Application Process and Schedule
Application Schedule
- Kindergarten registration November 28, 2011
- Magnet applications acceptance period Dec 5-19, 2011
To Apply to a Magnet School
There are no special performance standards or test scores required for admission. (Admission to the AG Basics Middle School Program is the exception: please refer to the AG description).
Students Not In a Magnet Program
If you are new to Wake County or have a rising kindergartner, please register your child(ren) at any school near your home before submitting a magnet application.
Read the available information, explore options, and choose a magnet program (determine your optionsbased on your street address).
So long as your application meets the "on-time" criteria above, how early or late in the official application period you submit it has no effect on your chances.
There will be no hard copies of the magnet application available. All magnet applications must be submitted online.
Kindergarten Registration
November 28, 2011
Magnet Selection Priorities:
•Priority 1: Incoming siblings of current WCPSS students
•Priority 2: Group 2 Proximity and Group 3 magnet students rising into 6th or 9th grade that have attended a Group 2 or Group 3 magnet elementary school whose first choice is the magnet middle or high school for their magnet program pathway
•Priority 3: Students residing in a node designated as “high-performing” whose first-choice school is a magnet school and/or is located in a low-performing area
•Priority 4: Students whose nearest school is severely overcrowded and select a school that is not overcrowded as their first choice
Not Considered
- How early your application arrives
- Additional information or extenuating circumstances
- Requests for specific schools (Applications are for programs. School assignment is based on the home address.)
