"The city's Panel for Educational Policy is expected to vote Feb. 25 on a proposal to relocate Queens High School for the Sciences to a bigger building in Jamaica's District 28, a move that students have been waiting for since the high school's opening 24 years ago. Queens High School for the Sciences, often referred to as QHSS, is housed across 14 classrooms on the second floor of York College's Jamaica campus and is over capacity by roughly 130 students."
"HBCU Early College Prep was also eyeing the 88th Street building but has since come up with plans for a site of their own, said Greg Faulkner, chair of the Panel for Educational Policy, who was briefed on plans by Education Department officials. "I don't foresee obstacles at the vote meeting," Faulkner said, "and with this new announcement of HBCU's plans, I expect the proposal will pass. It's a win-win.""
Queens High School for the Sciences currently occupies 14 classrooms on the second floor of York College's Jamaica campus and is over capacity by roughly 130 students. The Department of Education proposes relocating QHSS to a building at 165-15 88th St. in District 28, less than a mile from the current campus, which would enable enrollment to grow from about 500 to 700 students by the 2029–30 school year. The city's Panel for Educational Policy is expected to vote on the relocation on Feb. 25. HBCU Early College Prep had pursued the same building but secured plans for a separate site, and QHSS would share the new facility with up to 100 students from P.S. 438 in District 75.
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