General Information
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Any student registered in the Wake County Public School System is eligible to apply for a magnet program. There are no special performance standards or test scores required for admission.
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Magnet Program Application Process
To Apply to a Magnet School:
- Register students new to Wake County Schools prior to submitting an application to a magnet school. Kindergarten registration begins on the first Thursday in February. Contact your base school for registration information.
- Read the enclosed information, visit the magnet website (www.wcpss.net/magnet), visit the Magnet Resource Center located on the campus of Millbrook Magnet Elementary School and attend recruitment events to explore all of your magnet options.
- Identify the magnet schools that serve your home address by visiting www.wcpss.net/magnet and selecting "Determine School by Student Address."
- Complete an electronic application and submit it online during the on-time application period.
- To be considered on time, an aplication must be time-stamped anytime within the accepable period.
- Electronic application will be available online only during the on-time acceptance period. No late applications will be accepted.
- Students in fifth and eight grades who attend a magnet school MUST apply to continue in a magnet middle or magnet high school. Greater priority is given to students who apply to follow their program pathway at the next level.
If Your Child is Accepted:
You will be notified of selected (or non-selection) in mid-March. Acceptance of the offer becomes the official school assignment for the 2009-2010 school year.
Criteria for Selections:
Applications are choosen through a random selection process using the criteria below:
- On-time application time-stamped any time within the application period.
- Transportation patterns
- School capacity
- Diversity
- Siblings
- Present magnet status of applicant
Not Considered:
- How early the application arrives within the acceptance period.
- Hand-delivered applications
- Faxed or incomplete applications
- Additional information or extenuating circumstances
- Requests for specific schools (Applications are for programs. School assignment is based on the home address.)
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