log into your application account. Please do NOT call the main office, email admissions@galacademy.org with questions.
April 1, 2023: If accepted, deadline to sign the intent form to register at GALA for the 2022-2023 school year. If you do not sign the intent form by this date, your spot will be forfeited.
April 15, 2023 - If accepted, first day to register at Registration Day for accepted students.
April 17-21, 2023 - If accepted, Registration drop off in the office for anyone not attending the April 15th Registration Day. Hours 8:30-11am.
April 21, 2023 - Deadline for accepted students to enroll. Any accepted student who has not registered by this date will automatically forfeit their spot at GALA.
May 1, 2023-September 1, 2023 - Any open spots opened to the waiting list.
“As the first graduating class of 2020, we liked to refer to ourselves as guinea pigs, as we were the first to do everything (in High School) at GALA. As a brand new school, there wasn't a path for us to follow, so instead, we paved one for ourselves. Now, we take that experience out into the world as innovators and pioneers. And those same girls I sat with on the first day at GALA are now heading out to amazing colleges to be doctors, scientists, and world leaders.”
- Class of 2020 Valedictorian
Have more questions, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.
