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 or in-person and encourage you to check out our Frequently Asked Questions page and our GALA At-A-Glance page. For information on the LAUSD application click the link.
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admission season
2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
We are full and are not accepting any more submissions for any grades. If your student is on the waiting list, we do not anticipate adding any additional students for 2024-2025. LAUSD does not roll over wait lists from year to year so if you are interested in applying for another year, you do need to complete the admissions process again for the new grade level.
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2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR
LAUSD released admissions information in family LAUSD Choices portals on March 10, 2025. Due the volume of applicants for the 2025-2026 school year, we are not able to consider late applications.
GALA is not able to accommodate "shadow days" or private tours.
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2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR
Be sure to check the LAUSD and the GALA website in September for information. The LAUSD Choices application is typically open from October 1 through mid-November.
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QUESTIONS: admissions@galacademy.org
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school tours
HOW DO I TOUR GALA?
Our tours are September-November each year. Tour dates are posted beginning of September each year. More information on school tours. In-person school tours are ONLY for students in the 5th grade and up. If your student is in the 4th grade or below, please only sign up for the Zoom tour or wait until your 5th grade year to tour. GALA does not do shadow days or private tours and GALA does not do tours December-August.
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I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT TOURS.
We would love to help you! If you have a question about our tours, click HERE, or if you are another school that would like to include GALA in your Middle or High School options fair - we would love to participate! Email admissions@galacademy.org
who should consider gala?
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. We do have some arts classes but we are NOT and "art" school and our art classes are not guaranteed for students.
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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. GALA is also a "uniform" school and uniforms are worn daily. GALA's only free-dress day is Halloween.
LAUSD: GALA is an LAUSD "Unique Educational Pathway/Program" School, not a charter and not a Magnet. GALA is open to all girls within LAUSD and outside of LAUSD by permit. If you live within the LAUSD boundaries, even if you don't attend an LAUSD school, you do not need a permit. If you live outside of the LAUSD boundaries, you will need a permit. You do NOT need to obtain a permit until you are accepted and plan to enroll at GALA. You contact your current school system first to apply for a permit. Then you contact the LAUSD permit office. This is the responsibility of the parent to secure. You do not need a permit in order to submit an LAUSD application or a GALA questionnaire.
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sUBMITTING to gala
WHAT GRADES DO YOU ACCEPT?
6th - 12th grades.
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HOW DO I SUBMIT?
LAUSD Choices applications are typically open from October 1 through mid-November. Check the LAUSD and the GAL website in August/September for more information. Submissions are not first-come-first-served.
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WHEN WILL I FIND OUT?
See important dates below.
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WHAT IF I AM WAIT LISTED?
After the first round deadline to register passes (first week of May) we will know how many spots are not claimed. At that time, we will fill any open spots from the waiting list.
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WILL APPLYING TO ECHOICES MAGNET SCHOOLS AFFECT APPLYING TO GALA?
No, you can apply to magnet schools AND indicate GALA on the LAUSD Unified Enrollment application. GALA is not a magnet school.
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important dates
October 1, 2024 - LAUSD Unified Enrollment application is open beginning of October through mid-November.
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November 15, 2024 - Deadline for the LAUSD Unified Enrollment application to the 2025-2026 school year.​
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January 1, 2025 - Deadline to complete the GALA questionnaire.
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March 10-14, 2025 - Notifications are sent by LAUSD. Applicants are emailed their status via LAUSD Unified Enrollment. LAUSD does rolling notifications so you may get your email on March 10th or you could get your email March 14th. GALA will follow up with an email on March 14th once the LAUSD emails have been sent. GALA does not have information as to when your LAUSD email will be send so we kindly ask that you not call the GALA office for this information. Also, check your SPAM folder or your LAUSD Parent Portal. Check your email inbox for more info. Email admissions@galacademy.org with questions.
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April 1, 2025: If accepted, this is your deadline to RSVP for the GALA Registration Day on Saturday, April 26, 2025 and to fill out the GALA intent-to-register form.
April 11, 2025: If accepted, this is the LAUSD Unified Enrollment deadline to log into your account and accept or decline GALA. If you do not sign the GALA intent and LAUSD accept form by the deadline, your spot will be forfeited. If you accept at another LAUSD school, your spot at GALA is automatically forfeited.
April 26, 2025 - If accepted, first day to register at Registration Day for accepted students.
April 28-May 2, 2025 - If accepted, Registration drop off in the office for anyone not attending the April 26th Registration Day. Hours 8:30-11am.
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May 2, 2025 - Deadline for accepted students to turn in their registration paperwork to the GALA office. Any accepted student who have not submitted all required forms by this date will automatically forfeit their spot at GALA.
June 1, 2024-September 1, 2024 - 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.
