New York State Education Department GED Policy

NYSED HSE Announcements: Check for recent updates.
GED’s New York policy page: Frequently asked questions about testing policies (e.g. How long do students have to wait to retest?)
GED Manager: Portal that is designed to help program administration manage their students GED progress.

Contact for questions about the GED: 877-392-6433
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​High School Equivalency (HSE) Office
New York State Education Department (NYSED)

HSE Call center: (518)474-5906 (Tues – Thurs, 10-12), except for State holidays

General questions: [email protected] 

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2026 GED Presentations

• ​May 8, 2026 NYSED HSE Updates Presentation for NYC RAEN
• May 8 , 2026 GED Prep and Testing Program Updates

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Past webinars and other information from NYSED about the GED:
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• April 25, 2023 -  GED Program Update & Training : NYC RAEN Spring Meeting
• April 25, 2023 - Training for GED Prep Programs and Test Centers
• Dec. 7, 2022 - Adult Education Preparation Programs and the GED® Test Including Candidate Age Eligibility and Use of GED Manager
• Mar. 1st, 2022 -  GED Accommodations for Testing webinar (Questions and Answers from the Chat)​
• Feb. 15th, 2022 - Required Training for NYSED Approved HSE Test Centers (Q&A from the chat)
• Jan. 25, 2022 - Q&A for NYS GED Implementation: Recording, PPT
• Jan. 19, 2022 - ​Expanded High School Equivalency Testing Options to Be Available in 2022 and Beyond: Press release from NYSED about expanding computer-based HSE testing. 

​Other useful webinars: 
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• Mar. 28th, 2022 - Rocking the GED, from Advocates for Children: Educational rights of youth, educational services for young people, applying for accommodations