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Magnet Programs

Magnet schools enhance the North Carolina Standard Course of Study with innovative approaches to learning that maximize student potential. Magnets open doors of opportunity and spark the imagination of students, preparing them to become responsible citizens in a global society. Since 1982, Wake County magnet schools have fostered great achievement, crafted hotbeds of creativity and cultural diversity, and produced a rich array of educational choices for all students.

What Magnet Families Are Saying:

Hot Topics

  • Magnet applications are now available online February 8 through February 28, 2010 at www.wcpss.net. If you need a tutorial on how to apply, visit the Application Process on the magnet website menu and select "The Magnet Application Process and Schedule."
  • Explore the magnet program at Millbrook HS at their Magnet Curriculum Night, Thursday, February 18, 6:00 - 7:30.
  • Magnet Schools of America announces the 2010 National Magnet Schools of Excellence Award winners for Wake County: Bugg ES, Conn ES, Joyner ES, Millbrook ES, Wiley ES, Ligon MS, Garner HS
  • Magnet Schools of America announces the 2010 National Magnet Schools of Distinction Award winners for Wake County: Combs ES, Brooks ES, Douglas ES, Hunter ES, Washington ES, Centennial Campus MS, East Garner MS
  • Join us for parent information sessions at 10AM on the first and third Tuesdays from Sept - Feb at the Magnet Resource Center.

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Objectives

Magnet Programs will be used to foster healthy schools throughout the Wake County Public School System by using choice to help:

  • Reduce high concentrations of poverty and support diverse populations
  • Maximize use of school facilities
  • Provide expanded educational opportunities