OCVTS Grunin Performing arts academy

The Grunin Performing Arts Academy is a four-year comprehensive public high school administered by the Ocean County Vocational Technical School District. Our program opened its doors in September 2001 for students entering the ninth grade. The Grunin Performing Arts Academy offers an artistically distinctive and academically centered learning environment for students gifted in the performing arts and the technical aspects of artistic production. The academy offers it’s students a curriculum that is specially designed with a concentration in audio engineering, dance, vocal music, and theatre while providing a rigorous academic program of study. 

In January 2020, the OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy moved to a new state-of-the-art facility located at Ocean County College. This move resulted in the Grunin Performing Arts Academy becoming more centrally located in Ocean County, and it presented advanced learning opportunities for our students. Students have the opportunity to register in Ocean County College embedded classes for dual credit, opening the opportunity to earn an associate’s degree in addition to their high school diploma. 

The mission of the Grunin Performing Arts Academy of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School district is to provide a rigorous curriculum for creatively gifted and academically driven high school students. Our challenging coursework empowers graduates with the experience, knowledge, and 21st-century skills necessary to succeed in the academia and arts industry. Our students will develop critical thinking skills to propel them into the global landscape of interconnectivity. 

The Grunin Performing Arts Academy exists to provide a unique, nurturing, and challenging learning environment for students gifted in the performing arts. The Grunin Performing Arts Academy is a competitive, specialized high school that selects its 9th-grade class each year from applicants found within the public and private schools of Ocean County. All students apply and participate in a selective admissions process that considers middle school grades (transcripts), admissions test scores, and audition/interview performance in a specified discipline. 

The Grunin Performing Arts Academy Class of 2024 was offered over $10 million in scholarships and awards.