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At a glance

  • 98% Attendance Rate
  • 100% Graduation Rate
  • 15 Advance Placement Courses
  • 10 Sports Teams
  • 98% Attendance Rate
  • 100% Graduation Rate
  • 15 Advance Placement Courses
  • 10 Sports Teams

Our Mission

At West End Secondary School, our mission is to empower students to achieve at the highest level by cultivating their innate curiosity and nurturing their natural ability to wonder and create. A WESS education emphasizes creativity, discovery, and resilience, as well as the central role that the student plays in his or her own learning process, understanding that students learn best when they discern the value in learning and enjoy getting there. Graduates will leave WESS equipped to confront new challenges with confidence & an inner reserve of fortitude that naturally arises from conquering material that once seemed too complicated.

College Acceptances

  • Northeastern University
  • Northwestern University
  • Hostos
  • University at Albany
  • Brown
  • Stony Brook University
  • Tufts University
  • NYU
  • Alfred State College
  • The City College
  • McGill
  • Morehouse College
  • Columbia University
  • Emory

Celebrating Our Students Success

Your Voice Matters

Your School. Your Child. Your Voice.

https://surveys.panoramaed.com/nycdoe/login
(If you need your OSIS #, please ask your Crew teacher)

Every year, we ask all families, teachers, and staff of grades 3-K through 12, and students in grades 6-12 to take the NYC School Survey. The survey gives school leaders a better understanding of what members of their school community think about their school. The information collected by the survey is designed to support a dialogue among all members of the school community about how to make the school a better place to learn.

Art Gala Introduction 2025

We are delighted to announce a new student-run event at WESS: Art Gala 2025. The gala will take place at WESS on June 4th and will center around an art auction. Art for this gala will be supplied by WESS students and local artists.

PSAL Interest Form

LAST CALL! (High School Students)
If you’re interested in participating in a PSAL sport next year and haven’t filled out the survey yet, please take a moment to do so as soon as possible. In order to potentially add new teams, we need 30% of the student body to complete the survey. Currently, we’re at 28.8%, which means just 6 more students need to express interest to help us reach our goal. Be the hero we need and fill it out today!

PSAL Student Sport Interest Survey (https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8024237/PSAL-Student-Sport-Interest-Survey-copy)

Thank you so much for your support!
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